Debate: Surgeon-Specific Outcomes Reporting

Leanne Harling moderates a debate on surgeon-specific outcomes reporting between Michael Mack of the Heart Hospital Baylor, Plano, Texas, and Stephen Westaby of John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom. The debate covers the origins of public outcomes reporting, the balance involved in fostering surgical innovation while maintaining patient safety, and the current state of public reporting in the United States and the United Kingdom.