CEO Update, February 2024
Funny how there are so many metaphors for life in some of our day-to-day activities. Skiing recently, I was reminded of that age old Gretzky quote, “I go to where the puck is going, not to where it’s been.” While…
Funny how there are so many metaphors for life in some of our day-to-day activities. Skiing recently, I was reminded of that age old Gretzky quote, “I go to where the puck is going, not to where it’s been.” While…
by Keith E. Matheny, M.D., F.A.R.S. via LinkedIn US ENT Partners, a Group Purchasing Organization bringing cost-savings, new revenue streams, and business efficiency to Otolaryngology, Allergy, Facial Plastic Surgery, & Sleep Medicine practices nationwide, is thrilled to announce our strategic…
AAOA is proud to announce its new Affinity Program with US ENT, a group purchasing organization. Through this affiliation, AAOA members may choose to work with US ENT to gain cost savings on antigen, allergy supplies, or any of the…
“But time, keeps flowing like a river….on and on to the sea” Alan Parsons Project 1980 The Alan Parsons Project may have been on to something when they wrote a song lamenting the power of time. It seems every day…
Keith Sale, MD, AAOA President-Elect, recently testified before the Senate Subcommittee hearing, Avoiding a Cautionary Tale: Policy Considerations for Artificial Intelligence in Health Care! Senator Roger Marshall, MD (KS) led the discussions. Hearings to examine policy considerations for Artificial Intelligence in health…
We want to hear from you! We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 2024 AAOA Annual Meeting Call for Proposals. Do you have burning content ideas to be presented at the Annual Meeting? The AAOA is seeking…
American Elm is dying from Dutch Elm Disease. This may explain the concentrate shortage many practices and antigen suppliers are experiencing. To help, there are many other elm species that are more or less resistant to this fungal disease and still…
United Healthcare has recently announced a policy change. Effective January 1, 2023, UHC will no longer cover home- and self-administered subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy. The AAOA, in conjunction with AAOHNS, is working to try to reverse this policy change. In the meantime,…
By Haidy Marzouk, MD If you’re like me, you may feel that the past two years have been one long stress test for your practice. Between PPE, staff shortages, OR access issues, and telemedicine, we have all had to adapt. …
After a multi-year effort, the long-awaited revision of Chapter 797 Standards for Sterile Compounding (797) of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) has been released with an expected implementation date of November 1, 2023. Thanks to the joint efforts of the AAOA,…