title: The first metabolic and bariatric surgery accreditation and quality improvement program quality initiative: decreasing readmissions through opportunities provided.
authors.affiliation: Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California. Electronic address: Morton@stanford.edu.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morton
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016730:Program Development; D058996:Quality Improvement