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The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Marty Makary.

CNN: Is your hospital hurting you?

CNN's Salma Abdelaziz and journalist Adam Makary contributed to this report.

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While the code of silence and cloak of secrecy around patient survival and recovery remains the norm in most of the country, there are ways you can increase the chances that you will get better care, according to Makary, a surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and a professor at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.

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