Millions of patients a year undergo common elective operations – things like knee and hip replacements or gall bladder removals. But there’s almost no information available about the quality of surgeons who do them. ProPublica analyzed 2.3 million Medicare operations and identified 67,000 patients who suffered serious complications as a result: infections, uncontrollable bleeding, even death. Next week, we report the complication rates of 17,000 surgeons – so patients can make an informed choice. Sign up for our investigations email to be alerted when we publish our Surgeon Scorecard findings.
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- Frank Butler
- Frank Butler
- Frank Butler
- Frank Butler
