Seasoned healthcare data junkies may know this dirty little secret in surgical care: A surprisingly large number of hospitals very rarely perform some common, elective surgery types. But some analysts said they were blown away when they realized just how many times extremely low volumes were reported for 11 types of cancer surgery throughout California’s hospitals.
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The 'Dirty Little Secret' of Low Cancer Surgery Volumes