Varban, Oliver A.
Thumma, Jyothi R.
Telem, Dana A.
Obeid, Nabeel R.
Finks, Jonathan F.
Ghaferi, Amir A.
Dimick, Justin B.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan/ Blue Care Network
Article History
Received: 10 April 2019
Accepted: 12 June 2019
First Online: 18 June 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: Oliver A. Varban—Receives salary support from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan/Blue Care Network for leadership and participation in quality improvement initiatives through the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative. Dana A. Telem—Reports grants from NIDDK, AHRQ and Medronic. Jonathan F. Finks—Receives salary support from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan/Blue Care Network for leadership and participation in quality improvement initiatives through the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative. Amir A. Ghaferi—Reports grants from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan/Blue Care Network during the conduct of the study. Justin B. Dimick—Reports other from ArborMetrix, personal fees from Northwestern University, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, outside the submitted work. Jyothi R. Thumma and Nabeel R. Obeid have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.