AAO-HNS Comments on Moda Health’s Reimbursement Policy (5/21/2019)
Private Payer AdvocacyOn May 21, the Academy commented on Moda Health’s reimbursement policy on postoperative sinus endoscopy and/or debridement procedures. According to the policy …
AAO-HNS Comments on Emblem Health’s Modifier 25 and E/M Policy (4/11/19)
Private Payer AdvocacyOn April 3, the Academy submitted a comment letter to Emblem Health opposing the company’s reimbursement policy to deny E/M services billed with modifier 25 wi…
Highmark Now Covers Eustachian Tube Balloon Dilation (4/11/2019)
Private Payer AdvocacyEffective April 8, 2019, Highmark Blue Shield now considers eustachian tube balloon dilation medically necessary in adult individuals (22 years and older) when…
Highmark Now Covers Standalone Balloon Sinus Ostial Dilation of the Sinus (2/28/2019)
Private Payer AdvocacyEffective February 18, 2019, Blue Cross Blue Shield Highmark updated its commercial medical policies in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia to cover stan…
Academy Continues Advocacy on Balloon Sinus Ostial Dilation (1/23/2019)
Private Payer AdvocacyIn response to member feedback, the AAO-HNS submitted multiple comment letters to various private payers opposing their coverage policies designating balloon s…
Signed into Law: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
On March 11, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) was enacted into law, after passage in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. The newest COVID r…
New AMA Resource Available on the “No Surprises Act”
On December 27, 2020 the “No Surprises Act” was signed into law. This legislation, which enacts changes to federal law to protect patients from the financial i…
Federal and State Financial Relief Information
Deadline Approaching to Apply for Phase 3 Provider Relief Fund PaymentsPhysicians have until Friday, November 6 to apply to the additional $20 billion in new …
COVID-19 Anosmia Reporting Tool: Initial Findings
The first data from the AAO-HNS COVID-19 Anosmia Reporting Tool was analyzed and reported in the following article, which has been accepted for publication in …
Statement from AAO-HNS President Duane J. Taylor, MD
The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) realizes that our country is currently in the midst of a crisis and potentially at a cro…
ENT Physicians and Researchers Showcase Studies at Otolaryngology’s Virtual Annual Meeting
ALEXANDRIA, VA— During the AAO-HNSF 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting & OTO Experience, which runs from September 13 through October 25, the most current researc…
American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery and Its Foundation Announce New President: Carol R. Bradford, MD, MS
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Carol R. Bradford, MD, MS, became the new President of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) and its Foundati…
CYBERSECURITY ADVISORY Ransomware Activity Targeting U.S. Healthcare and Public Health Sector
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) i…
CARES Act Provisions Impacting Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
AdvocacyOn March 27, President Trump signed into law H.R. 748, the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” or the “CARES” Act. A summary of the provisions…
Ménière’s Disease: New Clinical Practice Guideline to Enhance Diagnostic Accuracy and Treatment
ALEXANDRIA, VA ‒ The American Academy of Otolaryngology‒Head and Neck Surgery Foundation published the Clinical Practice Guideline: Ménière’s Disease today in …
The AAO-HNSF Releases List of Common Tests and Treatments to Question as Part of the Choosing Wisely® Campaign
ALEXANDRIA, VA — The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) today released its second list of specific tests and treatm…
AAO-HNSF Clinical Practice Guideline: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children
ALEXANDRIA, VA – A multidisciplinary clinical practice guideline that helps physicians identify children most likely to benefit from tympanostomy tubes, provid…
The AAO-HNSF, as Part of the Choosing Wisely® Campaign, Identifies Five Commonly Used Tests and Treatments to Question
ALEXANDRIA, VA — The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) released a list of specific tests and treatments that are c…
