Bariatric Surgery for Weight Loss

There are several different types of bariatric surgery for weight loss, including gastric sleeve surgery, gastric bypass, and lap band surgery.

This measure assesses the following:

• A surgery center's experience performing the procedure against Leapfrog's facility volume standard of 50 procedures per year and
• Whether the surgery center’s process for privileging its surgeons includes requiring the surgeon to meet Leapfrog's annual surgeon volume standard of 20 procedures per year

Reporting Period 

• Surveys submitted prior to September 1: 01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024
• Surveys (re)submitted on or after September 1: 07/01/2024 - 06/30/2025 

Patients Included in the Measure

• Outpatients (Patients who are admitted and discharged on the same day)
• Adults