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 …
FLEX FAQ
What is FLEX?Q: What is FLEX?A: FLEX—Focused Lifelong Education Xperience is the Academy’s new flagship education product that launched in September 2020. FLEX…
AAO-HNS Statement on Reimbursement of Balloon Sinus Ostial Dilation
Advocacy StatementThe American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS), with approximately 12,000 members nationwide, is the national medical association of …
AAO24: Allergic Rhinitis: Avoidance of Leukotriene Inhibitors+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; Appropriate UseNQF Number: N/APercentage of patients age 2 years and older patients with allergic rhinitis who do not receive l…
AAO23: Allergic Rhinitis: Intranasal Corticosteroids or Oral Antihistamines
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: No; N/ANQF Number: N/APercentage of patients age 2 years and older with allergic rhinitis who are offered intranasal corticosteroids…
Rhinology Outcome Tool: RSOM-31
Research Outcome ToolsRhinosinusitis Outcome Measure (RSOM-31)DescriptionMeasure of rhinosinusitis health status and quality of lifeTargeted AgeAdultsItems (Domains)31 (7)Estimated …
Rhinology Outcome Tool: RSUI
Research Outcome ToolsRhinitis Symptom Utility Index (RSUI)DescriptionMeasures the severity and frequency of rhinitis related symptoms over 14 daysTargeted AgeAdultsItems (Domains)1…
Rhinology Outcome Tool: SN-5
Research Outcome ToolsSinus and Nasal Quality of Life Survey (SN-5)DescriptionAssesses health-related quality of life for children with persistent sinonasal symptomsTargeted AgePedi…
Rhinology Outcome Tool: SNOT-20
Research Outcome ToolsSino-Nasal Outcome Test-20 (SNOT-20)DescriptionPatient-reported measure of outcome in sino-nasal disorders such as rhinosinusitis and nasal polyposisTargeted A…
Facial Plastics/Rhinology Outcome Tool: NOSE Scale
Research Outcome ToolsDescriptionDisease-specific health status instrument for use in patients with nasal obstructionTargeted AgeAdultsItems (Domains)5 (N/A)Estimated Completion Tim…
Allergy Outcomes Tool: PAQLQ
Research Outcome ToolsPediatric allergic disease quality of life questionnaire (PAQLQ)DescriptionAssesses for allergic disease that encompasses its effects on a child's or teenager'…
Pediatric Rhinconjunctivitis quality of life questionnnaire (PRQLQ)
Research Outcome ToolsPediatric Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire (PRQLQ)DescriptionA disease-specific health-related quality of life instrument focusing on physical…
Allergy Outcomes Tool: RQLQ
Research Outcome ToolsRhinoconjunctivitis quality of life questionnaire (RQLQ)DescriptionMeasures the problems that adults with rhinoconjunctivitis experience in their day-to-day li…
CPT for ENT: Intradermal Dilutional Testing
CPT for ENTsQ.Should physicians report CPT code 95027 by antigen or per dilution (test or stick)? 95027Intracutaneous (intradermal) tests, sequential and incremental, wit…
CPT for ENT: Coding 31000 with Balloon Dilation Procedures
CPT for ENTsCPT for ENT: Coding 31000 with Balloon Dilation ProceduresQ: Ive noticed that there are not any coding edits in place for CPT 31000 Lavage by cannulation; max…
CPT for ENT: Balloon Sinus Dilation
CPT for ENTsThe AAO-HNS submitted three new code requests in October 2009 to the AMA for Category I CPT codes for the use of stand-alone balloon sinus dilation technology …
