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October 11, 2022

Common Factors: Fall 2022

The latest issue of Common Factors® is now live!

Has your clinic experienced an adverse event or malpractice claim? There are more than 860 million patient clinic visits every year*, and unfortunately, harm events and claims in this setting are not uncommon.

Constellation's experts have identified the contributing factors leading to clinic harm events and will share proven risk management tips to mitigate events in the future.

Research shared in our fall issue of Common Factors, Let's Get Clinical, reveals real-case allegations against clinics that are primarily due to these four risk drivers:

  • Diagnostic error
  • Medical treatment
  • Medication allegations
  • Surgical procedures

*According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study: Ambulatory Care Use and Physician office visits