How are your patients doing? Do you know the impact of their disorders-and the management approach you selected for them-on their health-related quality of life?

How are your patients doing? Do you know the impact of their disorders-and the management approach you selected for them-on their health-related quality of life?
Otolaryngologist Martin L. Hopp, MD, PhD, of Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, believes that in-office computed tomography (CT) scanning is the trifecta of care for otolaryngologists and their patients.
Contrary to popular belief, CMS is in the business of paying for quality care, not just the volume of care provided.
As I was putting my thoughts together for this editorial, I read Peanuts in the Sunday comics, and found a great health care reform analogy.
In one of the first sessions at the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery annual meeting, otolaryngologists made it overwhelmingly clear that they believe they should be paid for being on call for emergencies and consultations.
Dysphagia is the dominant cause of morbidity and mortality in patients treated by otolaryngologists, and in fact, more people die from aspiration pneumonia following stroke than from all head and neck cancers combined.
Does the time between aspiration and retrieval of an airway foreign body affected the pediatric patient’s outcome?
When a pediatric patient presents with a diagnosis of chronic sinusitis and rhinitis, my modus operandi is to assess the patient, review the history, and provide medical treatment as indicated.