Joint Commission Issues New Sentinel Event Alert on Managing Risks of Direct Oral Anticoagulants
July 30, 2019
July 30, 2019
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Illinois, July 30 -- The Joint Commission (formerly the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) issued the following news release:
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- Bleeding risks for patients on DOACs can be avoided with appropriate and timely treatment
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Anticoagulants - medications that keep blood from clotting - have been named the No. 2 top medications involved in error incidents causing death or serious harm. While dire . . .
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- Bleeding risks for patients on DOACs can be avoided with appropriate and timely treatment
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Anticoagulants - medications that keep blood from clotting - have been named the No. 2 top medications involved in error incidents causing death or serious harm. While dire . . .