Better Quality Starts With Us – Better to Develop Than Be Told
The Reg-ent team is pleased to request the Academy's feedback on which measure concepts should prioritize for development. When evaluating measures, we conside…
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)The AAO-HNS and the American Coll…
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 …
Suppressors for Hearing Preservation
Position StatementSound suppressors are mechanical devices attached to the barrel of a firearm designed to reduce harmful impulse noise of firearms at its source. CDC research h…
