AAO-HNS New Technology Pathway Process
ArticlesFor those interested in receiving input from the Academy on obtaining a new CPT code, or revise an existing CPT code set for new technology that is relevant to…
ASPS29: Avoidance of Opioid Prescriptions for Closure and Reconstruction After Skin Cancer Resection+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; Opioid-related MeasureNQF Number: N/APercentage of procedures in patients, aged 18 and older with a diagnosis of skin cancer, w…
ASPS28: Continuation of Anticoagulation Therapy in the Office-based Setting for Closure and Reconstruction After Skin Cancer Resection Procedures+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; Patient SafetyNQF Number: N/APercentage of procedures in patients, aged 18 and older with a diagnosis of skin cancer, on prescr…
ASPS27: Avoidance of Post-operative Systemic Antibiotics for Office-based Closures and Reconstruction After Skin Cancer Procedures+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; Appropriate UseNQF Number: N/APercentage of procedures in patients aged 18 and older with a diagnosis of skin cancer who underw…
ASPS26: Patient Satisfaction with Information Prior to Facial Reconstruction After Skin Cancer Resection Procedures+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; Patient ExperienceNQF Number: N/APercentage of patients aged 18 and older who underwent facial reconstruction after skin cancer…
ASPS24: Visits to the ER or Urgent Care Following Reconstruction After Skin Cancer Resection+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; OutcomeNQF Number: N/APart 1: Percentage of patients aged 18 and older who underwent reconstruction after skin cancer resection…
ASPS22: Coordination of Care for Anticoagulated Patients Undergoing Reconstruction After Skin Cancer Resection+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; Care CoordinationNQF Number: N/APercentage of patients aged 18 and older on prescribed anticoagulation medication who underwent…
ASPS18: Shared-decision making for post-operative management of discomfort following Rhinoplasty+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; Opioid-related MeasureNQF Number: N/APercentage of patients aged 15 years and older who had a rhinoplasty procedure who had doc…
ASPS17: Patient Satisfaction with Rhinoplasty Procedure+*
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; OutcomeNQF Number: N/APercentage of patients aged 15 years and older who had a rhinoplasty procedure who demonstrated improveme…
ASPS16: Airway Assessment for patients undergoing Rhinoplasty+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; Patient SafetyNQF Number: N/APercentage of patients aged 15 years and older who had a rhinoplasty procedure for whom the nasal …
Position Statement: Patient Physician Covenant
Position Statement(Modified from the Journal of the American Medical Association, May 17, 1995)Medicine is, at its center, a moral enterprise grounded in a covenant of trust. Th…
Position Statement: Medical Liability
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) is committed to patient safety and accepts the responsibility to address quality improve…
Position Statement: Industry Representatives in the Operating Room
Position StatementWhen the presence of an industry representative is necessary, helpful, or confers an educational benefit in this setting, the otolaryngologist and industry rep…
Position Statement: Treatment for Microtia and Anotia
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery ("AAO-HNS") recognizes microtia and anotia as congential birth defects. These conditions are assoc…
Position Statement: Plastic Surgery
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery recognizes that facial plastic surgery is an integral part of the specialty and is a fundamental…
Position Statement: Tonsillectomy and OSAs
Position StatementIn the adult population, tonsillectomy is the appropriate first line treatment in select patients (Epstein 2009, Evidence Based Clinical Guideline). After thor…
Position Statement: Pediatric Otolaryngology
Position StatementThe American Board of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (ABOHNS), American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (AAO‐HNS) and the American So…
Pediatric Habilitation Following Cochlear Implantation
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology‐Head and Neck Surgery endorses the American Cochlear Implant (ACI) Alliance’s position paper on Pediatric Habilitation F…
