M&As, the Blended Care Model, and Teleaudiology
What do the recent mergers and acquisitions (M&As) of hearing care dispensing networks mean for private practice audiologists and hearing aid specialists?
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The Rise of the Disrupters in Hearing Healthcare
With the rise of telecare and DIY/self-fit hearing devices (for at least milder hearing losses), hearing healthcare stakeholders will need to determine how and in what markets they do business.
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‘Harvard Business Review’ Article Gives Strategies for Virtual Communication
As many people continue to work remotely, they continue to rely on technology like Zoom to stay in...
Audigy Launches ‘Advanced Telehealth Solution’ Features
The new advanced telehealth features come as a standard with Audigy’s proprietary “e-patient,” a web-based product that’s said to help “visualize and simplify the hearing care process for patients and standardize operations for the practice.”
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NationsBenefits Introduces Remote Telehealth Services
The company has developed digital technologies that allow access to hearing tests and related care from any location, including their homes, local community, and mobile devices when on the go.
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Koalys Launches Home Audiology Solution
Koalys Comfort is a home audiology platform which provides streamlined tele-consultation, remote diagnostic, and fitting capabilities.
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Warren and Rice Advocate to Attach Key Audiology Bill to COVID-19 Relief Packages
A bipartisan group is urging fellow Members of Congress to include provisions of the Medicare Audiologist Access and Services Act (H.R. 4056/S. 2446) in upcoming COVID-19 packages. The bill would include eliminating physician order requirements, updating the Medicare statute to classify audiologists as (LLP) practitioners, and authorizing Medicare to reimburse audiologists for the Medicare-covered medically necessary treatment services.
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Signia Launches Remote Care
Remote Care from Signia meets “an immediate need among HCPs for a complete and comprehensive way to help their patients remotely.”
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Signia TeleCare Now Available to HCPs Treating Veterans
TeleCare helps enable HCPs to connect via phone, video, or text-based chats with their patients, discuss their success or challenges, and make any necessary adjustments in real time, according to the company.
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Starkey Creates Resource Page for Hearing Care Providers During COVID-19
As local and state governments work to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus by ordering non-essential services to close their doors, hearing care providers have been caught in a gray area, which has reduced access to care for people with hearing loss.
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CDC Publishes Guide to Readying Clinic for Patients During COVID-19
The steps, outlined on the CDC’s website, include taking proactive measures with patients who may be considered “high risk,” and scheduling them for telemedicine appointments, if possible.
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Phonak Partners with VA to Expand Telehealth Access
With Phonak Remote Support, VA audiologists can now extend care beyond the walls of their clinics to patients who are social distancing, have mobility challenges, or to those who prefer virtual follow-up sessions.
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NYU Langone Health Reports Large Increase in Telemedicine Visits During COVID-19 Pandemic
Between March 2 and April 14, 2020, Virtual Urgent Care visits at NYU Langone Health grew by 683% and non-urgent video doctor visits grew by an unprecedented 4,345% in response to COVID-19, in daily averages.
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Oticon RemoteCare Now Available Through VA, DOD
Oticon RemoteCare “expands the potential for VA audiologists to assist more veterans remotely, helping them to meet vital hearing healthcare needs when in-person appointments cannot take place or when veterans are unable to travel to the office.”
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New Phonak Telehealth Technology Will Help Enable Remote Hearing Aid Fittings
This new telehealth technology is comprised of a suite of Phonak eSolutions featuring online hearing testing as well as real-time remote hearing aid fitting, programming, and fine-tuning.
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GN Hearing Introduces In-ear Tests for ReSound Assist Live
The technology helps allow hearing care professionals to offer complete hearing care remotely, including hearing assessment and hearing aid fitting.
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Results of the Covid-19 Impact Survey #2 (April 9-17) for Hearing Healthcare Practices
A survey on how audiologists and hearing aid specialists are coping with the Covid-19 pandemic in their practices during April-May 2020.
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Signia Launches Online Resource Center for Hearing Care Professionals
Visitors can access Signia’s series of webinars, instructing them on how to set up TeleCare and get the most out of this free solution, available for all hearing aids on the Signia Xperience, Nx, Primax, and Binax platforms.
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