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Celebrating Over 80 Years Of Service!

The American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA) represents over 2,700 Board-certified otolaryngologists and health care providers. Otolaryngology, frequently referred to as Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT), uniquely combines medical and surgical expertise to care for patients with a variety of conditions affecting the ears, nose, and throat, as well as commonly related conditions. AAOA members devote part of their practice to the diagnosis and treatment of allergic disease. The AAOA actively supports its membership through education, research, and advocacy in the care of allergic patients.

"Advance the comprehensive management of allergy and inflammatory disease in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery through training, education, and advocacy."

AAOA Member Benefits

  • Up to 60% discount for CME programs and free Annual Meeting. All AAOA’s CME programs meet ABOTOHNS Continuing Certification.
  • AAOA US ENT Affinity program, where AAOA members can gain savings on antigen, allergy supplies, and any of the other 5 service lines US ENT offers. For more email info@usentpartners.com.
  • Tools and resources to comply with US General Chapter 797 and practice management tools.
  • Advocacy support.
  • And much more! Learn More

ADVOCACY UPDATES

CMS to Provide Advanced Payments to Those Affected by the Change Healthcare Cyberattack

On Saturday, March 9, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a statement…

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Policy Update: State of the Union Address, Budget Updates

President Biden’s State of the Union Address State of the Union Transcript State of the Union Video…

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Medicare Physician Payment

AMA Advocacy Update The House of Representatives voted 339-85 on March 6 to pass the…

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Upcoming Dates

04/01/24: Fellow Exam Application Deadline
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06/01/24: Research Grant Cycle
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06/25/24: Membership Application Deadline to be eligible for AAOA Member rate for the 2024 Basic Course

08/02/24: Scientific Abstract Submission Deadline
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12/01/24: Research Grant Cycle
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EDUCATION

AAOA Advanced Course

The recorded course content is available until April 30, 2024. This year’s Advanced Course featured Laryngology and Skull Base Surgery with Nausheen Jamal, MD and Garret Choby, MD as featured faculty.

RESIDENTS

For information about Resident membership, opportunities, DosedDaily, research grants, and other resources. Learn More

IFAR

Available Now

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IFAR Impact Factor: 2.454

IFAR Featured Content: COVID-19 - Free Access
Endonasal instrumentation and aerosolization risk in the era of COVID‐19: simulation, literature review, and proposed mitigation strategies . Read More

Changes in Managing Practices

Working together with AAOA staff, volunteer leadership and members will enable us to have a positive impact on our members’ practices.

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Live and Online CME

2024 AAOA Advanced Course in Allergy & Immunology - Hybrid
On-Demand Content Access Deadline:
April 30, 2024
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2024 AAOA Basic Course in Allergy & Immunology - Hybrid
July 25-27, 2024
The Diplomat, Hollywood, Florida
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2024 AAOA Annual Meeting - Hybrid
November 8-10, 2024
Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas
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USP 797 Online Module
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AAOA Educational Stacks
Next Availability - April 1, 2024

News and Updates

Member Perspective on AAOA Value

by Dole Baker, MD, FAAOA Having been a long-time member of the AAOA, recent upgrades…

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CEO Update, February 2024

Funny how there are so many metaphors for life in some of our day-to-day activities. …

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College Allergy Symptoms Treatment Back to Shcool

PRACTICE RESOURCES

AAOA Practice Resource Tool Kit

The American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy (AAOA) Practice Resource Tool Kit is intended as a guide to help AAOA members integrate allergy into their otolaryngology practice and to continually improve on this integration as new information, regulations, and resources become available.

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PARTNER RESOURCE CENTER

AAOA has launched a Partner Resource Center to bring you partner resources that can assist your practice and patient care.

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PATIENT CORNER

Impact OF 2019 Physician Fee Schedule on Allergy and Sinus Services

Specialty Impact

The conversion factor for 2019 will be $36.0391 and remains essentially flat.  The changes in the rule are budget-neutral in the aggregate which explains why the impact for all physicians is shown as zero.  The final rule shows changes in the range of minus5% to plus 4%, with allergy seeing a 1% decrease and otolaryngology seeing no change. 

Changes to Supply and Equipment Prices

CMS finalized its proposal to adopt updated direct PE input prices for supplies and equipment based on a market research study undertaken for this update.  However, in response to public comments including those from AAOA in coalition with the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the Advocacy Council of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, CMS improved the supply pricing for 3 antigen codes.  The final supply values for these three supply codes as well as others of interest to AAOA members follow.

Supply/Equipment Code Description CY 2018 Price Proposed CY 2019 Price Final CY 2019 Price
SH007 antigen, multi (pollen, mite, mold, cat) $6.700 $4.780 $8.960
SH009 antigen, venom $20.140 $27.360 $30.930
SH010 antigen, venom, tri-vespid $44.050 $51.320 $60.240
SA106 Balloon Sinus Surgery Kit $2,599.86 $2,876.22 $2,374.33

Determination of PE RVUs – Balloon Sinus Surgery Kits 

CMS solicited comments on whether the quantity of0.5 balloon sinus surgery kits per sinus included CPT codes 31295-31297 was typical and whether the pricing of the kits is appropriate.  Based on the comments received, the agency decided not to make any changes to the balloon sinus surgery kit supply code outside of the market-based supply and equipment update as they do not believe they have sufficient information to revise the quantities or prices.

Scope Proposals for CY 2019

MS did not make any further changes to scope equipment in the CY 2019 final rule and are waiting until CY 2020 to allow them to incorporate feedback from the RUC Scope Equipment Reorganization Work groupthat will make recommendations on scope organization and pricing. 

The agency did update the price of the scope video system (ES031) from $33,391 to $36,306 to reflect the addition of the LED light and miscellaneous small equipment associated with the system that is not separately priced.

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