When you are ready to change your life – you want it to happen now... and fast!

The FastTrack program means that a patient may be able to have surgery within 2-4 weeks of their decision to pursue surgical weight loss.

Patients who may qualify for the FastTrack program will generally need to meet these criteria:

• PREAPPROVED - If you are already approved through your health insurance provider and have a written pre-authorization (for example, after a workup from another practice). (Note: do not send a letter to your insurance company without our assistance—you may "lose" one of your limited number of authorization opportunities.)
• CASH PAY or FINANCE OPTION - If you are going to pay for surgery "out of pocket" or finance your procedure, we can help guide and expedite you through the process. We have a list of financial companies who truly “get” what bariatric surgery is all about and help our patients attain financing at very competitive rates and with reasonable qualification criteria.
• Complete preoperative workup as specified by our office (or completed elsewhere) and are determined by our office to be a viable candidate.
• The qualified patient meets the criteria for surgery set forth by The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (“ASMBS”) and/or is a candidate for our “Moderate BMI, Band Study.”
• The qualified patient is one who has done significant research into their weight loss options, has tried and met limited success with other "non-surgical," peer-monitored, weight-loss programs, and is ready to make significant and necessary lifestyle changes to "help themselves" reach their desired weight loss goals. The decision to proceed with surgery is not one that is taken lightly.
• Patients who are not qualified to pursue bariatric surgery are those who have not made significant efforts to learn about their weight-loss options, have not faithfully tried "non-surgical," peer-monitored, weight-loss programs, and those individuals who are not ready to make a committed lifestyle changes.
• The 21-day FastTrack process starts after your initial office visit.
• For those who qualify, we also will FastTrack your pre-operative, required consultations!

If you meet the above criteria and are ready to make the next step towards surgical weight loss, call or email us and we will get you started on our FastTrack program!  IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU ALERT US THAT YOU WANT TO BE A “FastTrack” “CANDIDATE” WHEN YOU CONTACT OUR OFFICE!!

Patients who are excluded from the FastTrack program:

• Do not meet criteria for surgery set forth by the ASMBS or our "Moderate BMI, Band Study".
• Have an insurance carrier that requires a preoperative diet program which has not yet been completed.
• Patients requiring prolonged preoperative workups and consultations for significant co-morbid conditions.

If you don’t qualify for our FastTrack program you may still be an excellent candidate for surgery. Many patients will require a slightly longer period of time to comply with their pre-operative required consultations and finalize their required authorizations, as some insurers do require a specific duration, pre-operative, weight reduction program.

We will help and guide you every step of the way!  It is what we do!!

The general FastTrack program is streamlined but mirrors our standard workup process and includes the following steps designed to help prepare you for surgery:

• Attend an informational seminar. For information and schedules please place your cursor over the blue text and click The DENVER CENTER for BARIATRIC SURGERY.
• Gather and provide your information and medical records
• Review your insurance policy
• Initial office visit
• Fulfill all requirements and testing that are needed
• Insurance and/or financing approval
• Educational meetings (nutrition and psychological). These meetings are designed to make sure that you are ready to proceed with surgery and have an adequate knowledge of the lifestyle changes that are required to be successful with your weight loss goals.
• Preoperative meeting and further education with your surgeon.