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[212 Comments]
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Abbott, Carol Date: 02/21/2013
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I am a certified bariatric nurse in a Hospital practice for 6 years. I fully support Facility Accreditation for Bariatric Surgery. Since the accreditation process started, I have seen substantial improvements in patient safety and effectiveness and More opens in new window
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Agrimson, Sandy Title: RN - BSN
Organization: Olmsted Medical Center
Date: 02/14/2013
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It is my belief that a center that performs bariatric surgery should have its criteria based on quality, and not quantity. The goal is a good outcome for the More opens in new window
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Ahuja, Naresh Title: MD
Organization: SOUTHERN IL HEALTHCARE
Date: 02/21/2013
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I fully support center of excellence concept for bariatric centers. More opens in new window
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Ali, Amjad Title: Director Bariatric Surgery UPMC Hamot Medical Cent
Organization: UPMC Hamot Medical Center.
Date: 02/21/2013
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I am a bariatric surgeon in hospital based practice for 11 years. I fully support Facility Accreditation for Bariatric Surgery. Since the accreditation process started, I have seen substantial improvements in patient safety and effectiveness and an More opens in new window
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Allain, Brent Date: 02/20/2013
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I am a bariatric surgeon in private practice for 5 years. I fully support Facility Accreditation for Bariatric Surgery. Since the accreditation process started, I have seen substantial improvements in patient safety and effectiveness and an More opens in new window
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Allen, Alicia Title: Bariatric Clinical Supervisor, Registered Dietitia
Organization: St. Mark's Hospital
Date: 02/22/2013
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I am a registered dietitian and bariatric program coordinator who has worked with weight loss surgery patients for the last 10 years of my career. I appreciated the benefits of a center designation as it brought the hospitals and physicians More opens in new window
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Alley, Joshua Organization: Guthrie Clinic
Date: 02/22/2013
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I am writing in support of continued requirement for facility accreditation for bariatric surgery. The American people have an expectation that their funds are being used wisely, and I believe that best occurs in a setting where outcomes are More opens in new window
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Angstadt, John Organization: New York Bariatric Group
Date: 02/22/2013
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I am a bariatric surgeon in private practice for 8 years. I fully support Facility Accreditation for Bariatric Surgery. Since the accreditation process started, I have seen substantial improvements in patient safety and effectiveness and an More opens in new window
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anoosh, farhad Title: MD, attending bariatric surgeon
Organization: brookhaven memorial hospital medical center
Date: 02/20/2013
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am a bariatric surgeon in Hospital practice for 3 years. I fully support Facility Accreditation for Bariatric Surgery. Since the accreditation process started, I have seen substantial improvements in patient safety and effectiveness and an More opens in new window
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Baranov, Dmitri Title: MD
Organization: Faxton St Luke's Healthcare
Date: 02/19/2013
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I am a bariatric surgeon in private practice for 4 years. I fully support facility accreditation for bariattic surgery. Facility accreditation improves patients safety and I strongly encourage you to continue accreditation. Dmitri V. Baranov, More opens in new window
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Barnett Sparks, Karen Title: Bariatric Coordinator
Organization: Baptist Health-Louisville
Date: 02/20/2013
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I am a Bariatric Coordinator for Baptist Health-Louisville in Kentucky. I fully support Facility Accreditation for Bariatric Surgery. I definately feel that the requirement is invaluable for quality care for both patients and staff. It forces our More opens in new window
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Bartels, Tina Organization: Columbia Bariatric Assoc.
Date: 02/08/2013
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I agree with medicare dropping the facility requirement. We are a low volume center, and have difficulty reaching the 125 required. We have a very comprehensive program, with great outcomes and low complication rate. All of which would be above More opens in new window
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Bass, MD FACS, Thomas Date: 02/21/2013
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I have been a bariatric surgeon in private practice for 15 years. I do not support Facility Accreditation for Bariatric Surgery. There is little evidence to suggest that Facility Accreditation has done anything other than restrict Medicare patients More opens in new window
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Batchelor, Leigh Date: 02/21/2013
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I am currently a bariatric consultant and formerly a three year employee of Surgical Review Corporation. I fully support Facility Accreditation for Bariatric Surgery. In my position with Surgical Review Corporation, I was able to work with More opens in new window

