Podcast: Three Pitfalls to Avoid When Starting a Private Practice
January 23, 2023Member login required. Patrick R. Owens, MD, and Michael G. Jerkins, MD, and Panacea Financial, President and Co-Founder, discuss pitfalls to avoid when starting private practice. Listen now.…
Access Online Journals
January 11, 2023One-time Registration for AAO-HNS Member Access to Online Journals As part of your AAO-HNS membership, we are pleased to offer you full text online access to Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, which as of January 2023 is now being published by…
Position Statement: Fiberoptic/Flexible Endoscopic Examinations of Swallowing (FEES)
December 28, 2022Fiberoptic endoscopic examination of swallowing (FEES) is a well-established diagnostic procedure medically indicated for diagnosis, treatment planning, and monitoring of oropharyngeal dysphagia.1-5 FEES is able to be readily performed in inpatient, outpatient or long-term care settings. FEES is safe, validated, and…
AAO32: Standard Benign Positional Paroxysmal Vertigo (BPPV) Management+
December 21, 2022Download PDF High Priority Status: Yes / Appropriate Use NQF Number: N/A Measure Description: Percentage of patients diagnosed with Benign Positional Paroxysmal Vertigo (BPPV) who received vestibular testing, imaging, and antihistamine or benzodiazepine medications. Instructions: This measure is to be submitted a minimum of once…
AAO20: Tympanostomy Tubes: Comprehensive Audiometric Evaluation
December 21, 2022Download PDF High Priority Status: No / N/A NQF Number: N/A Measure Description: Percentage of patients aged 6 months through 12 years with a diagnosis of otitis media with effusion (OME) who received tympanostomy tube insertion and received a comprehensive audiometric evaluation within 6…
AAO12: Tympanostomy Tubes: Topical Ear Drop Monotherapy for Acute Otorrhea+
December 21, 2022Download PDF High Priority Status: Yes / Appropriate Use NQF Number: N/A Measure Description: Percentage of patients aged 6 months to 12 years of age at the time of the visit with a current diagnosis of an uncomplicated acute tympanostomy tube otorrhea (TTO) who were…
AAO21: Otitis Media with Effusion (OME): Comprehensive Audiometric Evaluation for Chronic OME ≥ 3 months
December 21, 2022Download PDF High Priority Status: No / N/A NFQ Number: N/A Measure Description: Percentage of patients aged 6 months to 12 years of age with a diagnosis of otitis media with effusion (OME) including chronic serous, mucoid, or nonsuppurative OME of ≥ 3 months duration…
AAO34: Dysphonia: Postoperative Laryngeal Examination
December 21, 2022Download PDF High Priority Status: No / N/A NQF Number: N/A Measure Description: Percentage of patients aged 18 years and older who were diagnosed with new onset dysphonia within 2 months after a thyroidectomy who received or were referred for a laryngeal examination to…
AAO13: Bell's Palsy: Inappropriate Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging or Computed Tomography Scan+
December 21, 2022Download PDF High Priority Status: Yes / Appropriate Use NQF Number: N/A Measure Description: Percentage of patients aged 16 years and older with a new onset diagnosis of Bell’s palsy who had a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or a computed tomography (CT) scan of…
AAO23: Allergic Rhinitis: Intranasal Corticosteroids or Oral Antihistamines
December 21, 2022Download PDF High Priority Status: No / N/A NQF Number: N/A Measure Description: Percentage of patients aged 2 years and older with a diagnosis of allergic rhinitis who are prescribed or recommended intranasal corticosteroids (INS) or non-sedating oral antihistamines. Instructions: This measure is…
