Position Statement: Point-of-Care Imaging in Otolaryngology
Position StatementOver the past several years, point-of-care imaging has grown in response to such factors as improved patient access, the availability of prompt clinical diagno…
Position Statement: Surgeon Performed Neck Ultrasound
Position StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery strongly endorses the practice of providing patients with timely, effective, efficient, and patien…
Preserving Access to MRI for Patients with Implantable Hearing Devices
Position StatementRationale & Background:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an integral part of diagnostic workup and monitoring for many clinical problems, and its use in …
Health Policy Scholarship
GrantPresented by the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS)Applications are closed for the 2…
AAO38: Thyroidectomy and Parathyroidectomy Nerve Injury+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority Status: Yes / OutcomeCBE Number: N/AMeasure Description:Percentage of patients that had a thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy, or both, …
AAO42: Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Improvement of Obstructive Sleep Apnea after a Corrective Surgical Procedure+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority Status: Yes / OutcomeCBE Number: N/AMeasure Description:Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who have a diagnosis of obstru…
AAO41: Tonsillectomy: Post-Tonsillectomy Hemorrhage+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority Status: Yes / OutcomeCBE Number: N/AMeasure Description:Percentage of patients aged 1 year and older who underwent a tonsillectomy an…
AAO40: Tonsillectomy: Post-Tonsillectomy Pain Management in Pediatric Patients+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority Status: Yes / Opioid-relatedCBE Number: N/AMeasure Description:Percentage of patients aged 12 years and younger who underwent a tonsi…
AAO39: Neck Mass Evaluation
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority Status: No / N/ACBE Number: N/AMeasure Description:Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older diagnosed with a neck mass and susp…
AAO37: Dysphonia: Laryngeal Examination+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority Status: Yes / Care CoordinationCBE Number: N/AMeasure Description:Percentage of patients who were diagnosed with dysphonia that faile…
AAO36: Tympanostomy Tubes: Resolution of Otitis Media with Effusion (OME) in Adults and Children+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority Status: Yes / OutcomeCBE Number: N/AMeasure Description:Percentage of patients aged 6 months and older with a diagnosis of otitis med…
AAO32: Standard Benign Positional Paroxysmal Vertigo (BPPV) Management+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority Status: Yes / Appropriate UseNQF Number: N/AMeasure Description:Percentage of patients diagnosed with Benign Positional Paroxysmal Ve…
AAO21: Otitis Media with Effusion (OME): Comprehensive Audiometric Evaluation for Chronic OME ≥ 3 months
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority Status: No / N/ACBE Number: N/AMeasure Description:Percentage of patients aged 6 months to 12 years of age with a diagnosis of otitis…
AAO20: Tympanostomy Tubes: Comprehensive Audiometric Evaluation
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority Status: No / N/ACBE Number: N/AMeasure Description:Percentage of patients aged 6 months through 12 years with a diagnosis of otitis m…
AAO16: Age-Related Hearing Loss: Comprehensive Audiometric Evaluation+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority Status: Yes / Care CoordinationCBE Number: N/AMeasure Description:Percentage of patients aged 50 years and older who failed a hearing…
AAO13: Bell’s Palsy: Inappropriate Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging or Computed Tomography Scan+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority Status: Yes / Appropriate UseCBE Number: N/AMeasure Description:Percentage of patients aged 16 years and older with a new onset diagn…
AAO12: Tympanostomy Tubes: Topical Ear Drop Monotherapy for Acute Otorrhea+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority Status: Yes / Appropriate UseCBE Number: N/AMeasure Description:Percentage of patients aged 6 months to 12 years of age at the time o…
Empty Nose Syndrome
Position StatementEmpty Nose Syndrome (ENS) was first described in the 1990s as a post-surgical disorder characterized by paradoxical symptomatic nasal obstruction in a patient …
