Better Times Ahead
April is the cruelest month, according to T.S. Eliot. This certainly proved true for the hearing healthcare field in 2020.
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Intricon Scales Back Hearing Help Express; Acquires Emerald Medical Services
Intricon Corp will be scaling back its Hearing Help Express online hearing aid business and will focus on pursuing partnerships with future OTC companies. It has also acquired Emerald Medical Services, a manufacturer of catheters covering a range of applications, accelerating the company’s diversification into potential new end markets.
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NationsBenefits Partners with ADT on PERS for Medicare Advantage & Part D Plans
The company’s expansion is said to be largely tied to updated guidance and increased flexibility provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which results in MA plans offering more supplemental benefits for 2020 and beyond.
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Cash-Flow in Hard Times: Managing a Practice Through Covid-19 and Other Disasters
Managing a hearing care practice has never been more challenging than during the Covid-19 pandemic. Practice management expert and industry veteran Dan Quall, MS, provides tips for managing cash-flow, revenue generation and patient care, and how to prepare your practice for emerging from this crisis stronger than ever.
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Oticon Appoints Three New Vice Presidents
Oticon President Gary Rosenblum has announced the appointment of three new Oticon Vice Presidents: Josephine Poelma, MS, PMP to Vice President, Learning and Development; Dawn Spring, MBA to Vice President, Customer Experience; and Douglas Beck, AuD, to Vice President, Academic Sciences.
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Competing in the New Era of Hearing Healthcare, Part 3: Differentiating the Practice with Product and Technology
Adding value to the patient experience requires change. The use of innovative products and technologies in a hearing healthcare practice is essential for survival—and it is expected by patients. Why send patients to the internet or electronic stores for products that can be offered in the practice and increase the patient experience? Why not use technology to improve practice procedures and efficiency?
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HHTM Releases 2020 Audiology Professional Dispensing Survey Results
One of the biggest trends over the past year, noted by a large majority of survey respondents, was the number of rechargeable hearing aids dispensed in 2019 vs. the prior year, HHTM reports.
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Evaluation Of Probe Guide: Software-assisted Probe Tube Placement In Hearing Aid Fittings
A new software-assisted system for placement of the probe tube in real-ear measurement (REM) has been developed by Audioscan. This article describes the new Probe Guide tool and compares its performance with traditional methods for probe tube placement.
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Hearing Aid Legislation: Evidence of a Burgeoning New Reality?
Are subtle but important distortions of audiological science being slipped into hearing-related legislation? H.R. 3’s current language promotes a bias—intended or not—that mild-to-moderate hearing loss and severe-to-profound hearing loss are two distinct categories, requiring two distinct legislative treatments. Says who?
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Situational Hearing Loss
Staff Standpoint | January 2020 Hearing Review By Karl E. Strom Is time spent using a hearing...
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Earphone Models for iPhones: Surprising Results When Used with a Hearing App
This study revealed that for some individuals with a mild-to-moderate high frequency hearing loss, the use of an amplifier app can result in enhanced listening performance—and even performance within normal limits in background noise. However, the quality of the earphones used does make a difference. These apps and earphones may be particularly useful for these patients who—for whatever reason—could benefit from amplification but are not yet ready for a hearing aid.
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NationsHearing Rebrands to NationsBenefits; Launches New Website
NationsHearing, LLC, a hearing aid and services benefit, announced that the company has completed a redesign and rebrand to NationsBenefits.
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AAA 2020 + HearTECH Expo in New Orleans: An Interview with Convention Chair A.U. Bankaitis Smith
This year’s AAA 2020 + HearTECH Expo will be held in New Orleans on April 1-4. We interviewed Convention Chair A.U. Bankaitis Smith to get the scoop on what you shouldn’t miss and how this year’s convention is shaping up to be the best ever.
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Opinion Article by Brandon Sawalich Emphasizes Role of Professional Care
In an Op-Ed piece published on the Morning Consult website, Starkey President Brandon Sawalich...
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EUHA 2019 Focuses on AI and New Technology
An interview with EUHA President Beate Gromke and Executive Committee Member Tom Aerts to learn more about the conference or organization.
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