on June 29, 2012 |
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Topics: Bariatric, Service Lines, Market Trends, Strategy
Charlotte Tsui
Hospital leaders, say goodbye to BSCOE and hello to MBSAQIP.
MBSAQIP (Metabolics and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation Quality Improvement Program) is replacing the COE (Center of Excellence) as well as the BSCN (Bariatric Surgery Center Network) programs, which were operated by ASMBS and ACS, respectively. MBSAQIP is the result of a year-long quality improvement effort and the unification of ASMBS and ACS’s previously separate bariatric accrediting governance bodies. The exact structure of and rules under MSAQIP are still being finalized but are expected to be released by the end of the year, with site visits under the new program slated to begin as early as January 2013.
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ASMBS 2012 - COE requirements shifting to focus on quality beginning in 2013
on June 21, 2012 |
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Topics: Service Lines, Bariatric, Centers of Excellence, Business Development, Strategy
Charlotte Tsui
The exhibitor hall at the 29th annual ASMBS meeting this year represented a wide gamut of weight loss surgery vendors—from those for medical device companies to nutrition supplement providers. Below, we present our main observations.
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ASMBS 2012 - Vendor floor report
on June 21, 2012 |
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Topics: Bariatric, Service Lines, Surgery, Centers of Excellence, Business Development, Strategy, Technology Assessment, Planning
Charlotte Tsui
Clinical sessions and papers at the ASMBS convention this year indicated widening support for sleeve gastrectomy (SG), a surgical procedure involving partial resection of the stomach.
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ASMBS 2012 - Research continues to strongly support sleeve gastrectomy
