We all know that bariatric surgery is a tool. It will help your patients get their weight down where they can implement daily exercise. For long term success, it’s paramount that your patients change their diet. Diet is 80% of the battle. Your patients can’t outrun their fork. So how do you ensure your patients change their bad eating habits after weight loss surgery? The Old Way We meet with our Read More
Pay for performance is the new buzzword in healthcare. Centers of Excellence, MBSQAIP and other accredidations have been around for years. How does pay for performance differ and how might it apply to bariatric surgery? How do bariatric programs prepare for pay for performance? Background Currrently, facilities are able to show a commitment to quality with the MBSQAIP accredidation. The MBSQAIP stands for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Read More
Baritastic is the most robust app for bariatric surgery – built for both pre and post-op patients. Track nutrition Daily Journal Track Exercise Sync Wearable Devices and Track Steps Access Bariatric Friendly Recipes Create a Photo Timeline Set-up Vitamin and Supplement Reminders Set-up Water Reminders And Much More And now your program can connect. Why Connect? Shorten the time to surgery and reduce patient fall-out. Improve patient support and engagement. Read More
The #1 app for bariatric surgery connects with your bariatric program! Why Connect? Connecting with your program via the Baritastic app opens up content specific to your program within the app. Calendar of events Diet Guidelines Instructions Our Team Contact Us FAQ’s Education Modules Online Seminar Vitamins and Supplements Keeping your program-specific content easily accessible can reduce pre-op and post-op phone calls, improve compliance, and improve a patient’s overall experience. Automatic event Read More
Family practice physicians are moving towards managing obesity. Not only does this create an extra revenue stream for the physician, patients need it. Does This Sound Familiar? Patient comes in for her annual check-up. Doctor says, ‘You need to lose weight. You’re at risk for diabetes, high cholesterol and you already have sleep apnea.’ The patient says, ‘Ok. I’ll work on that.’ The following year the same conversation takes place. Read More
Today Google announced it would start showing apps in search results when a search is done on an Android device. As we know, bariatric surgery is a competitive field. Higher rankings on Google lead to more website traffic and ultimately more potential patients. How Do I Market My Bariatric Program With An App? One of the questions that we always get when a potential customer is considering an app is, Read More
If you’re like most hospitals or bariatric practices you’ve probably noticed your weight loss surgery seminar attendance drop over the last few years. And if you’ve been around for 10 years or more, you’ve definitely noticed the drop-off. Before discussing the specifics of why attendance has decreased, let’s look at why seminars are important. 1.) They force potential patients to take action. Getting out of the house and admitting that Read More
Marketing your bariatric surgery practice or a bariatric program at your hospital is not an easy task. In most medium sized US cities, there are at least 3 to 4 different hospitals offering bariatric surgery and typically more than 3 bariatric clinics. Each practice usually has one or more surgeons with bariatric experience or bariatric training and they are all competing for the same patients. There is a lot of competition Read More
Weight loss surgery works. But it can take up to 6 months to make it to surgery for many patients. Staying focused, making appointments, getting questions answered quickly and knowing that you’re making the right decision are all factors that, if not addressed, can lead to a patient ‘backing-out’ of surgery and not getting the help they desperately need to lose weight. For those patients that make it to surgery, Read More
Technology is always changing and trying to incorporate everything into your bariatric practice is difficult and often a waste of time. When the next ‘new thing’ is launched, the technology you’ve just spent hours learning gets tossed aside. Remember MySpace? Instead of always playing catch-up, this article discusses 3 technologies that are here to stay. Each of the technologies below are inexpensive, easy to set-up and provide an immediate benefit Read More
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