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Easy to Access AAO-HNSF Guidelines: Evidence-based quick reference guides now available in both paper pocket card and mobile/web
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Clinical quality measures have been defined as measures of processes, experience, and/or outcomes of patient care, observations or treatment that relate to one or more of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) domains of health care quality (e.g., effective
These evidence-based clinical practice guidelines were developed with input from a wide array of medical specialties, nurses, and other allied health professionals where appropriate.
These multidisciplinary expert consensus statements were developed by the AAO-HNSF.
Clinical indicators for otolaryngology serve as a checklist for practitioners and a quality care review tool for clinical departments.
Position statements are approved by the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, Inc. or Foundation (AAO-HNS/F) Boards of Directors and are typically generated from AAO-HNS/F committees.
The Affordable Care Act included several new Medicare payment reforms designed to improve coordination and collaboration among physicians and other healthcare providers, moving towards integrating quality into payment systems.
The Affordable Care Act included several new Medicare payment reforms designed to improve coordination and collaboration among physicians and other healthcare providers, moving towards integrating quality into payment systems.
The Centralized Otolaryngology Research Efforts (CORE) grants program is a collaboration of several societies, foundations, and industry supporters focused on providing support for research in the field of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery.
The AAO-HNS Socioeconomic Survey is the most recognized otolaryngology specific member survey available.
Opportunities abound for otolaryngologists to reach out on social networks and through the news media to educate a knowledge-hungry public as patients increasingly play a larger role in medical decision making.
The Patient Safety Event Web Portal was developed by the Patient Safety Quality Improvement Committee using multi-stakeholder input and allows members to confidentially report on near misses, adverse events, and medical errors in real-time.