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Why the Surgeon Scorecard is a journalistic low point for ProPublica
With much hype and fanfare, the independent investigative journalism outfit, ProPublica recently released their Surgeon Scorecard, assessing individual specialist surgeons who perform elective knee and hip replacements, spinal surgery, prostate surgery, and gallbladder removal surgery.
Surgeon Scorecard
https://projects.propublica.org/surgeons/
Guided by experts, ProPublica calculated death and complication rates for surgeons performing one of eight elective procedures in Medicare, carefully adjusting for differences in patient health, age and hospital quality. Use this database to know more about a surgeon before your operation.
https://projects.propublica.org/surgeons/state/CA/procedure/8154/





