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Re:Heart surgeons refuse difficult operations to avoid poor ... by croon on Saturday April 21, 2018 @03:25PM (#16892915)
Then maybe mortality rate should be attributed to doctors not operating as well. Low mortality is a good metric on patients, not doctors.

But on the other hand, I don't want to be treated by a doctor who cares more about his sellable stats than saving lives.

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Re:Heart surgeons refuse difficult operations to avoid poor ... by ScottBurson on Saturday April 21, 2018 @06:34PM (#16893748)
Maybe it's a good metric for hospitals. There are other pressures discouraging hospitals from rejecting patients altogether, or such is my impression, anyway.
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