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Surgeons, at least in first-world countries, and not only there, already operate on a skill level which is hard to measure at all. In procedures where there is
by bayesianhorse 12y ago
Surgeons, at least in first-world countries, and not only there, already operate on a skill level which is hard to measure at all.
In procedures where there is a high probability of success, many surgeons would need to collect data points for years to even reliably tell they are better or worse than a particular other doctor.
Very challenging, statistically...
- kens 12y agoThe whole point of the article is that surgeon ability can be reliably determined from looking at short videos, and this ability is correlated with how well the patient does. For another interesting article on this, see http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/31/a-vital-measure-your-surgeons-skill/?_r=0 http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/10/31/a-vital-measure-you...
- apetresc 12y agoAnd not only that, by ten-year-old daughters, too!