Adverse Events – All untoward patient/client adverse events that result in or have the potential to result in injury or illness should be reported in writing. Patient adverse events include but are not limited to: provision of care errors, unusual occurrences, vehicular crashes, other types of accidents and injuries, and safety hazards.
Employee Occurrences – THA Group reports all occurrences involving employees that result in or have the potential to result in injury or illness.
Serious Adverse Events – All unanticipated, adverse events such as occurrences resulting in death or serious physical or psychological injury are thoroughly investigated and analyzed by staff having direct contact or involvement in the event as well as by Senior Management and are classified as Serious Adverse Event. A Serious Adverse Event is an unexpected event or occurrence that results in death or serious physical or psychological injury. Adverse Events that are defined as Serious Adverse Events are unexpected death not resulting from the client’s medical condition, loss of body part(s), permanent or partial loss of body function(s), blindness, and rape. See Root Cause Analysis and Action Plan In Response to a Sentinel Event.