Reader responds to ENTtoday article about signs of aging in physicians, patient safety concerns


Reader responds to ENTtoday article about signs of aging in physicians, patient safety concerns

Patient satisfaction accounts for 30% of CMS value-based purchasing model for hospital reimbursement
Study shows ultrasonography useful for diagnosis and determining patients who do not need surgery
Study finds voice restoration in total laryngopharyngectomy (TLP) jejunal and TLP radial forearm flap patients was equivalent, but inferior
to standard TLP
Research shows no increase in rate of unplanned revisits or postoperative hemorrhage

Depression, anxiety, headaches, and chronic pain more common in patients with all positive symptoms on the SNOT-20 score

Analyzing medical mistakes can help physicians determine problem, avoid similar mishaps in the future

Being forthright about missteps, adverse events can help physicians create a safer healthcare system without increasing their risk of litigation

Submucosal resection combined with lateral displacement considered most effective in cases of inferior turbinate hypertrophy

Research shows that post-surgery tonsillectomy may be needed in up to 29% of pediatric adenoidectomy cases