Quality Weight Loss Services
In the United States, more than 11 million people suffer from severe obesity
and an estimated 93 million people are obese. The comorbidities associated
with obesity range from diabetes and heart disease to certain types of
cancers. Bariatric surgical procedures have been shown to reduce obesity,
improve mortality, and decrease the health risks from chronic diseases
such as cardiomyopathy and diabetes. For these reasons, the MBSAQIP will
recognize those facilities that implement defined standards of care, document
their outcomes, and participate in regular reviews to evaluate their bariatric
surgical programs.
About Weight Loss Accreditations
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Society for Metabolic
and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) combined their respective national bariatric
surgery accreditation programs into a single unified program to achieve
one national accreditation standard for bariatric surgery centers, the
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement
Program (MBSAQIP®).
The program accredits inpatient and outpatient bariatric surgery centers
in the United States and Canada that have undergone an independent, voluntary,
and rigorous peer evaluation in accordance with nationally recognized
bariatric surgical standards. Bariatric surgery accreditation not only
promotes uniform standard benchmarks, but also supports continuous quality
improvement. All accredited centers report their outcomes to the MBSAQIP database.