There has been a media frenzy regarding ProPublica's Surgeon Scorecard which rates how "good" a surgeon is based on calculated death and complication rates for surgeons performing one of eight elective procedures. Unfortunately, a surgeon paradox will develop where one may actually WANT the surgeon with the WORST score because a surgeon with the BEST score refuses to operate on a high-risk patient. Why? Although great in concept, the Surgeon Scorecard introduces the law of u…
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