Bariatric Outcomes Longitudinal Database™ (BOLD™) Participation Now Required for Provisional Status Designees
April 30, 2008
Provisional Status designees are required to participate in BOLD™ and must begin entering all bariatric surgery patients into the database within 90 days of Provisional Status designation. Applicants will not be permitted to apply for Full Approval unless they are entering all bariatric surgery patients into BOLD. Read More...

Bariatric Outcomes Longitudinal Database™ (BOLD™) Receives Continued IRB Approval
April 29, 2008
SRC has received continued IRB approval for its Bariatric Outcomes Longitudinal Database (BOLD) study from the University Medical Center Institutional Review Board (UMCIRB) at East Carolina University. Read More...

Bariatric Surgery Review Committee Program Requirements Update
April 15, 2008
The Bariatric Surgery Review Committee (the “Committee”) meets approximately once per month to discuss issues arising in the site inspection and application review process for the various Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence programs. The Committee issues clarifications of and interpretive guidelines for the basic program requirements as needed. Read More...

Bariatric Surgery Review Committee Program Requirements Update
September 28, 2007
The Bariatric Surgery Review Committee (the "Committee") meets approximately once per month to discuss issues arising in the site inspection and application review process for the various Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence programs. The Committee issues clarifications of and interpretive guidelines for the basic program requirements as needed. Read More...

BOLD™ Now Available to Provisional Status Participants
August 24, 2007
SRC announced today that the Bariatric Outcomes Longitudinal Database™ ( BOLD™) is now available to centers with Provisional Status as an ASMBS Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence®. Read More...

Bariatric Outcomes Longitudinal Database™ (BOLD™) is now ready for use
June 22, 2007
Surgical Review Corporation announced today that Bariatric Outcomes Longitudinal Database™ ( BOLD™) is now ready for use. The Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence surgical groups were chosen as the first participants to begin using BOLD.  Information packets were mailed to the surgical practice today with important documents that require immediate action. Read More...

SRC Launches International Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence Program
June 13, 2007
SRC launched a new International Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence (IBSCOE) Program to ensure patients receive bariatric surgery care worldwide with the highest levels of efficacy, efficiency and safety and that the requirements for excellence are not compromised but standardized to facilitate optimal outcomes. Read More...

Freestanding Outpatient Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence Full Approval Application Released
June 13, 2007
Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) has released the Freestanding Outpatient Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence (FBSCOE) application for Full Approval and encourages all Provisional Status freestanding outpatient surgery centers to apply as soon as they meet all requirements. Read More...

SRC Board Chairman Walter J. Pories, M.D., FACS, receives ASMBS Foundation 2007 Outstanding Achievement Award
June 13, 2007
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Foundation honored Walter J. Pories, M.D., FACS, Board Chairman, Surgical Review Corporation, with the 2007 Outstanding Achievement Award for significant contributions to the field of bariatric surgery. Read More...

Gary Pratt, CEO of Surgical Review Corporation, featured in an article from OR Manager
February 14, 2007
Gary Pratt, Chief Executive Officer of Surgical Review Corporation, is featured in an article from OR Manager, monthly medical publication. Read More...

SRC Website Enhancements
February 2, 2007
Surgical Review Corporation is pleased to announce three exciting new features on its website. Read More...

Hospital-Based Program Application Revisions Released
December 12, 2006
Updated versions of the existing Hospital-Based program hospital, surgical practice and surgeon BSCOE applications have been released, impacting current Provisional Status and Full Approval applicants. Read More...

Freestanding Outpatient Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence Provisional Status Application Released
December 12, 2006
On Tuesday, December 12, Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) released the Freestanding Outpatient Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence (FBSCOE) application. Read More...

BSRC Update BSCOE Program Requirements
November 10, 2006
The Bariatric Surgery Review Committee (BSRC) met in October and made decisions affecting the Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence (BSCOE)program requirements. Read More...

BSRC Clarifies Requirements
September 18, 2006
The Bariatric Surgery Review Committee (BSRC) has clarified several of its policy interpretations. Read More...

Revisions to BSCOE Requirements
August 22, 2006
The Bariatric Surgery Review Committee (BSRC) has revised and clarified some of the requirements. Read More...

CMS Decision Presentation
June 08, 2006
On Friday, April 28, SRC Chief Executive Officer Gary Pratt delivered an online presentation hosted by Ethicon Endo-Surgery. Read More...

SRC Assembled a List of Questions and Answers Regarding the CMS Decision
March 07, 2006
In February, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a national coverage policy for bariatric surgery. Read More...

Medicare Expands Coverage for Obesity Surgery
February 22, 2006
After an extensive review of medical evidence that lasted nearly a year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today it will establish a national coverage policy for bariatric surgery to help reduce the significant health risks, including death and disability, associated with obesity. Read more...

Surgical Review Corporation Announces 100th Center
February 16, 2006
At the end of January, Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) announced the 100th designated American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence on its website. Read more...

SRC Expands to Freestanding Centers
In a move aimed at providing quality care for all bariatric patients, and in recognition that some bariatric operations can be successfully performed in freestanding surgical centers, the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) Board of Directors voted unanimously to develop a Bariatric Centers of Excellence program for freestanding surgical centers. Read more...

Guidelines for Covering Surgeons Now Available
Guidelines are now complete for Section 6 of the Provisional Status application and are available for review on the Surgical Review Corporation website. Read more...

New Organizational Structure for SRC
For efficiency and clarity of responsibilities, Surgical Review Corporation adopted a new set of by-laws and a change of the organizational structure. Read more...