Clinical patterns

Term · Insurance and risk management · MLC-T-INS-000800

Recurring trends in diagnoses, treatments, patient outcomes, or adverse events identified from analyzing healthcare data. Professional liability insurers for medical providers examine these patterns to assess risk, establish underwriting guidelines, and identify deviations from the established standard of care. A pattern of repeated surgical complications or misdiagnoses for a specific procedure can trigger a review of an insured's practices and potentially higher premiums.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-INS-000800
Field	Insurance and risk management
Subject	Professional Liability

Record as JSON

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  "id": "MLC-T-INS-000800",
  "term": "Clinical patterns",
  "field": "Insurance and risk management",
  "definition": "Recurring trends in diagnoses, treatments, patient outcomes, or adverse events identified from analyzing healthcare data. Professional liability insurers for medical providers examine these patterns to assess risk, establish underwriting guidelines, and identify deviations from the established standard of care. A pattern of repeated surgical complications or misdiagnoses for a specific procedure can trigger a review of an insured's practices and potentially higher premiums.",
  "subject": "Professional Liability",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/insurance/clinical-patterns/"
}

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