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0 pointsjamestimmins3y ago0 comments

Very cool. Who do you see as the likely users of that database? Is it primarily for researchers/data journalists, or is there a commercial value to it?

I'd be very curious to read more about the data cleaning phase when you get there. Specifically, how hard it is to combine this data and construct good schemas.

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atourgates3y ago· 1 in thread

As someone who's worked on the provider side in different capacities, I can tell you that there could be tremendous value on the provider side.

It's entirely possible that two surgeons with offices next to each other could be getting reimbursed at wildly different rates for their most common procedures for their most common procedures by the same provider.

If you're that provider, you ABSOLUTELY want to know what the surgeon next door is getting paid the next time your group is negotiating with the insurance provider.

jamestimminsOP3y ago

Interesting. I'm kinda surprised this is handled by the doctors themselves. I'd expect there to be professional negotiators who parse this data themselves and then use it to negotiate on their behalf.

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