2022
Medicare Utilization and Reimbursement Variation Between Rural and Urban Otolaryngologists
Patel R, Torabi S, Kayastha D, Kuan E, Manes R. Medicare Utilization and Reimbursement Variation Between Rural and Urban Otolaryngologists. Otolaryngology 2022, 168: 528-535. PMID: 35852873, DOI: 10.1177/01945998221113550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCross-Sectional StudiesHumansMedicareOtolaryngologistsOtolaryngologyRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsMedicare patientsRetrospective cross-sectional studyPatient's comorbidity profileHealthcare Common Procedure Coding System codesNumber of patientsCross-sectional studyReimbursement variationComorbidity profilesPatient populationRisk scoreMedicare Provider UtilizationLarge urban settingUrban settingsOlder ageMore Medicare patientsPhysician populationPatientsPhysiciansComplexity of proceduresHCPCS codesProvider UtilizationReimbursement ratesOtolaryngologyRural practiceMedicare utilization
2021
Characterizing Medicare Reimbursements and Clinical Activity Among Female Otolaryngologists
Panth N, Torabi SJ, Kasle DA, Savoca EL, Zogg CK, O’Brien E, Manes RP. Characterizing Medicare Reimbursements and Clinical Activity Among Female Otolaryngologists. Annals Of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology 2021, 131: 749-759. PMID: 34467771, DOI: 10.1177/00034894211042445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMedicareOtolaryngologistsRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsFemale otolaryngologistsClinical volumeCurrent Procedural Terminology codesUnique Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codesProcedural Terminology codesMedicare reimbursementClinical activityRetrospective analysisTerminology codesMedicare feeOtolaryngologistsPatientsBilling patternsMedianMedicare PhysicianUrban settingsRural settingsReimbursementService billingTemporal trendsSettingRural areasAdverse Events Associated With Corticosteroid-Eluting Sinus Stents: A MAUDE Database Analysis
Narwani V, Torabi SJ, Kasle DA, Patel RA, Lerner MZ, Manes RP. Adverse Events Associated With Corticosteroid-Eluting Sinus Stents: A MAUDE Database Analysis. Otolaryngology 2021, 166: 179-182. PMID: 33848437, DOI: 10.1177/01945998211006930.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommon adverse eventsAdverse eventsPostoperative infectionMAUDE databasePatient-related adverse eventsRetrospective cross-sectional studyFungal infectionsMAUDE Database AnalysisDevice-related eventsEndoscopic sinus surgeryDrug Administration MAUDE databaseCross-sectional studyPeriorbital cellulitisSinus surgeryRevision surgerySurgical decisionSinus stentsUS FoodDrug AdministrationComplicationsPatientsInfectionStentsOperating roomDatabase analysisRole and Growth of Independent Medicare-Billing Otolaryngologic Advanced Practice Providers
Patel R, Torabi S, Kasle D, Pivirotto A, Manes R. Role and Growth of Independent Medicare-Billing Otolaryngologic Advanced Practice Providers. Otolaryngology 2021, 165: 809-815. PMID: 33687283, DOI: 10.1177/0194599821994820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMedicareNurse PractitionersOtolaryngologyPhysician AssistantsPractice Management, MedicalRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsAdvanced practice providersPractice providersRetrospective cross-sectional studyMedicare FFS patientsNumber of patientsCross-sectional studyMedicare reimbursementScope of practiceFFS patientsRetrospective reviewService patientsSex distributionMedicare populationMedicare feeMedicare Provider UtilizationPatientsCurrent ProceduralTotal MedicareProvider UtilizationTotal numberPhysiciansRural settingsMedicareReimbursementMedian
2020
Characterizing the providers of and reimbursement for chronic migraine chemodenervation among the Medicare population
Torabi SJ, Kasle DA, Savoca EL, Gottschalk CH, Manes RP. Characterizing the providers of and reimbursement for chronic migraine chemodenervation among the Medicare population. Headache The Journal Of Head And Face Pain 2020, 61: 373-384. PMID: 33337542, DOI: 10.1111/head.14040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced practice providersHigh-volume providersMedicare populationTreatment modalitiesMedicare patientsPractice providersSubstantial geographic variationMedicare Provider UtilizationProcedure volumeCPT codesPopular treatmentHigher mean numberNeurologistsCross-sectional dataProvider UtilizationMean numberPhysiciansSubstantial proportionChemodenervationReimbursement trendsTreatmentTotal beneficiariesProvidersTotalTotal numberCOVID-19’s Impact on the 2020-2021 Resident Match: A Survey of Otolaryngology Program Directors
Kasle DA, Torabi SJ, Izreig S, Rahmati RW, Manes RP. COVID-19’s Impact on the 2020-2021 Resident Match: A Survey of Otolaryngology Program Directors. Annals Of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology 2020, 130: 666-673. PMID: 33090015, PMCID: PMC8685750, DOI: 10.1177/0003489420967045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOtolaryngology Match 2020-21: Survey of Prospective Applicants in the Setting of COVID-19
Izreig S, Torabi SJ, Kasle DA, Rahmati RW, Manes RP. Otolaryngology Match 2020-21: Survey of Prospective Applicants in the Setting of COVID-19. Annals Of Otology Rhinology & Laryngology 2020, 130: 450-458. PMID: 32814437, PMCID: PMC7481654, DOI: 10.1177/0003489420952470.Peer-Reviewed Original Research