In favor of reporting individual outcomes

Dr. Ashish Jha wrote a piece defending the idea that clinical outcomes -- even at the individual surgeon level -- should be released to the public. The idea of reporting outcomes at the level of individual providers has historically been controversial within the medical community. Dr. Jha rebuts three of the common arguments against such transparency, and does so in a readable manner.

While the medical community may still be opposed on balance, the tide might be turning ever so slowly.