Clinical Indicators: Tonsillectomy, Adenoidectomy, Adenotonsillectomy in Childhood
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Clinical Indicators: Adenoidectomy
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Clinical Indicators: Tympanoplasty
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Clinical Indicators: Stapedectomy/Stapedotomy
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Position Statement: Pay-for-Performance
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) believes that quality care, access to care and positive health outcomes must be the prim…
Position Statement: Policy on Quality Measures
Position StatementStatement of PrinciplesThe American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery is committed to advancing the practice of high quality, cost-effective heal…
Position Statement: Delineation of Hospital Privileges
Position StatementThe ultimate responsibility for delineating clinical privileges in the hospital setting rests with the institution's governing board and is discharged through …
Position Statement: Choice of Physicians
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery strongly supports, as being in the public interest, the establishment of reimbursement plans by th…
Position Statement: Medical Use of Cocaine
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery considers cocaine to be a valuable anesthetic and vasoconstricting agent when used as part of the …
Position Statement: Performance and Interpretation of Laryngeal Videostroboscopy
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery endorses the use of laryngeal videostroboscopy as a diagnostic procedure. Laryngeal videostrobosco…
Position Statement: Laryngoscopy and Bronchoscopy
Position StatementComplete assessment of the airway for potential pathology requires both direct laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy. In most cases, these procedures require separate …
Position Statement: In-Office Photoangiolytic Laser Treatment of Laryngeal Pathology
Position StatementPhotoangiolytic laser treatment, which is typically performed in an office or ambulatory setting under local or topical anesthesia with a flexible fiberoptic l…
Position Statement: Flexible Endoscopic Examinations of Swallowing (FEES)
Position StatementFlexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) is a diagnostic procedure used to evaluate velopharyngeal, phonatory, and swallowing functions in adults an…
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: Surgical Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Position StatementSurgical management should be considered an important component in the management of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Surgery has multiple roles in…
Position Statement: Submucosal Ablation of the Tongue Base for OSAS
Position StatementAdult patients with mild to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can be successfully treated with submucosal radiofrequency tongue base ablation.(Powell 1999 a…
Position Statement: Midline Glossectomy for OSA
Position StatementMidline partial glossectomy is an effective surgical modality for the treatment of select pediatric and adult patients with mild to severe obstructive sleep ap…
Position Statement: Utilization Review
Position StatementUtilization review companies must be registered in the state in which the review will be done. Guidelines used for making reviews should be available to those …
