justinmc

Who wouldn't? The point I think the column is making is that not all complications are equal, and that the Surgeon Scorecard treats them as such. Constipation is not as bad, say as erectile disfunction. One of those is also more readily attributable to the surgeon... but Propublica didn't make those kinds of distinctions.

Will Propublica submit its analysis and methods on this project to a true peer-review process, and publish the reviews?

Why is that the standard is "the most accurate information we can" -- ? Why, when it's something as important as patient safety, isn't the standard the best data that accurately models real world, or some other validation that says — this is good and helpful, as opposed to just the best we can do and we're not sure what good it might actually do.

But are you really open to suggestions? You keep mentioning that the next version will incorporate all the feedback you've received, but you've not been clear publicly about what concerns you've really considered valid and are making adjustments to change.

It's not settled and requires much more study.