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Saturday, July 19, 2008

Atul Gawande Expert Video: Reputation? Outcomes Data? What Does "Right Doctor" Mean?

Producer: The HealthCentral Network
Dr. Atul Gawande discusses the difficulty of selecting a specialist doctor or surgeon, when outcomes data is sparse and reputation serves as a weak proxy for actual ability. He responds to the father of a patient, during a public reading of his book Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance.