Research Briefs
Title
A National Comparison of Operative Outcomes of New and Experienced Surgeons
Date of this Version
10-25-2019
Abstract
In this national study, Medicare beneficiaries treated by new surgeons had poorer outcomes than those treated by experienced ones in the same hospitals. However, the type of operation and the patient’s emergency status – rather than physician inexperience – explains nearly all poorer outcomes. Higher-risk cases are disproportionately treated by new surgeons.
Document Type
Brief
Number
59
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License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Keywords
surgery, surgeons
Date Posted: 10 February 2020