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Register Your Program for the Transition

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ASMBS greatly values members’ feedback and would like to know the membership’s concerns and questions as we move forward. It is important that you take a moment to complete the attached survey and register your program for the transition. This will enable the ASMBS staff to make sure your needs are met. Click here. Frequently Asked Questions regarding Data Submission: Q: Should we continue entering patients into the BOLD database? A: You should continue to enter patients into BOLD through March 30, 2012. Q: What will I do with my data on March 31, 2012? A: A new database will...

Change – A Message from our President

Throughout the last few weeks, many of you witnessed a remarkable and profound change in the direction the society is taking with our quality program. We are moving away from using the SRC as the administrator of our program and crafting a long-term unified program with the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Issues beyond our control prompted a more rapid transition than the Executive Committee had planned; however, I assure you that the society is 100 percent focused and on target, and the leadership is proactively doing everything in its power to ensure a strong stable future for our BSCOE...

Part 5: The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence Bariatric Quality Improvement Program (ASMBS BSCOE/BQIP) – How the New Quality Matrix, Composite Measure and Continuous Quality Improvement work together to provide a safety net for patients By Robin Blackstone, MD Download PDF | Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four | Part Five “The ASMBS has embarked on an evaluation of our current BSCOE program. Throughout the last 10 months, many of our colleagues have been working in ASMBS committees and sub-committees to evaluate different parts of the current program and make proposals for an evolution of the...

Part 4: The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence Bariatric Quality Improvement Program (ASMBS BSCOE/BQIP) – Joint Task Force Recommendations for Credentialing of Bariatric Surgeons By William Inabnet, III, MD; Eric Bour, MD; Christopher Joyce, MD; Kim Marley, MD; Joe Moran, MD; Ronald Clements, MD; John Morton, MD; Kevin Reavis, MD; William S. Richardson, MD; Shean Satgunam, MD; Arthur M. Carlin, MD; Jonathan Finks, MD; Matt Hutter, MD Download PDF | Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four | Part Five “The ASMBS has embarked on an evaluation of our current BSCOE program. Throughout the last 10 months,...

Proposal for a New Quality Matrix

Part 3: The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence Bariatric Quality Improvement Program (ASMBS BSCOE/BQIP) – Proposal for a New Quality Matrix By Wayne English, MD, David Provost, MD and Robin Blackstone, MD Download PDF | Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four | Part Five “The ASMBS has embarked on an evaluation of our current BSCOE program. Throughout the last 10 months, many of our colleagues have been working in ASMBS committees and sub-committees to evaluate different parts of the current program and make proposals for an evolution of the program. Those proposals are now ready for...

Part 2: The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Bariatric Surgery Quality Improvement Program (ASMBS NBSQIP) – On what outcome measure should the ASMBS base accreditation? By Robin Blackstone, MD, President, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Download PDF | Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four | Part Five “The ASMBS has embarked on an evaluation of our current BSCOE program. Throughout the last 10 months, many of our colleagues have been working in ASMBS committees and sub-committees to evaluate different parts of the current program and make proposals for an evolution of the program. Those proposals are now ready for...

Part 1: Purpose of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence Program (BSCOE) By Robin Blackstone, MD, President, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Download PDF | Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four | Part Five “The ASMBS has embarked on an evaluation of our current BSCOE program. Throughout the last 10 months, many of our colleagues have been working in ASMBS committees and subcommittees evaluating different parts of the current program and making proposals for an evolution of the program. Those proposals are now ready for member comment and input. The first installment details...