Michigan project aims to lower costs, improve quality of bariatric surgery.
A data registry to collect procedure and outcome information on bariatric surgery in Michigan is underway through a new initiative involving 20 hospitals and dozens of surgeons affiliated with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.
D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D054598:Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Plans; D006801:Humans; D008824:Michigan; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012042:Registries; D012052:Reimbursement, Incentive; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards*