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April 2023 Annals highlights
Read the full articleThe April issue focuses on traveling with allergic and immunologic disorders as families develop summer plans.… With spring here, the current issue of Annals in Allergy, Asthma and Immunology has a potpourri of topics that focus on traveling with allergic and immunologic disorders as…

Register now for the hands-on ACAAI 2023 Allergen Extract Mixing Course, Sat., Aug. 5, 2023! Seats are limited!
Read the full articleThis stand-alone, one day, hands-on workshop is being held on August 5, 2023 at the Chicago O'Hare Airport Hilton.… This stand-alone, one day, hands-on workshop is being held on August 5, 2023 at the Chicago O'Hare Airport Hilton. It is geared to train allied health…

The Advocacy Council works for you
Read the full articleWe’ve worked independently and with like-minded medical coalitions on important issues that affect allergy practices.… The Advocacy Council has been exceedingly busy in the first quarter of 2023. In our advocacy efforts, we’ve worked independently and with like-minded medical coalitions on important issues that…

Get ready for Asthma and Allergy Awareness month
Read the full articleAsthma and Allergy Awareness Month is right around the corner, and it’s a great opportunity to share your expertise with… May is Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month, and it’s right around the corner. It’s a great opportunity to share your expertise with your community.…

Recognizing FITs for research
Read the full articleNominations are made by email and must be received by August 15, 2023 to be considered for this year’s… The ACAAI Annals Fellows-In-Training Award Program, established in 2022, will continue this year. FITs who publish the best article (original research or review) in Annals…

2023 Recommendations to address health care workforce challenges
Read the full articleThree months into the 118th Congress, we are beginning to get a sense of which issues Congress and its committees… As is typical at the start of a new Congress, committee chairs outlined ambitious agendas for their committees. Achieving the entirety of these agendas…

FITs get discount on AIM self-assessment program
Read the full articleThe four modes in the self-assessments (pretest, learn, posttest, comparison) provide a comprehensive learning experience.… The AIM Self-Assessment volumes are designed to help allergy/immunology providers and trainees obtain new knowledge and reaffirm existing knowledge. Together, the two modules consist of more than 200 case-based,…

Educating caregivers to treat anaphylaxis
Read the full articleWhile discussing my nephew’s egg allergy with my mother-in-law, she said she did not feel confident using his epinephrine auto-injector… While discussing my nephew’s egg allergy with my mother-in-law, she said she did not feel confident using his epinephrine auto-injector (EAI) and would feel more…

Moving Toward Equity: Disparities in Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps - Part 3
in AllergyTalkRead the full articleEpisode 3 discusses access to treatment disparities for nasal polyposis in minority and underserved populations.… This podcast is supported by Sanofi Regeneron. The third podcast in this three-part series discusses access to treatment disparities for nasal polyposis in minority and underserved populations. Today’s speakers…

Moving Toward Equity: Disparities in Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps - Part 2
in AllergyTalkRead the full articleEpisode 2 discusses how CRSwNP is affected by air pollution and environment, and how this affects minority and underserved… This podcast is supported by Sanofi Regeneron. The second podcast in this three-part series discusses the impact of air pollution and the environment on CRSwNP…

Moving Toward Equity: Disparities in Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps - Part 1
in AllergyTalkRead the full articleEpisode 1 overviews the CRSwNP subtypes, reviews the evidence of disparities, and discusses the reasons for the disparities.… This podcast is supported by Sanofi Regeneron. The first podcast in this three-part series provides an overview of the subtypes of CRSwNP and reviews the evidence…

Please allow me to introduce myself
Read the full articleI have written a few of these columns since becoming College President last November, but I realized that for many… I have written a few of these columns since becoming College President last November, but I realized that for many of you, we haven’t been…

2023 MedPAC report encourages physician payment reform
Read the full articleThese reports make nonbinding recommendations to Congress and also assess various aspects of Medicare payment policy.… It’s no secret to allergy practices that Medicare payments have not kept pace with rising operating costs. Inflation and other factors have only caused operating costs to increase…

2023 HIPAA Update
Read the full articleHIPAA violations have been more common in recent years and create potential financial liabilities for breach of confidentiality of… HIPAA’s federal standards determine when and how health care providers, including allergists, and their business associates can store, transmit, use, and disclose individuals’ protected health…

Evaluating RPM for your practice
Read the full articleHow quickly have allergy practices adopted RPM technology, and which patients are using it? Definitive Healthcare's report has some… Remote patient monitoring (RPM) use has skyrocketed over the past few years. According to a 2023 report from Definitive Healthcare, which is based on data…

Archives Committee
Read the full articleThe Archives Committee preserves the publications, communications and historical activities of the College and its members for future use and… The Archives Committee preserves the publications, communications and historical activities of the College and its members for future use and reference. The Archives Committee…

March 2023 Annals highlights
Read the full articleThis month’s Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology is focused on understanding food allergy in the adult population.… Well, March is here, and spring is about to… well, spring! We’ve heard much about food allergy, but many of those papers are focused on children.…

AMA Medicare specialty impact analysis
Read the full articleA/I was one of 16 specialty groups to experience a 2% cut in Medicare payments as a result of the… The American Medical Association (AMA) recently released its specialty impact analysis, which details the collective impact of the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS)…

2023 RTM services are now under general supervision
Read the full articleEffective Jan. 1, any Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) services (CPT codes 98975, 98976, 98977, 98980, and 98981) may be provided… A significant barrier to allergists providing remote therapeutic monitoring services has now been removed. Effective Jan. 1, any Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) services (CPT…

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