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1. Initiation of Complaint Only Fellows or Active Members of the Academy may file a complaint with the Executive Vice President / Chief Operating Officer (EVP/CEO) charging another member with failing to maintain good professional standing. Failure to maintain good professional standing may be…

Preamble The following Statement of Principles and Code of Ethics articulate principles of conduct that are deemed appropriate and acceptable by the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, Inc. The statements and principles contained herein are not laws, but rather guidelines…

Sir Andrew Witty Chief Executive Officer UnitedHealth Group 9900 Bren Rd E Minnetonka, MN 55343 [email protected] May 8, 2023 Dear Sir Andrew, The undersigned organizations urge you not to implement United Healthcare’s (UHC) gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy prior authorization program. It is…

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Apply today for a position on the SRF Governing Council. Applications are due by August 2nd.…

April 18, 2023 David Cordani Chairman and Chief Executive Officer The Cigna Group 900 Cottage Grove Road Bloomfield, CT 06002 Dear Mr. Cordani: On behalf of the undersigned organizations representing physicians and health care professionals across the country, we request that Cigna immediately rescind its…

This guideline was published in the September 2017 issue of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery on September 10. Clinical Practice Guideline: Evaluation of the Neck Mass in Adults The primary purpose of this guideline is to promote the efficient, effective, and accurate diagnostic workup…

This guideline was published in the February 2019 issue of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery on February 5. Clinical Practice Guideline: Tonsillectomy in Children (Update) This clinical practice guideline (CPG), which is intended for all clinicians in any setting who interact with children aged…

This guideline was published in the February 2017 issue of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery on February 1. Clinical Practice Guideline: Improving Nasal Form and Function after Rhinoplasty The primary purpose of this guideline is to provide evidence-based recommendations for clinicians who either…

This guideline was published in the January 2017 issue of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery on January 3. Clinical Practice Guideline: Cerumen Impaction The primary purpose of this guideline is to help clinicians identify patients with cerumen impaction who may benefit from intervention, and…

This guideline was published in the February 2016 issue of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery on February 1. Clinical Practice Guideline: Otitis Media with Effusion (Update) The purpose of this multidisciplinary guideline is to identify quality improvement opportunities in managing otitis media with effusion…

This guideline was published in the February 2015 issue of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery on February 2. Clinical Practice Guideline: Allergic Rhinitis The primary purpose of this guideline is to address quality improvement opportunities for all clinicians, in any setting, who are likely…

This guideline was published in the February 2014 issue of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery on February 3. Clinical Practice Guideline: Acute Otitis Externa The primary purpose of the original guideline was to promote appropriate use of oral and topical antimicrobials for AOE and…

This guideline was published in the October 2014 issue of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery on October 1. Clinical Practice Guideline: Tinnitus The purpose of this guideline is to provide evidence-based recommendations for clinicians managing patients with tinnitus.  The target audience is any…

This 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…

The 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…