Hi Adam, Hospitals and surgeons quote various numbers/statistics about their particular numbers. How does a HV patient find and verify surgery compilation ...Read more
Hi Adam, Hospitals and surgeons quote various numbers/statistics about their particular numbers. How does a HV patient find and verify surgery compilation statistics on a hospital/surgery? Bill Reinhardt
Good question!
Susan Lynn In my state, I can see the stats from the Pennsylvania Joint Commission. However, I was advised b... Read more
Susan Lynn In my state, I can see the stats from the Pennsylvania Joint Commission. However, I was advised by a surgeon that those numbers can be skewed. I'm not sure there is a truly accurate way to know. Maybe the surgeons you're considering would simply be honest if asked about their volume and success rates for your procedure. It's worth a try. Best of luck.
Grace Mason You can see some statistics here: https://publicreporting.sts.org/search/acsd But, as Susan sai ... Read more
Grace Mason You can see some statistics here: https://publicreporting.sts.org/search/acsd But, as Susan said, it could be skewed.
The STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database (ACSD) contains information on surgical procedures submitted by participants—most often a hospital cardiothoracic surgery department or cardiothoracic surgery group at one or more hospitals; in some instances, a participant may be an individual surgeon.
Rose Madura Most surgeons will be open and honest with you. Just ask them. If you know any nurses that worked at ... Read more
Rose Madura Most surgeons will be open and honest with you. Just ask them. If you know any nurses that worked at the hospital, they might have some good insight, especially CICU nurses.
I am from: Laguna Woods, CA
Hospitals and surgeons quote various numbers/statistics about their particular numbers. How does a HV patient find and verify surgery compilation ...Read more
Hospitals and surgeons quote various numbers/statistics about their particular numbers. How does a HV patient find and verify surgery compilation statistics on a hospital/surgery?
Bill Reinhardt
https://publicreporting.sts.org/search/acsd
But, as Susan sai ... Read more
https://publicreporting.sts.org/search/acsd
But, as Susan said, it could be skewed.