Why the Surgeon Scorecard is a journalistic low point for ProPublica

http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2015/07/why-the-surgeon-scorecard-is-a-journalistic-low-point-for-propublica.html

Surgeons3

 

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.