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VIDEO: New directions in bariatric surgery quality measures


 

At DDW 2014

CHICAGO – Bariatric surgery has made great strides in safety and efficacy – so many, in fact, that the field is ready to focus on a new range of quality goals, explained Dr. John Morton.

In an interview at the annual Digestive Disease Week, Dr. Morton, chief of bariatric surgery at Stanford (Calif.) University, discussed how new quality targets, such as 30-day readmissions, could improve bariatric surgery outcomes and boost patient satisfaction.

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