MBS-AQIP
Part 5 - Programs currently in either the ASMBS BSCOE or ACS BSN Level 1 networks are grandfathered into the new program for the first year. Based on the data analyzed by Drs. Justin Dimick and John Birkmeyer, national leaders in surgical outcomes research and quality initiatives, we know that a small number of current programs may not actually qualify using the composite measure of quality, however because all programs/surgeons qualified under the previous volume standard they will be given one year to bring themselves into compliance. Programs will be able to use the current data in their existing reporting...
Part 4 - The field of bariatric surgery continues to grow, attracting surgeons with expertise in laparoscopic, gastrointestinal and bariatric surgery. With the implicit goal of assuring that surgeons have met minimum criteria to safely perform bariatric surgery, three national surgery associations (American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the Society for American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)) independently created credentialing guidelines to guide hospitals and institutions in the credentialing process for bariatric surgery. The guidelines were thoughtfully written to assist local credentialing committees in the evaluation of an applicant’s qualifications and were...
Part 3 - The existing ASMBS BSCOE has 10 requirements for achieving full approval. The new proposed ASMBS BSCOE/BQIP program will focus on continuous quality improvement as well as an outcome based composite quality measure. A new quality matrix needs to be implemented that maximizes the autonomy to the surgeons/programs to evaluate their data and solve problems on the local level with the resources of their own facility and practice. ...
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 to open survey....
Part 2 - Throughout the history of surgical intervention, surgeons have been keenly interested in improving patient safety. The ASMBS has historically focused its quality measurement efforts on accreditation and ensuring that bariatric surgery is performed in safe/appropriate settings. This function remains paramount in importance, and ASMBS is committed to using measures that best reflect hospital outcomes and true quality. In addition, ASMBS leadership recognizes the need for quality measurement to support not just accreditation, but quality improvement in all settings where bariatric surgery is delivered....
Part 1 - The original goals of the ASMBS BSCOE program are stated in an article authored by Ken Champion, MD, and Walter Pories, MD, published in Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD) in 2005: “The purpose of a COE program is to provide the means for the public and interested parties to identify programs in bariatric surgery that provide a comprehensive and standardized program of surgical care and long-term follow-up and management of the morbidly obese patients. The routine reporting and compiling of outcomes from bariatric surgical patients will provide an opportunity to assess and verify risks and...
Dr. Blackstone met with the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) in late March 2011. At that meeting it was decided that the responsibility for management of the data would be transferred to the ASMBS under the leadership of the Research Committee. This transfer is now complete. This is the organizational document regarding this transfer, led by Ranjan Sudan, MD, and Debbie Winegar, PhD....
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The official journal of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
