Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence program launched in Pennsylvania, Ohio
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, September 13th, 2004
The health plans have established criteria for medical sites to qualify as a center of excellence, based on the level of care they provide for patients and the clinical outcomes and expertise of the surgical team.
HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance have developed the Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence program in response to mounting concerns about patient safety related to some of the well-publicized complications and deaths associated with this procedure across the...
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