What were the main sentiments that influenced the decision not to include a measure related to 30-day mortality rate?
The main sentiments that influenced the decision not to include a measure related to 30-day mortality rate were 1) a strong desire to avoid penalizing operators for taking difficult cases due to the recognition that risk adjustment is less robust at the extremes of risk, and 2) a desire to avoid duplicative efforts as mortality rate had been a component of numerous prior efforts.