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Coming Soon: ProPublica’s Surgeon Scorecard
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Millions of patients a year undergo common elective operations – things like knee and hip replacements or gall bladder removals.
But, there’s almost no information available about the quality of surgeons who do them. ProPublica analyzed 2.3 million Medicare operations and identified 67,000 patients who suffered serious complications as a result: infections, uncontrollable bleeding, even death.
We’ll be reporting the complication rates of 17,000 surgeons — so patients can make an informed choice.
[Foreword J. Phillips MD JD MBA] [Foreword D. Nash MD MBA]
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