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.
Pay4Call: Economic, Ethical, and Quality Issues of Payment for Taking Call: Physicians Angry at Lack of Payment
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: A Challenge to Manage
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.
Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery Indications Continue to Expand
Foreign Body Aspiration in Pediatric Patients: Bronchoscopy Delay May Be Beneficial
Does the time between aspiration and retrieval of an airway foreign body affected the pediatric patient’s outcome?
Indications for Surgical Intervention
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.
From Uninsured to Medicare Beneficiary-Who Suffers and Who Pays?
Like other physicians, Gady Har-El, MD, Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York and president of the American Broncho-Esophagological Association, takes on uninsured patients who have waited too long to see a doctor.
The Physician-Scientist Model: Does It Work in Our Specialty?
Academic medical centers within the United States bear the primary responsibility for promulgating and performing life sciences research.
The Role of Generosity in Medicine
Generosity was the main topic of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery’s 2007 John Conley Lecture on Medical Ethics by Rev. William G. Enright, PhD, Executive Director of the Lake Family Institute on Faith and Giving at the Center on Philanthropy, Indiana University, at the opening ceremony of this year’s annual meeting.
AAO-HNS Releases Multispeciality Practice Guidelines for Adult Rhinosinusitis
At its annual meeting, the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery released its long-awaited multispecialty practice guidelines for treatment of adult rhinosinusitis.
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