Defining and Measuring Quality -- Building a Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Data Registry: Quality Improvement through Measurement -- Lessons Learned from NSQIP -- The Institute of Medicine and the Pursuit of Quality -- Private Payer Initiatives for Quality Improvement -- The Value Proposition and Proven Care® -- Patient Satisfaction, Patient Reported Outcomes and Quality -- Understanding Risk and Reliability Adjustment in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgical Quality Profiling -- Iatrogenic Obesity -- Evidence for Nutrition Counseling in the Care of Patients with Obesity -- Endoscopic Best Practices -- Surgical Best Practices: Clinical Care Pathways and Checklists -- Scaling Science-Based Approaches Beyond the Clinic -- Lifestyle Modification for the Treatment of Obesity -- Obesity Prevention -- Empathy and Ethics -- Shared Decision Making in Obesity Treatment -- Clinical Research Improves Patient Care -- Bundled Payments for Bariatric Surgery -- Accountable Care Organizations: A Primer -- Managing Change -- Accreditation in Obesity Medicine -- Optimizing Outcomes in Outpatient Obesity Management -- History of Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery and Evolution of Evidence -- Failure to Rescue in Bariatric Accreditation: Ideal Marker for Quality Improvement -- Evolution of Bariatric Quality Initiatives -- Process Measures in Quality: MBSAQIP -- Implementing a Quality Improvement Project -- A Taxonomy of Errors: Adverse Events and Near Miss Analysis in Bariatric Surgery -- Utilization of the Electronic Medical Record to Enhance Value in Bariatric Care -- Creating Effective Communication and Teamwork for Patient Safety -- Disclosure of Medical Errors and Complications -- Morbidity and Mortality Conference -- Standardizing Surgical Education: Implications for Quality of Care -- Training Standards: ASMBS and Fellowship Council -- Board Certification for Bariatric Surgeons and Physicians: The Future? -- Teleproctoring in Surgery Training to Avoid Technical Misadventures and Video Recording: Responsibility and Liability -- Informed Consent -- The Triple Aim and Obesity - Are They At Odds? -- FDA Approval and Surveillance Process for Anti-obesity Drugs and Devices -- Minimizing Medical Malpractice Risks -- The Expert Witness and Tort Reform -- Complete, Partial and Lack of Response to Intervention: Bariatric Revisional Procedures.

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.