Clinical Indicators: Myringotomy and Tympanostomy Tubes
Clinical Indicatorsubacute allergic otitis media (mucoid) (sanguinous) (serous), unspecified ear H65.20 Chronic serous otitis media, unspecified ear H65.21 Chronic serous otitis media, right ear H65.22 Chronic serous otitis media, left ear H65.23 Chronic serous otitis media, bilateral H65.30 Chronic mucoid otitis…
In-Office Placement of Tubes in Pediatric Patients While Awake
The position of the AAO-HNS is that tympanostomy tubes are safe and effective for managing otitis media in children who meet current guidelines for tube insertion . Although insertion of tympanostomy tubes in children is generally accomplished in the operating room under general anesthesia, insertion…
AAO20: Tympanostomy Tubes: Hearing Test
Quality MeasureDownload PDF High Priority Status: No; N/A NQF Number: N/A Percentage of patients age 6 months through 12 years with a diagnosis of otitis media with effusion (OME) who received tympanostomy tube insertion and received a hearing test within 6 months prior to…
AAO20: Tympanostomy Tubes: Comprehensive Audiometric Evaluation
Quality MeasureDownload PDF High Priority Status: No / N/A CBE Number: N/A Measure Description: Percentage of patients aged 6 months through 12 years with a diagnosis of otitis media with effusion (OME) who received tympanostomy tube insertion and received a comprehensive audiometric evaluation within 6…
AAO20: Tympanostomy Tubes: Comprehensive Audiometric Evaluation
Quality MeasureDownload PDF High Priority Status: No / N/A NQF Number: N/A Measure Description: Percentage of patients aged 6 months through 12 years with a diagnosis of otitis media with effusion (OME) who received tympanostomy tube insertion and received a comprehensive audiometric evaluation within 6…
Otology Outcome Tool: CES
Research Outcome Toolsassessment for chronic otitis media: the Chronic Ear Survey. Laryngoscope 2000;110:32-5. 2) Wang PC, Nadol JB Jr, Merchant S, Austin E, Gliklich RE. Validation of outcomes survey for adults with chronic suppurative otitis media. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2000;109:249-54.…
Clinical Indicators: Tympanoplasty
Clinical Indicatorear H66.13 Chronic tubotympanic suppurative otitis media, bilateral H66.10 Chronic tubotympanic suppurative otitis media, unspecified H66.11 Chronic tubotympanic suppurative otitis media, right ear H66.12 Chronic tubotympanic suppurative otitis media, left ear H66.3X9 Other chronic suppurative otitis media, unspecified ear H66…
AAO-HNS/F Endorsed External Guidelines & Request for Endorsement
Clinical Practice Guidelinethe recommendations. AAO-HNS/F Endorsed Guidelines: Tools for Assessing Outcomes in Studies of Chronic Cough: CHEST Guideline and Expert Panel Report Otitis Media with Effusion - May 2004 LEVEL OF ENDORSEMENT: Affirmation of Value to AAO-HNS/F Affirmation of Value is assigned when the…
Clinical Indicators: Adenoidectomy
Clinical Indicatormedia, right ear H66.22 Chronic atticoantral suppurative otitis media, left ear H66.23 Chronic atticoantral suppurative otitis media, bilateral H66.90 Otitis media, unspecified, unspecified ear H66.91 Otitis media, unspecified. right ear H66.92 Otitis media, unspecified, left ear H66.93 Otitis media…
A Conversation with an Otolaryngologist
FEATURING LEE D. EISENBERG, MD What is an otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon? An otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon, commonly referred to as an ear, nose, and throat doctor (ENT), is a physician who treats diseases of the head and neck, both medically and surgically…
Clinical Practice Guideline: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children
Clinical Practice GuidelineThe guideline was published as a supplement in the July 2013 issue of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery The purpose of this clinical practice guideline is to provide clinicians with evidence-based recommendations on patient selection and surgical indications for and management of tympanostomy tubes…
Clinical Practice Guideline: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children (Update)
Clinical Practice GuidelineClinical Practice Guideline: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children (Update) The purpose of this clinical practice guideline is to reassess and update recommendations in the prior guideline from 2013 and to provide clinicians with trustworthy, evidence-based recommendations on patient selection and surgical indications for managing tympanostomy…
Clinical Indicators: Laryngoscopy/Nasopharyngoscopy
Clinical Indicator*If appropriate, a "-25" modifier must be added to the Evaluation and Management (E & M) code if this procedure is performed on the same date. History (one or more required) Persistent hoarseness. Suspected neoplasm of upper aerodigestive tract. Chronic cough. Chronic postnasal drainage. Recurrent…
2023 Quality Measures
Quality measures are used to track patient care, connect outcomes with processes, and meet third-party payer requirements, such as the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Reg-ent allows participants to track performance and benchmark against peers in Reg-ent for specialty-specific…
2024 Quality Measures
Quality measures are used to track patient care, connect outcomes with processes, and meet third-party payer requirements, such as the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and MIPS Value Pathways (MVPs). Reg-ent allows participants to track performance and benchmark against peers in…
Clinical Practice Guideline: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children
The guideline was published as a supplement in the February 2022 issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery on February 9, 2022. Clinical Practice Guideline: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children (Update) The purpose of this clinical practice guideline is to reassess and update recommendations in…
2021 Quality Measures
Quality measures are used to track patient care, connect outcomes with processes, and meet third-party payer requirements, such as the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Reg-ent allows participants to track performance and benchmark against peers in Reg-ent for specialty-specific…
John Conley, MD Lecture on Medical Ethics
About the John Conley, MD Lecture on Medical Ethics This award, named for an esteemed leader in the specialty, is based on Dr. John Conley’s passion for head and neck surgery and belief in the professionalism of the practice of medicine. 2024 Lecturer…