title: Accreditation in metabolic and bariatric surgery: pro versus con.
authors.affiliation: Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center, Scottsdale, Arizona.
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Blackstone
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
authors.forename: Justin B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Dimick
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California. Electronic address: ninhn@uci.edu.
authors.forename: Ninh T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States
keywords: Accreditation; Bariatric surgery; CMS national coverage determination