A national comparison of operative outcomes of new and experienced surgeons

A national comparison of operative outcomes of new and experienced surgeons

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Research brief (Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics)
Author(s):
Ketz, Rachel R., author
Sellers, Morgan M., author
Niknam, Bijan A., author
Sharpe, Jim (James E.), author
Rosenbaum, Paul R., author
Hill, Alexander S., author
Zhou, Hong, author
Hochman, Lauren L., author
Bilimoria, Karl Y., author
Itani, Kamal, author
Romano, Patrick S., author
Silber, Jeffrey H., author
Contributor(s):
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, issuing body.
Publication:
Philadelphia, PA : Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, 2019
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Clinical Competence
General Surgery -- statistics & numerical data
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
United States
Genre(s):
Comparative Study
Technical Report
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.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (2 unnumbered pages))
Illustrations:
Illustrations and Portraits
NLM Unique ID:
101757879 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101757879