2023
A Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Analysis of Reimbursement Trends in Laryngology from 2000 to 2021
Xu J, Lorenz R, Mulligan K, Otteson T, Maronian N, Manes R, Lerner M, Bryson P. A Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Analysis of Reimbursement Trends in Laryngology from 2000 to 2021. The Laryngoscope 2023, 134: 247-256. PMID: 37436137, DOI: 10.1002/lary.30874.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Adequate short- and long-term pain control with non-opiate analgesics after microdirect laryngoscopy
Bisarya PK, Jiang R, Chao J, Narwani V, Lerner M, Kohli N. Adequate short- and long-term pain control with non-opiate analgesics after microdirect laryngoscopy. American Journal Of Otolaryngology 2021, 43: 103267. PMID: 34695699, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.103267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdequate pain controlUse of opioidsPain controlPost-operative painDaily VAS scoresMicrodirect laryngoscopyOpioid medicationsVAS scoresLong-term pain controlSingle-institution prospective studyNon-opiate analgesiaPostoperative pain managementSufficient pain controlPost-operative analgesiaNon-opiate analgesicsVisual analog scaleLong-term painT-testVocal fold lesionsStudent's t-testOpioid analgesiaMost patientsPain managementAnalog scaleProspective study
2020
High-Volume Billing and Reimbursement Trends for Endoscopic Swallowing Studies in the Medicare Population
Kasle DA, Torabi SJ, Savoca EL, Lerner M, Manes RP. High-Volume Billing and Reimbursement Trends for Endoscopic Swallowing Studies in the Medicare Population. Dysphagia 2020, 36: 919-924. PMID: 33215264, DOI: 10.1007/s00455-020-10215-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSensory testingBarium swallow studyFiberoptic endoscopic evaluationHigh-volume providersReimbursement trendsType of providerEndoscopic evaluationSwallow studySwallowing studyFEESSTMedicare populationMedicare feeMedicare Provider UtilizationReimbursement dataFEESProvider UtilizationSignificant riseService populationPathology portion
2017
Metformin Prevents the Progression of Dysplastic Mucosa of the Head and Neck to Carcinoma in Nondiabetic Patients
Lerner MZ, Mor N, Paek H, Blitzer A, Strome M. Metformin Prevents the Progression of Dysplastic Mucosa of the Head and Neck to Carcinoma in Nondiabetic Patients. Annals Of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology 2017, 126: 340-343. PMID: 28103701, DOI: 10.1177/0003489416688478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSquamous cell carcinomaAdjuvant metformin therapyHNC patientsMetformin therapyDiabetes mellitusOral cavity squamous cell carcinomaType 2 diabetes mellitusLaryngeal squamous cell carcinomaOral anti-hyperglycemic agentAbnormal glucose metabolismRisk of malignancyAnti-hyperglycemic agentsMultifocal dysplastic lesionsNondiabetic patientsAdjuvant therapyNondiabetic populationOverall survivalAdditional surgeryMucosal lesionsCase seriesOral lesionsCell carcinomaNeck cancerDysplastic lesionsDysplastic mucosa
2016
Gender differences in onabotulinum toxin A dosing for adductor spasmodic dysphonia
Lerner MZ, Lerner BA, Patel AA, Blitzer A. Gender differences in onabotulinum toxin A dosing for adductor spasmodic dysphonia. The Laryngoscope 2016, 127: 1131-1134. PMID: 27633917, DOI: 10.1002/lary.26265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdductor spasmodic dysphoniaSpasmodic dysphoniaOnabotulinum toxinChart reviewFemale groupOnabotulinum Toxin A InjectionsRetrospective chart reviewBotulinum toxin injectionSenior author's databaseAbductor spasmodic dysphoniaIndependent sample twoA injectionAverage followSymptom controlOromandibular dystoniaToxin injectionFemale patientsRetrospective reviewAlternate diagnosisBotulinum toxinAntibody formationFemale genderPossible inverse relationshipInclusion criteriaThyroarytenoid muscle
2012
Nil per os except medications order in the dysphagic patient
Leder SB, Lerner MZ. Nil per os except medications order in the dysphagic patient. QJM 2012, 106: 71-75. PMID: 22403093, DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcs044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication ordersDysphagia testingDysphagic populationFiberoptic endoscopic evaluationForm of medicationLeft valleculaCough reflexEndoscopic evaluationDysphagic patientsMucosal foldsMedicationsLaryngeal vestibuleKelly clampBolus swallowsPillsSwallow trialsThin liquidsSwallowingEnteric coatingDirect visualizationAspirationPatientsCoughingPopulationVallecula