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…
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…
TALC (Treatment of Advanced Laryngeal Cancer) Study
The TALC study has been developed to improve the understanding and care of patients with laryngeal cancer. For many patients with cancer of the voice box, chemotherapy and radiation therapy frequently allow doctors to save voice boxes without sacrificing survival. However, we do not have…
NOSE Study
Description Disease-specific health status instrument for use in patients with nasal obstruction Targeted Age Adults Items (Domains) 5 (N/A) Estimated Completion Time 5 minutes Reliability/Validity Assessment Yes/Yes This study was funded by the AAO-HNS/F. If others wish to use…
TO TREAT Study
Tonsillitis Outcomes: Towards Reaching Evidence in Adults and Tots (closed to enrollment) As part of its commitment to evidence-based medicine, the AAO-HNS Foundation's National Center for the Promotion of Research in Otolaryngology has launched a new treatment effectiveness and patient outcome study…
SLEEP Study
S.L.E.E.P.: Studying Life Effects and Effectiveness of Palatopharyngoplasty (closed to enrollment) Why the "SLEEP" Study? UPPP, the most common surgical treatment for sleep apnea, significantly improves physiologic abnormalities in selected patients. The procedure often does not, however, cure sleep apnea. Consequently…
SMILE Study
The American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery foundation ventured into Head and Neck Research with SMILE, An Investigator-Initiated, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo- Controlled Design study to Assess the Effectiveness of CeviMeline to improve Oral Health in Patients with Xerostomia Secondary to…
PREDICT Quality of Life Study
Parent Response to Ear Disease in Children with and without Tubes (PREDICT) Quality of Life Research Study This multi-institutional study has explored the impact that ear disease, in children ages 6 to 24 months, has on the child and their family in terms of…
AAO-HNS COVID-19 Podcast Series
AAO-HNS has launched a new podcast series that is specific to COVID-19. The series provides peer-to-peer connection on COVID-19 pandemic related topics. See links below to download the FrequENTcy app to get immediate notification when new podcasts are published. …