Enter Match Day Drawing
Congratulations on matching! To welcome you into the otolaryngology community, we are entering new matches into a drawing for a special gift. Please fill out the form below so that we have your contact information to mail you your special gift. …
AAO-HNS/F OTO FORUM
The Future of Private Practice The inaugural AAO-HNS/F OTO FORUM will be held April 5 – 6, 2024, at The Westin Alexandria Old Town in Alexandria, Virginia. This new event will provide an intimate forum for leadership discussions and practice management tools, highlighting…
Advocacy
Featured News Health Policy Scholarship - Deadline Extension The AAO-HNS and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) are offering an annual scholarship to subsidize attendance and participation in the Health Leadership Program in Health Policy and Management at Brandeis University. The course takes place…
Health Policy Advocacy
Coding Corner While the Academy does not provide individualized coding or billing advice, we do offer several comprehensive resources to aid AAO-HNS members in their practice decisions. The Academy’s Coding Corner makes accessing the newest coding and reimbursement tools simple and straightforward…
Health Policy Scholarship
GrantPresented by the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) The AAO-HNS and the American College of Surgeons (ACS) are once again jointly sponsoring a scholarship to attend the Executive Leadership Program in…
Board of Governors
The Board of Governors (BOG) is made up of local, state, regional, and national otolaryngology-head and neck surgery societies from around the United States and Canada. The BOG was established in 1982 as a grassroots member network within the AAO-HNS. The BOG…
International Member Rates
Special Member Rates for International Physicians The international physician member rate at the Academy is typically $625, but many international physicians are eligible for a reduced rate based on their country’s World Bank designation. Please view the lists below to see the reduced…
Global Grand Rounds
The AAO-HNSF Global Grand Rounds series is an initiative of the Academy’s International Advisory Board (IAB) to improve care of patients and physician education around the globe. It is a virtual event, held quarterly, that is open to all otolaryngologists around the…
Congress Passes Legislation to Partially Mitigate the 3.4% Medicare Physician Payment Cut
Advocacy, Physician Payment Reform, ReimbursementLast week, in a federal budget deal struck to avoid a government shutdown, Congress passed legislation to reduce the 3.4% Medicare physician payment cut by 1.68%. The new payment is not retroactive, and it goes into effect on March 9, 2024. The updated…
AAO-HNS/F Grants
SRF Grants Harry W. McCurdy, MD Resident Leadership Grant Lee Eisenberg, MD, MPH Health Policy Grants Humanitarian Resident Travel Grant SRF Travel Grants WIO Grants WIO Endowment Grants YPS Grants YPS Travel Grants Research Grants CORE Grants G-I-N Scholars Program Cochrane Scholars…
Sleep Awareness Week
This annual event, created by the National Sleep Foundation, seeks to promote better sleep as a way to increase overall health and well-being. Sleep Awareness Week is March 10-16, 2024 Participate in Sleep Awareness Week and spread awareness on social media by…
Reg-ent℠ and Public Reporting
Learn More about Reg-ent's Public Reporting, Information Regarding Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Our Quality Measures Available for Each Individual Reporting Year: …
AAO-HNSF 2024 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO
-When you attend the Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, you have the opportunity to stay up to date with groundbreaking research and best practices, participate in dynamic networking events, and discover the latest advancements in the exhibit hall. …
AAO-HNS Virtual Career Fair
Attend the free AAO-HNS Virtual Career Fair on April 18 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm (ET) to connect with private practice employers, representatives from group practices, hospitals, and health systems, and other recruiters from around the country.…
MIPS Value Pathways (MVP)
About Otolaryngology MVP (MIPS Value Pathways) MVPs are the newest MIPS reporting option (an alternative to traditional MIPS and APM Performance Pathway (APP)) that you can use to meet your MIPS reporting requirements. Each MVP includes a subset of measures and activities that are…
February 2024 Change Healthcare Outage Potentially Impacted Plans and Updates
Academy staff participated in calls with United Healthcare (UHC) on March 1 and March 5 to discuss the company’s ongoing response to the breach. At this time the outage still persists, however UHC is making available payments (loans) to certain providers whose payments are…