Practice Profile: Eastern Virginia Medical School Department of Otolaryngology
No matter what area of practice someone chooses—academic or private—Barry Strasnick, MD, offers this advice: “My message to our residents is always the same. Follow your instinct in which setting best fits you personally, and regardless of where that takes you, your commitment…
Annual Meeting & OTO Experience | Premiering tomorrow, today: 2017 Honorary Guest Lectures
Presented in order of appearance, September 10-13 in Chicago, IL HOWARD P. HOUSE , MD MEMORIAL LECTURE FOR ADVANCES IN OTOLOGY Sunday, September 10, 2017 • 2:15 pm- 3:15 pm Otology/Neurotology Innovations: Despite Skeptics Herbert Silverstein, MD Prior to founding the Silverstein Institute…
Second feature in the Annual Meeting Guests of Honor Series Chinese Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Luo Zhang, MD, PhD, Professor President, Chinese Society of Allergy Director, Beijing Institute of Otolaryngology Vice President, Beijing TongRen HospitalMembers of the Chinese Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and AAO-HNSF, 2017.The Chinese Society of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery was founded…
MIPS Demystified: Things You May Not Know About MIPS
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) will affect nearly every physician in the United States, requiring them to collect and report data on quality of care, practice activities, and technology. With all of the changes taking place, and despite the final…
FAQs: Reg-ent℠ MIPS reporting
How will the Reg-ent registry help my practice with the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2017 reporting? Reg-ent’s enhanced technology platform will accommodate all required 2017 MIPS reporting categories, including Quality Performance, Advancing Care Information (ACI), and Improvement Activities (IA). By…
MIPS for ENTs
What Can I Submit for Each Category in 2017? This resource provides a non-exhaustive sample of measures for quality, advancing care information, and improvement activities that may apply to otolaryngologist—head and neck surgeons reporting under the partial or full reporting period. For more…
Patient Health Information: Swimmer’s ear
Affecting the outer ear, swimmer’s ear (also called acute otitis externa) is a painful condition resulting from inflammation, irritation, or infection. These symptoms often occur after water gets trapped in your ear, with subsequent spread of bacteria or fungal organisms. Because this condition commonly…
Navigating Change: Regulatory advocacy efforts under the new Administration
Under the new Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Tom Price, MD, the Academy has been actively working to address many issues currently confronting practicing otolaryngologist- head and neck surgeons, including prior authorization, reducing the regulatory burden on physicians, 2017 and 2018…
Presidential Citations
The Presidential Citations are given to individuals who have had a profound influence on the AAO-HNS/F president’s life and otolaryngology. President Gregory W. Randolph, MD, has selected the following individuals for their outstanding contributions and dedication to the Academy and Foundation. D…
AAO-HNS Career Fair provides opportunity for face-to-face networking
The AAO-HNS Career Fair, hosted by ENT Careers and Health eCareers, will take place at 6:00 pm, Monday, September 11, at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Hotel during the AAO-HNSF 2017 Annual Meeting & OTO Experience. The AAO-HNS Career Fair provides the opportunity…
Annual Meeting preview
AAO-HNSF 2017 Annual Meeting & OTO Experience is right around the corner, and registration is open! Don’t forget to register by August 11 for your last chance to receive discounted registration. And for your first look at this year’s Annual Meeting in Chicago…
Board of Governors | Health literacy and patient safety: Assuring quality communication
Phyllis B. Bouvier, MD, Vice Chair, BOG Governance & Society Engagement Committee Me: “Honey, what did the oral surgeon say about swimming now?” Husband: “I don’t know; maybe you could come next time?” Phyllis B. Bouvier, MD, Vice Chair, BOG Governance & Society Engagement Committee My…
State Trackers: above and beyond volunteerism
The AAO-HNS State Tracker program connects advocacy-minded physicians with specialty-impacting legislation in their state. By monitoring daily legislative reports, State Trackers can quickly alert the Academy if assistance is needed on potentially harmful legislation. In addition, these physician leaders serve as an…
Out of Committee: The future of vocal fold injectables
Edward Damrose, MD, Medical Devices and Drugs CommitteeAs the healthcare field continues to be shaped by the pressures of cost containment, efficiency, quality, and safety, otolaryngologists should expect to be influenced by the same factors. A key point where these forces intersect is in the…
AAO-HNSF spearheads measures development
As otolaryngologists, we must take the lead in defining the meaning of “quality care” for the specialty. The development of evidence-based products by otolaryngologists for otolaryngologists is needed to meet the demands of government and private payers, accrediting bodies, and in partnership with the…
Guideline Task Force releases updates and new products
The AAO-HNSF Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) and Clinical Consensus Statement (CCS) program continues to thrive. We’ve completed multiple five-year CPG updates, created several new products, released the much-anticipated CCS manual, and welcomed new methodologists into our fold. Five-year updates CPG…
Research and Quality: Creating the tools you need
The AAO-HNSF Research and Quality Business Unit comprises the following key Foundation initiatives: the Reg-ent℠ Clinical Data Registry; Quality Measures Development; the Guidelines Task Force (Clinical Practices Guideline and Clinical Consensus Statement development, implementation, and dissemination); and the Centralized Otolaryngology Research Efforts (CORE…
