Main description:

This book reviews quality definition, measurement, improvement, value, and accountability for obesity management. The interplay between quality, cost, access and satisfaction is fully depicted with a goal toward not only fulfilling current standards but also anticipating future needs. A thorough inventory of current best practices in all aspects of obesity care is cataloged with a gap analysis also employed for potential areas of improvement to be road mapped. All chapters are written by experts in their fields and include the most up-to-date scientific and clinical information, take home messages, and questions towards following the requirements of quality certification in obesity management. Quality in Obesity Treatment provides a comprehensive, contemporary review of this field and serves as a valuable resource for Bariatric Surgeons, Primary Care Physicians, Policy Makers, Insurance Administrators, Bariatricians, and any medical specialty interested in obesity quality management with likely candidates coming from GI, endocrinology, cardiology, sleep medicine and orthopedics.

Contents:

SECTION I: National Definitions, Goals, Initiatives

1. Defining and Measuring Quality

Matthew M. Hutter

2. Building a Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Data Registry: Quality Improvement through Measurement

Teresa Fraker

3. Lessons Learned from NSQIP

Ryan J. Ellis and Clifford Y. Ko

4. The Institute of Medicine and the Pursuit of Quality

Jon C. Gould

5. Private Payer Initiatives for Quality Improvement

Jonathan F. Finks

6. The Value Proposition and Proven Care (R)

Anthony T. Petrick

7. Patient Satisfaction, Patient Reported Outcomes and Quality

Julietta Chang and Matthew M. Hutter

8. Understanding Risk and Reliability Adjustment in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgical Quality Profiling

Kristopher M. Huffman

SECTION II: Clinical Care Objectives

9. Iatrogenic Obesity

Scott Kahan

10. Evidence for Nutrition Counseling in the Care of Patients with Obesity

Dania Saarony and Sue Cummings

11. Endoscopic Best Practices

H. Mason Hedberg and Michael Ujiki

12. Surgical Best Practices: Clinical Care Pathways and Checklists

Dana A. Telem

13. Scaling Science-Based Approaches Beyond the Clinic

Alexis C. Wojtanowski and Gary Foster

14. Lifestyle Modification for the Treatment of Obesity

David B. Sarwer and Gina L. Tripicchio

15. Obesity Prevention

Stephen Archer

16. Empathy and Ethics

Joseph Nadglowski, Jr., James Zervios, and Patricia M. Nece

17. 1Shared Decision Making in Obesity Treatment

Joseph R. Imbus and Luke Funk

18. Clinical Research Improves Patient Care

Guilherme S. Mazzini, Jad Khoraki, and Guilherme M. Campos

SECTION III: Quality Incentives, Initiatives, Penalties and Regulation

19. Bundled Payments for Bariatric Surgery

C. Joe Northup and John David Scott

20. Accountable Care Organizations: A Primer

John David Scott

21. Managing Change

Michael Y. Uohara, William H. Ward, Neha Goel, Kate Atchley, and Nestor F. Esnaola

22. Accreditation in Obesity Medicine

Richard Lindquist

23. Optimizing Outcomes in Outpatient Obesity Management

Jennifer C. Seger

SECTION IV: Quality Structures, Processes and Outcomes

24. History of Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery and Evolution of Evidence

Henry Buchwald

25. Failure to Rescue in Bariatric Accreditation: Ideal Marker for Quality Improvement

Luke Putnam, Ninh T. Nguyen, and Shaun C. Daly

26. Evolution of Bariatric Quality Initiatives

Eric J. DeMaria

27. Process Measures in Quality: MBSAQIP

Charmaine V. Gentles, Sameera Khan, and Dominick Gadaleta

28. Implementing a Quality Improvement Project

D. Brandon Williams and Aaron Bolduc

29. A Taxonomy of Errors: Adverse Events and Near Miss Analysis in Bariatric Surgery

Lindsey A. Olivere and Ranjan Sudan

30. Utilization of the Electronic Medical Record to Enhance Value in Bariatric Care

Anthony T. Petrick and Stacy A. Brethauer

31. Creating Effective Communication and Teamwork for Patient Safety

Q. Lina Hu and Elizabeth Wick

32. Disclosure of Medical Errors and Complications

Tyler Cohn and Aurora Pryor

33. Morbidity and Mortality Conference

Jennifer Fieber and Rachel Kelz

34. Standardizing Surgical Education: Implications for Quality of Care

Michael Phillip Choi and Alfons Pomp

35. Training Standards: ASMBS and Fellowship Council

Shaun C. Daly and Corrigan McBride

36. Board Certification for Bariatric Surgeons and Physicians: The Future?

Robert F. Kushner and Dana Rasis Brittan

37. Teleproctoring in Surgery Training to Avoid Technical Misadventures and Video Recording: Responsibility and Liability

Armando Rosales, Luis Zorrila-Nunez, Emanuele Lo Menzo, and Raul J. Rosenthal

38. Informed Consent

Sarah A. Markham and Dominick Gadaleta

39. The Triple Aim and Obesity - Are They At Odds?

Jeffrey Driver and Dana Welle

40. FDA Approval and Surveillance Process for Anti-obesity Drugs and Devices

Herbert Lerner and Lynn Mehler

41. Minimizing Medical Malpractice Risks

William A. Sweet

42. The Expert Witness and Tort Reform

Michael C. Morell and Shanu N. Kothari

43. Complete, Partial and Lack of Response to Intervention: Bariatric Revisional Procedures

Essa M. Aleassa and Stacy A. Brethauer