Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding system encompasses some 10,000 codes, and the set is continually evolving to keep pace with ongoing advancements in science, technology, clinical protocols, data management, and more.



Experts at the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Annual Meeting discussed the main features, benefits, and drawbacks of the largest databases, while emphasizing that even though using them correctly isn’t a simple matter, it is a vital one.

As one of the registrants, especially one who debated about whether or not to go all the way up to the meeting date, can say it was a great experience and one I’m glad to have attended.
Physician, resident, and medical student members of the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates adopted a policy at the association’s special interim meeting in November to combat public health […]

COVID has put cybersecurity concerns, particularly in connection with the protection of patient healthcare data, into mainstream consciousness.
Employed patients with spasmodic dysphonia reported voice-related work productivity impairment, which improved significantly one month after treatment with BoNT injection.
The deviation from overall spirometric maximums has the strongest predictive power in determining the need to return to surgery.
A look at how effective the dynamic optical contrast imaging (DOCI) technique is as a tool in specifically differentiating parathyroid tissue and adjacent structures.
Olfactory dysfunction (OD) presence does not seem to be useful in identifying subjects at risk for being COVID-19 super spreaders.
The palatine tonsils and adenoids are also lymphoid tissues that may help defend against infections of the upper respiratory tract, bringing into question whether tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy might hinder immune response.