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The number in the GP is conditional on the patient being readmitted, so it's inflated by adverse selection: it doesn't include all the zeros where the patient r
by mattkrause 3y ago
The number in the GP is conditional on the patient being readmitted, so it's inflated by adverse selection: it doesn't include all the zeros where the patient recovered, but it does include all of the cases where something went wrong and they needed more/different treatment.
- Modified3019 3y agoYep, looks like classic “survivorship bias”: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias