Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP)

Description:

Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accredation and Qualtiy improvement Program. The Participant Use Data File (PUF) is a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)-compliant data file containing cases submitted to the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP®) Data Registry. The PUF contains patient-level, aggregate data and does not identify hospitals, health care providers, or patients. The intended purpose of this file is to provide researchers at participating sites with a data resource they can use to investigate and advance the quality of care delivered to the metabolic and bariatric surgical patient through the analysis of cases captured by MBSAQIP.

Coverage: National

Description of Cohort:Metabolic and bariatric cases reported by MBSAQIP sites