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Bauman, Roc Title: Medical Director
Organization: Surgical Weight Loss Program Carolinas Medical Center - NE
Date: 02/22/2013
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Dear Center For Medicare and Medicaid Services:

As a bariatric surgeon in North Carolina for 13 years, I have seen the results of weight loss surgery from high volume comprehensive facilities, itinerant surgeons, and surgical “dabbling” More opens in new window

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bertha, nicholas Title: Surgeon
Organization: NJ Bariatric Institute
Date: 02/19/2013
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It is necessary to continue accreditation by CMS of the bariatric standards as lives have been saved because of it. i have been active in bariatrics for 212 years and seen evolution of the process. Believe me, it makes a difference. currently More opens in new window
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Bhasker-Rao, Bobby Date: 02/21/2013
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I'll have to agree with Dr Birkmeyer in that we haven't really experienced a true benefit of facility certification. In our experience it has actually (1) limited access to several patients, some patients having to literally drive to a different More opens in new window
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Boone, Keith Date: 02/22/2013
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I support facility certification as well as physician More opens in new window
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Boulware, Debra Title: CNOR
Organization: Roper St Francis Health Care - Bons Secours St Francis Hospital
Date: 02/21/2013
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I am a nurse in a non-profit, community hospital for over 20 years. I fully support Facility Accreditation for Bariatric Surgery. Since the accreditation process started, I have seen substantial improvements in patient safety and effectiveness and More opens in new window
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Braslow RN, BS, CCRN, CBN, EMBA, AnnaMarie Title: Clinical Bariatric Coordinator
Organization: Mather Hospital
Date: 02/21/2013
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I am a Bariatric Clinical Coordinator in a Community Hospital; which is an accredited COE, continuously since 2007, and I fully support Facility Accreditation for Bariatric Surgery. Since the accreditation process started, I have seen substantial More opens in new window
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Brathwaite, Collin E.M. Title: Chair, Dept. of Surgery, Director, Bariatric Surg.
Organization: Winthrop University Hospital
Date: 02/23/2013
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I am a bariatric surgeon who has practiced Bariatric Surgery in Private practice, Employed Hospital practice, and Academic practice for 15 years. I fully support Facility Accreditation for Bariatric Surgery. Since the accreditation process started, More opens in new window
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Brecher, Alex Title: President
Organization: WLSBoards
Date: 02/19/2013
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I'm very involved in the Bariatric community and represent over 250,000 bariatric patients. I fully support Facility Accreditation for Bariatric Surgery. Since the accreditation process started, I have seen substantial improvements in patient More opens in new window
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Brengman, Matthew Title: Chair, insurance Committee
Organization: American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Date: 02/22/2013
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I am a bariatric surgeon in practice for 12 years. I support Facility Accreditation for Bariatric Surgery. Since the accreditation process started, I have seen substantial improvements in patient safety and effectiveness and an enhanced More opens in new window

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Brethauer, Stacy Date: 02/22/2013
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I am a surgeon at a large academic center and have been practicing bariatric surgery for 10 years. I fully support continued facility accreditation for bariatric surgery. The current evidence strongly favors the continuation of the COE model in More opens in new window
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Buchin, David Title: Director of Bariatric Surgery
Organization: Huntington Hospital
Date: 02/19/2013
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I am a bariatric surgeon in and academic practice for 6 years. I fully support Facility Accreditation for Bariatric Surgery. Since the accreditation process started, I have seen substantial improvements in patient safety and effectiveness and an More opens in new window
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