Clinical Practice Guideline: Improving Voice Outcomes After Thyroid Surgery
April 25, 2023This guideline was published in the June 2013 issue of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery on June 3. Clinical Practice Guideline: Improving Voice Outcomes After Thyroid Surgery The purpose of this guideline is to optimize voice outcomes for adult patients aged 18 years or…
Clinical Practice Guideline: Bell's palsy
April 25, 2023This guideline was published in the November 2013 issue of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery on November 4. Clinical Practice Guideline: Bell's palsy The primary purpose of this guideline is to improve the accuracy of diagnosis for Bell's palsy, to improve the…
Education
April 10, 2023Your Otolaryngology Learning Network OTO Logic We have reinvented our educational offerings, taking them from good to great! With nearly 1,400 educational activities, OTO Logic is designed to help you gain knowledge, measure competency in practice, change performance, and earn CME that counts…
"Clinical Consensus Statements” Are Now “Expert Consensus Statements"
March 31, 2023The Guideline Task Force (GTF) has voted to change the name of Clinical Consensus Statements (CCS) to Expert Consensus Statements (ECS), and the AAO-HNSF Executive Committee has approved this name change. The change will apply to all upcoming documents planned for publication. The…
Academy, Stakeholders Urge Congress to Increase Funding for Federal Tobacco Cessation Program
March 29, 2023On March 16, the Academy and a diverse group of stakeholders sent a coalition letter to leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate calling for increased funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health…
AAO-HNS comments on CMS Proposed Rule for Improving Prior Authorization and Interoperability
March 17, 2023On December 13, 2022, CMS issued a proposed rule that aimed to reduce provider burden by improving prior authorization processes and interoperability. The Academy submitted comments in response to the proposed regulation on March 13, thanking the agency for their efforts to reduce provider burden…