Surgeon scorecards could inform patients

By Robert King

Published July 15, 2015 4:01am ET

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Surgeon scorecards could inform patients — In this Aug. 6, 2014 photo, Dr. Jared Bernard, a lieutenant commander and trauma surgeon in the U.S. Navy, helps perform surgery on a gunshot victim alongside medical personnel at Cook County's Stroger Hospital in Chicago. A program launched in late spring has Navy doctors, nurses and medics training at the hospital because patients arriving there often have the same types of wounds that are common in combat. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) | Nam Y. Huh

A new tool allows patients to check out the quality of their surgeon before agreeing to any procedure, but some surgeons are crying foul.

The nonprofit journalism organization ProPublica unveiled a tool Tuesday called Surgeon Scorecards that let patients evaluate a surgeon’s performance. The scorecard takes into account deaths while in a hospital and readmissions to the hospital within 30 days.

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