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public records recommend.
A model trained on public records rates every surgeon.
OpenHealth's models learn from years of CMS records, predict how patients at each surgeon's affiliated hospitals will do, and recommend doctors near you. The models are tested on later periods.
A model trained on public records makes the rating.
- 1It learns from nine yearly sets of CMS hospital results, Medicare procedure counts, and the hospitals each surgeon is affiliated with.
- 2It predicts how the complication rate at each surgeon's affiliated hospitals will compare with the national rate and gives a likely range.
- 3It is tested on later periods, and OpenHealth publishes the results.
Complications 15% below the national rate.
Likely range: 48% below to 18% aboveRiverside General, 2.1% after adjusting for its case count.
CMS hospital files143 knee replacements a year.
CMS procedure volumeThe predictions were closer to later results than each hospital's last published rate.
Method and test resultsShe gets a short list, not a directory.
- 1OpenHealth recommends up to five surgeons within the distance she picks.
- 2They are ordered by rating, then by how close they are.
- 3Each one says why it is on the list.
Her hospital's complications are below the national rate, and she does 143 knee replacements a year.
A review grades the visit. OpenHealth rates the surgeon.
CMS and state agencies measure the surgery. OpenHealth trains a model on those measures and rates each doctor.
What reviews talk about
Star ratings come from Zocdoc, Yelp and Healthgrades.
What the public record shows
The rating model learns from these records.
Maya needs a new knee. OpenHealth recommends her surgeon.
Each step uses an OpenHealth screen with a sample surgeon.
She searches by surgery, not by stars.
- 1Maya searches for knee replacement near Columbus.
- 2OpenHealth lists the surgeons near her, best rated first.
- 3Each rating shows how the model expects the complication rate at the surgeon's affiliated hospitals to compare with the national rate.
One page shows the rating and the records behind it.
- 1The model predicts a complication rate 15% below the national rate at the hospitals Dr. Rivera is affiliated with.
- 2The rating names the records behind it. They include her hospital and her 143 knee replacements a year.
- 3Each record links to the government file it came from.
Dr. Ana Rivera, MD
Orthopedic surgery · Columbus, OH
Lower predicted rate. Predicted complications 15% below the national rate.
Likely range: 48% below to 18% above71% of 88 eligible knee replacements met the target.
Surgeries Oct 2022 to Sep 2023143 in one year.
CMS procedure volumeComplications 2.1%, national 2.4%.
CMS hospital filesOpenHealth trains its rating model on these files and links every line to its source.
Dr. Ana Rivera, MD
Orthopedic surgery · Example Orthopedic Group · Columbus, OH
71% of 88 eligible knee replacements met the knee function target 9 to 15 months after surgery.
Surgeries Oct 2022 to Sep 2023143 in one year.
92nd percentile for volume among doctors CMS countsComplication rate after hip or knee replacement 2.1%. National rate 2.4%.
Not listed OIG exclusion list · CMS revoked Medicare list
What public records cannot tell you.
Questions
Answers about ratings, cost, sources and updates.
Is it free?
Yes. OpenHealth is free and needs no account.
Where do the numbers come from?
CMS, state health departments, the HHS Office of Inspector General and CMS Open Payments publish the files. Each number links to its file and states its measure and period.
Does OpenHealth rate doctors?
Yes. For each procedure it covers, OpenHealth scores doctors with models trained on years of CMS records. The model predicts how results at the hospitals each doctor is affiliated with will compare with the national rate and gives a likely range. For a procedure and a place, OpenHealth recommends up to five doctors, with the lowest predicted rate first.
How accurate are the ratings?
OpenHealth tests every model on later periods and publishes the results, including cases where a model does no better than a simpler method. A rating predicts results for a group of patients at the hospitals a doctor is affiliated with. It does not predict the result of any one operation.
Can it tell me if a doctor takes my insurance?
Published directory listings can help you check. They do not confirm your exact plan, office, service date or appointment availability. Explore care options and confirm with the insurer and practice.
How often is it updated?
OpenHealth checks for new public reports every night. The coverage page lists each source and its release date.
Where is my saved list kept?
Your browser keeps your saved list on this device. You do not need an account.
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