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Although outcomes account for 45% of the total ranking score in otolaryngology in the 2023–2024 U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings, little attention has been paid to the representativeness of their outcomes or volume analyses. Through retrospective review of finance data from an academic otolaryngology department, we found the overall 2023–2024 USNWR volume estimate accounted for only 10.0% (n = 2, usw 024/20,334) of all adult admissions and outpatient procedures and did not adequately represent the overall case mix or caseload. Supplemental Figure 1. Comparison of USNWR-eligible and USNWR-ineligible admission MS-DRGs between 2019 and 2021. USNWR—U.S. News & World Report, MS-DRG—Medical Severity-Diagnosis Related Group, CC—comorbidities or complications, MCC—major comorbidities or complications. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.
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