Legacy of Excellence Digital Flipbook

Chapter 4: 2012 – 2016

One of the most important advances the Academy has made to improve healthcare outcomes and fulfill its mission to empower physicians to provide the best healthcare has been the successful development and implementation of a process for creating relevant, valid, otolaryngology-specific evidence-based guidelines.”

–David R. Nielsen, MD, EVP/CEO, January 2013 Bulletin

under the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and impending Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and set the stage for developing more performance and outcomes measures. Dr. Denneny shared the value of the clinical data registry in overcoming the constant barrage of healthcare reporting in the April 2016 Bulletin , “We must have the courage to pursue opportunities created by the massive disruption that the healthcare industry is experiencing. A tangible example of acting on opportunity is the decision and commitment of our Board of Directors to proceed with Reg-ent, our clinical data registry, which is now well under way in its pilot phase. Once fully operational this fall, we anticipate it will allow you, our members, to meaningfully and successfully participate in the quality-based patient care world.” RESEARCH AND QUALITY Coordinators for Research and Quality

for improvement of systems of practice based on the aggregate data available in the portal. The portal was

fully launched in 2013. Choosing Wisely ®

Also in 2012, the Academy announced it was joining the Choosing Wisely ® campaign and partnering with other medical societies to improve patient health and identify and reduce waste in the healthcare system. Choosing Wisely ® aimed to get physicians, patients, and other healthcare stakeholders talking about the overuse or misuse of medical tests and procedures that provide little benefit. As part of Choosing Wisely ® , each participating specialty society identified five tests, procedures, or care choices commonly used in its field whose use should be discussed or questioned in shared decision making between physician and patient.

John S. Rhee, MD, MPH, 2010-2014 Lisa E. Ishii, MD, MHS, 2014-2017

Guideline Task Force Chair: Seth R. Schwartz, MD, MPH, 2011-2016

Beyond the work on the development of Reg-ent, the AAO-HNSF continued to commit resources to further research and quality endeavors to support the specialty and patient care. In 2012 the Academy piloted the Patient Safety Event Web Portal where Academy members could securely, confidentially, and anonymously report near misses, adverse events, and errors. The goal of the portal was to assist Patient Safety and Quality Improvement (PSQI) Committee in rapidly identifying macro trends becoming an issue as well as opportunities

When announcing the Academy’s participation in this campaign, Dr. Nielsen said in the May 2012 Bulletin , “This will be an ongoing effort—one in which we will demonstrate leadership necessary to truly make a difference in healthcare for each individual patient, and for collective and global outcomes.” As the work of the Academy continued in this effort, he further expanded in his July 2012 Bulletin column, “The campaign is designed to encourage conversations between physicians and their patients so accountability

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