Published: November 6, 2017

ENTConnect: Crowdsourced problem-solving, a real member benefit

ENTConnect, the Academy’s member-only social networking site, provides you the opportunity to join other physicians worldwide, collaborate with colleagues, and stay up-to-date with what’s new and exciting in the Academy, and within the specialty.

Ent Connect GraphicENTConnect, the Academy’s member-only social networking site, provides you the opportunity to join other physicians worldwide, collaborate with colleagues, and stay up-to-date with what’s new and exciting in the Academy, and within the specialty. Here are a few reasons why our members log on to ENTConnect:

Christopher Y. Chang, MDChristopher Y. Chang, MD“ENTConnect allowed me to “pretend” that I belonged to a large ENT group practice even though I have been the only ENT for most of my career in the small community where I live and work. Participating in ENTConnect was invaluable in allowing me the opportunity to glean not only useful clinical pearls from colleagues all over the world, but also share questions that puzzled me during my clinical practice in order to gain wisdom from the masses.”

— Christopher Y. Chang, MD

Erika A. Woodson, MDErika A. Woodson, MD“ENTConnect is our space. It’s where private practice and academic physicians all have a voice and experience to share. We learn every time we see each other’s responses to challenges with regulatory burden or with insurers. These interactions give us modern, on-demand support for these constantly moving targets.”
— Erika A. Woodson, MD



Mary T. Bowden, MDMary T. Bowden, MD“ENTConnect has been a wonderful tool for me. I took several years off from work to stay home with my kids, and as I am re-entering the workforce, I have loved having an online network to get advice from. Our field is a small, scattered group, and this brings everyone together.”
— Mary T. Bowden, MD





Michael E. Gousseau, MDMichael E. Gousseau, MD“I find that ENTConnect is becoming a go to source for practical information that relates to everyday care of my patients. I cannot find this type of information in any other typical setting such as journals or conferences. It’s great to draw on perspectives from across North America and the world, and I often learn new techniques that may improve on our local practices. In addition, the online discussion format makes me comfortable posing questions that I wouldn’t necessarily ask in rounds or in the hallway during busy clinic days.”
— Michael E. Gousseau, MD

Julie A. Redmon, MDJulie A. Redmon, MD“Although there are many advantages to being in solo practice, one of the main disadvantages I have found is not having a colleague with whom to discuss that complicated patient or vent about the changes in healthcare. ENTConnect has been an excellent resource for doing those things.”
— Julie A. Redmon, MD




Christina M. Gillespie, MDChristina M. Gillespie, MD“I enjoy ENTConnect for crowdsourced problem-solving. As a physician in a busy private practice, I can easily go to ENTConnect to read responses to old queries and post a new query about issues as they arise. I benefit from the collective intelligence of a bunch of really smart people.”
— Christina M. Gillespie, MD
More from November 2017 – Vol. 36, No. 10
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Annual Meeting highlights
The AAO-HNSF 2017 Annual Meeting & OTO Experience offered an array of new and well-regarded opportunities to join colleagues in the premier education and specialty event of the year.
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CY 2018 Medicare physician fee schedule (MPFS): What does it mean for you?
On July 13, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted the proposed rule for payments in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for calendar year (CY) 2018.
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New bundled sinus codes don’t account for additional resources
On September 6, the AAO-HNS submitted comments on the CY 2018 Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs proposed rule. The main issue that could impact AAO-HNS members is the proposed payment for new bundled sinus codes in the ASC.
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Clinical Consensus Statement: BDS update
In keeping with the AAO-HNSF’s longstanding tradition of evidence-based reviews to aid physicians in providing safe and efficacious care for their patients, a Clinical Consensus Statement: Balloon Dilation of the Sinuses (BDS) was previewed at our recent Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL.
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Defining Quality in Otolaryngology with New Measures
The American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) is dedicated to the development and implementation of clinically valid performance measures, which contribute to success in quality of care for otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeons.
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Academy receives Best Mobile App award
We are pleased to share the great news that the Academy was awarded “Best Mobile App 2016” for the AAO-HNSF 2016 Annual Meeting & OTO Experience at the Trade Show Executive Gold 100 Awards & Summit presentation on September 28, 2017.
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Academy, 3P Workgroup collaborate to review position statements
Position Statements are used to designate a statement, policy, or declaration of the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery and Foundation (AAO-HNS/F) on a particular topic or set of topics.
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2018 Quality Payment Program (QPP) proposed rule
On June 20, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2018 proposed rule for the second year of the Quality Payment Program (QPP).
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CMS listened!
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) decided not to finalize their proposal to require all Medicare advanced diagnostic imaging final accreditation survey reports as well as acceptable plans of correction (POC) in the Fiscal Year 2018 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (IPPS) Prospective Payment System Final Rule.
Committees
2018 Committee Application Opened November 1
Want to get more involved with your Academy? Apply to become a committee member!
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Board of Governors: If not you, then who? If not now, then when?
I have to chuckle a little as I write this with my wife beside me, accusing me of having said “yes” to one more thing.
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Roger D. Cole, MD, MA, named Chair-Elect, Ethics Committee
The Board of Directors (BOD) appointed Roger D. Cole, MD, MA, to the position of Chair-Elect, Ethics Committee at the AAO-HNSF 2017 Annual Meeting & OTO Experience in Chicago, IL.
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Cecelia E. Schmalbach, MD, MSc, named BOD Coordinator-Elect for Research and Quality
The Board of Directors approved Cecelia E. Schmalbach, MD, MSc, as the Coordinator-Elect for Research and Quality.
James C. Denneny III, MD AAO-HNS/F EVP/CEO
The path to healthcare reform
Last month, I raised the premise that meaningful healthcare reform could not be accomplished without the participation and cooperation of all participants in the debate.
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Your membership and value expectations
Do you value your membership in the American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) as much as I do? The clinical practice of medicine has become enormously complicated, and we live in an era of constant flux in the provision of healthcare—especially as it relates to regulatory requirements, socioeconomic and reimbursement challenges, and a plethora of other interjected patient care paradigm burdens.