Foundation Education Committees
Volunteerism is the key to the Foundation's core function of educating our fellow otolaryngologist - head and neck surgeons and primary care colleagues, residents in training, and non-physician clinicians. Membership on an Education Committee is a renewable 2-year term and a member…
Eisenberg Health Policy Grants
EventThe Eisenberg Health Policy Resident Leadership Grant, established by Lee Eisenberg, MD, MPH, provides four $550 resident leadership grants to attend the AAO-HNS/F Leadership Forum & BOG Spring Meeting. Applications to apply for grants will again be accepted between November 1, 2021 and January…
Quality Measurement
Evidence-based products developed by otolaryngologists for otolaryngologists are needed for our specialty to meet the demands of payers, accrediting bodies, and maintenance of certification and licensure programs, so that our members can succeed in the changing healthcare marketplace. As otolaryngologists–head and neck…
Reg-ent Advocacy Efforts
Reg-ent℠ Advocacy Efforts In addition to serving as the first and only national repository of otolaryngology specific data, Reg-ent also actively advocates for our members on issues related to quality data reporting, data access, and interoperability. In collaboration with the AAO-HNS…
Humanitarian Efforts Committee
The AAO-HNS/F Humanitarian Efforts Committee's mission is to foster and encourage participation of members in global humanitarian efforts in order to improve the prevention and treatment of otolaryngologic disorders within the United States and abroad by: Publicizing opportunities for involvement including…
Ways to Get Involved in Humanitarian Efforts
Humanitarian Efforts Database The Humanitarian Efforts committee has created a Humanitarian Efforts database of current global initiatives available for otolaryngologists. You can browse this geographical database or submit your own initiative here. Distinguished Award for Humanitarian Service The President presents this award at the…
ASPS19: Pre-surgical discussion of motivations and outcomes for patients undergoing Rhinoplasty
Quality MeasureDownload PDF High Priority: Yes; Communication and Care Coordination Percentage of patients aged 15 years and older who had a rhinoplasty procedure and with whom motivation for surgery and outcome expectations were discussed and for whom the following information was documented: 1. Discussion of motivations…
AAN24: Vestibular Rehabilitation for Unilateral or Bilateral Vestibular Hypofunction
Quality MeasureDownload PDF High Priority: No Percentage of patients diagnosed with unilateral or bilateral vestibular hypofunction who were referred, prescribed, recommended for, or received vestibular rehabilitation. Denominator: Patients diagnosed with unilateral or bilateral vestibular hypofunction. Denominator Exclusions: None Denominator Exceptions: Notation that patient has refused or…
AAO28: Tympanostomy Tubes: Resolution of Otitis Media with Effusion in Adults
Quality MeasureDownload PDF High Priority: Yes; Outcome Percentage of patients >12 years of age with a diagnosis of otitis media with effusion who are seen 2 to 8 weeks after tympanostomy tube surgery and otitis media with effusion is resolved. Denominator: Patients >12 years of age…
AAO27: Tympanostomy Tubes: Resolution of Otitis Media with Effusion in Children
Quality MeasureDownload PDF High Priority: Yes; Outcome Percentage of patients aged 6 months to 12 years with a diagnosis of otitis media with effusion who are seen 2 to 8 weeks after tympanostomy tube surgery and otitis media with effusion is resolved. Denominator: Patients age 6…
AAO30: Early Oral Cancer: Staging and Treatment
Quality MeasureDownload PDF High Priority: No Percentage of patients with a diagnosis of oral cavity cancer seen in the practice setting who have a TNM cancer stage documented in the medical record within one month of the first office visit AND who receive treatment if identified…
AAO33: Age-related Hearing Loss: Shared Decision Making
Quality MeasureDownload PDF High Priority: Yes; Patient Experience Patients age 60 years and older with a diagnosis of bilateral presbycusis or symmetric sensorineural hearing loss or their caregiver(s) who report shared decision making with a healthcare provider regarding treatment options for their hearing loss using…
ASPS18: Shared-decision Making for Post-operative Management of Discomfort Following Rhinoplasty
Quality MeasureDownload PDF High Priority: Yes; Opioid-related Measure Percentage of patients aged 15 years and older who had a rhinoplasty procedure who had documentation of a preoperative shared-decision making strategy for multi-modal post-operative management of discomfort. Definitions: Documentation of discussion of at…
AAO16: Age-related Hearing Loss: Audiometric Evaluation
Quality MeasureDownload PDF High Priority: Yes; Care Coordination Percentage of patients age 60 years and older who failed a hearing screening and/or who report suspected hearing loss who received, were ordered, or were referred for comprehensive audiometric evaluation within 4 weeks the office visit. Denominator…
ASPS17: Patient Satisfaction with Rhinoplasty Procedure
Quality MeasureDownload PDF High Priority: Yes; Outcome Percentage of patients aged 15 years and older who had a rhinoplasty procedure who demonstrated improvement* in functional and/or aesthetic satisfaction using a validated patient satisfaction tool (such as SCHNOS, NOSE, SNOT, RHINO) within a year following their…
ASPS16: Airway Assessment for Patients Undergoing Rhinoplasty
Quality MeasureDownload PDF High Priority: Yes; Patient Safety Percentage of patients aged 15 years and older who had a rhinoplasty procedure for whom the nasal airway was assessed with physical examination via anterior rhinoscopy and/or speculum examination (lighted or not) and status of the septum…
AAO35: Benign Positional Paroxysmal Vertigo (BPPV): Dix-Hallpike and Canalith Repositioning
Quality MeasureDownload PDF High Priority: No; N/A Percentage of patients with BPPV who had a Dix-Hallpike maneuver performed AND who had therapeutic canalith repositioning procedure (CRP) performed or who were referred for physical therapy or to a provider who can perform CRP if identified…