The Laryngectomee Guide
By Itzhak Brook, MD, MSc The Laryngectomee Guide has been made available on www.entnet.org for patients and physicians by author and laryngectomee, Itzhak Brook, MD, MSc. The guide provides practical information to assist laryngectomees and their caregivers in dealing with medical, dental…
AAO-HNS/F Strategic Plan: Updated April 2021
Our Strategic Plan sets the overall direction of the organization by defining specific goals and objectives that guide resource management.…
Annual Election Results
Thank you for sharing your voice and helping to decide the future of the specialty. The results are now in and have been verified. Find out which leaders were selected to serve your Academy.…
CARES Act Provisions Impacting Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
AdvocacyOn March 27, President Trump signed into law H.R. 748, the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” or the “CARES” Act. A summary of the provisions that most significantly impact Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgeons and their practices is available here.…
Audiology Billing FAQs
Audiology Services OTO-Tech and Audiology Billing Resources We received a number of questions regarding the requirements for billing audiology services. In response to these questions, the Academy has developed new resources clarifying CMS' coding and billing parameters for physicians, auxililary personnel, and audiologists…
Virtual International Visiting Scholarship
GrantThe 2021 application cycle is currently closed. Please check back in January 2022 for the 2022 application cycle. Anticipating that current travel restrictions and the temporary pause of many international observership opportunities at U.S. medical institutions/departments of otolaryngology will continue into the foreseeable…
AAO-HNSF GIN Scholars Program
About the GIN Scholars Program The Guidelines International Network (G-I-N) is an international not-for-profit association of organizations and individuals involved in CPGs. G-I-N promotes the systematic development of CPGs and provides access to an international guideline library. The…
Clinical Practice Guidelines Partnerships and Collaborators
Choosing Wisely® The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) is proud to have joined with 16 other specialty groups—each of which released a list of "Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question" on February 21, 2013. ECRI…
Previous GIN Scholars
2017 Alissa Kanaan, MD Integration of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in the Electronic Health Record Sukgi Choi, MD Clinical Practice Guidelines: How Does AAO-HNS Choose Topics and What Is the Process for Developing CPGs? Andrew Shuman, MD Reg-ent within the Learning Health…
2018 GIN Scholars
Congratulations to the 2018 G-I-N Scholars! Manchester, UK Andrés M. Bur, MD Kansas City, KS Stella E. Lee, MD Pittsburgh, PA Meghan N. Wilson, MD Hershey, PA …
2019 Cochrane Scholars
Congratulations to the 2019 Cochrane Scholars! Danielle MacNeil, MD, MSc London, Ontario Canada Joshua Levy, MD, MPH Atlanta, GA Nicholas Rowan, MD Baltimore, MD …
AAO-HNS Celebrates House of Representatives Passage of Anti-Tobacco Legislation
AdvocacyOver the course of the past year, the American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) has collaborated with a number of physician and public health organizations to advance H.R. 2339, the “Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act.” H.R. 2339, which…
Member Engagement Points
Honor points, Honors Awards, and Distinguished Service Awards are all part of the Academy and Foundation’s system of recognizing members for volunteer activities. The honor point system is constructed to promote recognition not only for the quality of service, but also for the…
Improving Patient Safety
AAO-HNSF Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Committee Charge: Raise awareness within the Academy of patient safety and quality improvement issues. Educate members about evidence-based guidelines, practice standards, and other systems which enhance quality of care. Identify products, tools, services, and processes which…
Additional Quality Information
Quality in Otolaryngology Errors in Otolaryngology Revisited: Integrating Morbidity and Mortality Core Competencies and Quality Improvement in Otolaryngology: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27768160 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Education in Otolaryngology Residency: Quality Indicators: Measurement and Predictors in Head and Neck…
AAO-HNSF Measure Publications
Quality Improvement in Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery: Developing Registry-Enabled Quality Measures from Guidelines for Cerumen Impaction and Allergic Rhinitis Using a Transparent and Systematic Process Quality Improvement in Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery: Developing Registry-Enabled Quality Measures from Guidelines for Cerumen…
MACRA/MIPS
Key Dates for MIPS 2021 Reporting COVID-19 and 2021 MIPS Participation The 2019 Coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency continues to impact all clinicians across the United States and territories. However, CMS recognizes that not all practices have been impacted by COVID-19…
Alternative Payment Models
Alternative Payment Models (APMs) are a form of payment reform that incorporate quality and total cost of care into reimbursement rather than a traditional fee-for-service structure. APMs can apply to a specific clinical condition, a care episode, or a population. Advanced APMs…