Failure to Establish a Differential Diagnosis

Identifying a prevalent patient safety risk only has value if we also understand how it might be mitigated.

February’s focus on Cancer Prevention Awareness Month is a reminder that many cancers do not simply emerge without warning. They develop over time, often presenting early opportunities for risk reduction, screening, or timely diagnosis. For clinicians, risk managers, and insurers, that reality intersects directly with one of the most persistent sources of claims in ambulatory care: missed or delayed cancer diagnoses.

CRICO on Call: February 2026