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Spine Health | Last Active: Dec 29, 2025 | Replies (54)
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@laura1970
Do you really think the office manager for a surgeon would be able to tell me the complications for that surgeon? That sounds like something they would not be told to give out to patients. Do you think it's a little unrealistic to think the surgeon has had no complications in any of his surgeries that he's done? That's what he said, none!
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I did find this, with an AI search. It mentions that some hospitals publish this data publicly. I suspect this is only at hospitals that beat the benchmark standards. The pro-publica source looks promising, though I haven’t tried it.
It looks like some states have data open to the public
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@annie1 yes I think it’s totally unrealistic unless he’s not doing very many surgeries, which would be a red flag as well.
Yes you are right. An office manager probably would not give out that information even if they did know it.
I was simply brainstorming ways to get the information without having to wait until your next appointment.
I’m sure the information is cataloged somewhere. The question is are you (we, collectively, as patients) able to access it