Clinical Practice Guideline: Otitis Media with Effusion (Update)
Clinical Practice GuidelineThe guideline was published as a supplement in the February 2016 issue of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery.The purpose of this multidisciplinary guideline …
Clinical Practice Guideline: Evaluation of the Neck Mass in Adults
Clinical Practice GuidelineThis guideline was published as a supplement in the September 2017 issue of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery.The primary purpose of this guideline is to pr…
Clinical Practice Guideline: Opioid Prescribing for Analgesia After Common Otolaryngology Operations
Clinical Practice GuidelineThis guideline was published in the April 2021 issue of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.Clinical Practice Guideline: Opioid Prescribing for Analgesia Afte…
Clinical Indicators: Acoustic Neuroma Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery
Clinical Indicator*CPT 92540 and 92541 are "add-on" codes, formerly reported with CPT 95920, which has been deleted and replaced with these 2 new codes. In the 2013 final Medica…
AAO16: Age-related Hearing Loss: Audiometric Evaluation
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: YesCare Coordination NQF Number: N/APercentage of patients age 60 years and older who failed a hearing screening and/or who report s…
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…
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…
AAO13: Bell’s Palsy: Inappropriate Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging or Computed Tomography Scan (Inverse Measure)+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; Appropriate UseNQF Number: N/APercentage of patients age 16 years and older with a new onset diagnosis of Bell’s palsy within t…
AAO34: Dysphonia: Postoperative Laryngeal Examination
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: No; N/ANQF Number: N/APercentage of patients age 18 years and older who were diagnosed with new onset dysphonia within 2 months afte…
AAO21: Otitis Media with Effusion: Hearing Test for Chronic OME > 3 months
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: No; N/ANQF Number: N/APercentage of patients age 6 months to 12 years of age at the time of the visit with a diagnosis of otitis med…
AAO31: Otitis Media with Effusion (OME): Avoidance of Inappropriate Use of Medications+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; Appropriate UseNQF Number: N/APercentage of patients age 2 months through 12 years with a diagnosis of otitis media with effusi…
AAO12: Tympanostomy Tubes: Topical Ear Drop Monotherapy Acute Otorrhea+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; Appropriate UseNQF Number: N/APercentage of patients age 6 months to 12 years of age at the time of the visit with a current di…
AAO20: Tympanostomy Tubes: Hearing Test+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: No; N/ANQF Number: N/APercentage of patients age 6 months through 12 years with a diagnosis of OME who received tympanostomy tube in…
AAO36: Tympanostomy Tubes: Resolution of Otitis Media with Effusion in Adults and Children+*
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; OutcomeNQF Number: N/APercentage of patients aged 6 months and older with a diagnosis of otitis media with effusion who are see…
AAO29: Quality of Life for Patients with Neurotology Disorders+*
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; OutcomeNQF Number: N/APercentage of neurotology patients whose most recent Quality of Life scores were maintained or improved d…
AAO32: Standard BPPV Management+
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: Yes; Appropriate UseNQF Number: N/APercentage of BPPV patients who received vestibular testing, imaging, and antihistamine or benzod…
AAO35: Benign Positional Paroxysmal Vertigo (BPPV): Dix-Hallpike and Canalith Repositioning
Quality MeasureDownload PDFHigh Priority: No; N/ANQF Number: N/APercentage of patients with BPPV who had a Dix-Hallpike maneuver performed AND who had therapeutic canalith re…
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 …