Adverse Event Reporting

Category: legal

The mandatory process of documenting and investigating any unintended medical errors, patient injuries, or safety near-misses.

Adverse event reporting is a pillar of "no-blame" safety culture. It captures incidents—like wrong-site surgery, medication dosage slips, or patient falls—allowing the quality committee to perform root-cause analysis (RCA) and implement system-wide changes to prevent future recurrence.

Common Examples

• The nurse filed an adverse event reporting form after noticing a conflict between the IV infusion pump settings and the physician orders.
• A culture of transparent adverse event reporting is the single most effective tool for preventing medical errors before they reach a critical stage.