How to Reduce Readmission Rates for Otolaryngology Patients
Physicians, experts share best practices to reduce 30-day hospital readmissions rates
Features
Otolaryngology Readmission Rates Reported
How 30-day readmission rates for both outpatient, inpatient surgeries compare with overall hospital rates
Departments
Extending Credit to Patients Can Help Physicians Manage Those Who Can’t Pay
How paying by credit can ease patients’ burden of high copays, insurance deductibles
Special Reports
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Trends in Revision Rhinoplasty
Otolaryngologists Tom D. Wang, MD and Dean Toriumi, MD discuss the changing trends in rhinoplasty over the past decade, pinpointing what technologies have emerged and how this new knowledge has […]
TRIO Best Practices
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Bariatric surgical weight loss consistently reduces the severity of AHI and associated symptoms
TRIO Best Practices
Surveillance Recommendations Following Resection of Sinonasal Inverted Papilloma
Regular follow-up endoscopic examinations advised to monitor recurrence, potential for malignant transformation
Literature Reviews
Snoring Associated with Negative Sleep Behaviors, Health Conditions
Self-reported snoring linked with decreased sleep time, unintentionally falling asleep, coronary artery disease, depressive disorders
Literature Reviews
Elderly Patients with Laryngeal Squamous Cell Cancer Benefit from Higher Quality Care
Higher quality larynx cancer care associated with reduced incidence of late airway and swallowing impairment, improved outcomes, lower costs
Literature Reviews
High-Resolution Microendoscopy Shows Promise for Intraoperative Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Margin Detection
Research finds HRME useful as technique for margin control, platform for molecular imaging technologies
Literature Reviews
Nonclinical Factors Influence Antibiotic Overuse in Acute Sinusitis
Healthcare provider, provider’s specialty, presence of medical trainees affect overuse of antibiotics