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Articles tagged with "otolaryngology"

OTC Options for Hearing and Sleep Care

When over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids debuted two years ago, Justin S. Golub, MD, MS, an otology specialist and associate professor of otolaryngology – head and neck surgery at Columbia University in New York, was enthusiastic.

Reflection and Anticipation in the Field of Otolaryngology

As 2024 comes to a close, we asked members of the ENTtoday editorial board two questions: What’s been the biggest success in otolaryngology in the last five years and what are you most excited about for the next 5-10 years of ENT medicine? Here’s what they had to say.

The Time Is Now to Prepare for the Next VBC Wave

VBC (value-based care) is coming to otolaryngology offices within the next five years through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) initiatives, and otolaryngology needs strategies for responding to how value, outcomes, and cost will be captured and measured

PROMS Can Help With Patient Outcomes And With Patient-Centered Research

PROMs are important in otolaryngology because many of the issues that patients have (e.g., hearing loss, nasal issues, snoring, swallowing, dizziness) have a big subjective component. One of the benefits of performing PROMs is getting a measure of how a patient is doing at that visit, as well as giving the clinician a point of focus, whether it’s a specific physical, functional, or emotional issue.