The new health system reform law includes a number of quality provisions that physician organizations say are not ready for primetime and won’t be ready in the time frame established by Congress.
Emerging Use of Optical Coherence Tomography in Otolaryngology
CT Scanning of the Paranasal Sinuses: Indications, Utilization, and Radiation Risks
With improved technology, as well as increased availability and access, diagnostic imaging has become the fastest growing segment of health care spending, with estimates of 15% to 35% increases annually.
Endoscopic Approach Reduces the Need for ‘Second-Look’ Mastoid Surgery
Endoscopic mastoid surgery is difficult to learn, performed in a tight space, and will probably never replace conventional open procedures.
A Pay Cut by Any Other Name Is Still a Pay Cut
I would like to commend Robert H. Miller, MD, on a well-balanced discussion in the February issue of ENToday concerning the pros and cons of pay for performance (P4P).
Well Tuned: Maintenance of the Professional Voice: Part 1 of 2
Frank Sinatra purportedly said of Rosemary Clooney that she was able to hit a note right in its center.
An Otolaryngologist as Flight Surgeon: One Doctor’s Experience in Operation Iraqi Freedom
This is a short narrative of the experience of this otolaryngologist, who was deployed to Iraq to participate in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Otolaryngologists on the Front Lines
Device Kit Reduces Need for Biopsy in Oral Cancer Diagnosis
The gold standard for oral cancer diagnosis is visual examination followed by biopsy and histological analysis of suspicious lesions.
Fibrin Glue Makes Septal Perforations Easier to Repair
Doctors, faced with challenging problems of mending nasal septal perforations, suggested that the use of fibrin glue to hold into place an AlloDerm graft is effective and likely cost-saving.
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