##  [Adverse Event Reporting](/index.php/adverse-event-reporting) 

  ##  [Adverse Event Reporting](https://health.quantumdictionary.io/adverse-event-reporting-0) 

  

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Definition

A formal process and system for documenting and communicating unintended harms, near misses or deviations from intended clinical processes in healthcare so that events can be investigated, analysed and used as data for system learning, prevention and improvement.