MICHIGAN BARIATRIC SURGERY COLLABORATIVE
Advancing the Science and Practice of Bariatric Surgery
The Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative is a regional group of hospitals and surgeons that perform bariatric surgery in Michigan. Formed in 2005, MBSC aims to innovate the science and practice of metabolic and bariatric surgery through comprehensive, lifelong, patient-centered obesity care-in Michigan and across the United States.
MEET MBSC
INITIATIVES
Decision Tools and Applications Created by MBSC
This App delivers healthcare providers an easy-to-use resource for predicting outcomes and VTE risk for bariatric surgery candidates.
WEIGH THE ODDS
Mobile App
Improvement Initiative
FUTURE
Finding Useful Techniques to Upgrade Recovery Enhancement (FUTURE)
An MBSC quality improvement initiative aimed at evaluating evidence-based care improvement processes as part of a multimodal perioperative care pathway.
KEYNOTE SPOTLIGHT
Mitchell Roslin, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Barbara and Donald Zucker
School of Medicine
Chief of Bariatric Surgery
Lenox Hill Hospital
Northern Westchester Hospital
Northwell Health
Dr. Roslin has spoken and operated throughout world about the physiology of obesity and which procedures are most effective.
He is currently an Associate Editor of SOARD and Obesity Surgery.
BCBSM/BCN PARTNERS
Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative (MBSC) is managed by the MBSC Coordinating Center, which is housed at the University of Michigan. Support for MBSC is provided by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network as part of the BCBSM Value Partnerships Program. To learn more about Value Partnerships, visit valuepartnerships.com.
Although Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative work collaboratively, the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed on this website do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of BCBSM or any of its employees.
