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Some states already do this. For example, for CABG and valve surgery, NY State publishes raw, as well as risk-adjusted mortality rates (RAMR) broken down by sur
by benmaraschino 13y ago
Some states already do this. For example, for CABG and valve surgery, NY State publishes raw, as well as risk-adjusted mortality rates (RAMR) broken down by surgeon: (warning, PDF) http://www.health.ny.gov/statistics/diseases/cardiovascular/heart_disease/docs/2008-2010_adult_cardiac_surgery.pdf http://www.health.ny.gov/statistics/diseases/cardiovascular/... (begins on pg 21)
Fun fact: Dr. Oz is in there and it even looks like he might be one of the better performing surgeons too. Another fun fact: it can be hard to draw inferences about individual providers this way; check out just how wide some of the the 95% CIs for the RAMRs are, and a lot hinges on how good your risk adjustment model is (details on pg 13).