Telephone Captioning Products to Help Patients
Here’s a look at a selection of phone captioning products available to open up the lines of communication for audiology clients.
Here’s a look at a selection of phone captioning products available to open up the lines of communication for audiology clients.
Dr Abrams will explore both the crises and opportunities ahead for the hearing healthcare profession, including education and training, emerging business practices, and more.
A record-setting number of aging consumers are 65 and older, and audiologists are needed now more than ever. How do you most effectively serve the hearing and balance needs of this diverse group?
It’s hard to follow doctors’ orders when you cannot hear them! A quiet revolution is taking place in medicine; doctors are increasingly being reimbursed for their services based on patient outcomes, and not the standard fee-for-service model that focuses on quantity and/or complexity of care. As medical facilities seek methods for greater patient engagement and satisfaction, as well as more effective treatments for chronic conditions, hearing healthcare finds itself an integral part of value-based healthcare.
Read MoreA look at seven chronic conditions associated with hearing loss—ranging from depression to diabetes—along with a review of some of the key supporting scientific evidence and papers.
Read MoreA new case study published by the LeadingAge Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST)—a coalition of 400 technology companies, businesses, and aging service organizations, that are focused on technology to transform the aging experience—reveals that residents in senior living communities who use captioned telephones are less likely to experience the adverse effects of loneliness.
Read MoreMany recent studies have linked hearing loss to disabling conditions, such as cognitive decline, depression, diabetes, falls, heart disease, and many more. This webinar—presented by Harvey Abrams, PhD, and sponsored by Hamilton CapTel—reviews several of the most eye-opening of these studies and summarizes their findings so that hearing care professionals can use them for better patient counseling—as well as to help educate doctors and primary care physicians for more patient referrals.
Read MoreConsumers are invited to HLAA2017, a communication-accessible educational program and trade show for people with hearing loss, hosted by the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA), the organization announced.
Read MoreThe Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA)—an organization dedicated to educating, advocating, and supporting individuals with hearing loss—is thrilled to announce its 20 Walk4Hearing events across the nation this year, including two new locations in Buffalo, NY and Louisville, KY.
Read MoreAn estimated 6,000 audiologists, hearing healthcare providers, and audiology students will meet at AudiologyNOW!, the annual conference of the American Academy of Audiology (AAA), held from April 5–8, 2017, at the Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium.
Read MoreHamilton CapTel for Business and Tenacity have released a new captioned telephone for business professionals who have difficulty hearing over the phone–employees can listen while reading word-for-word captions on their office phone via existing network.
Read MoreAt IHS 2016, Hamilton® CapTel® is unveiling the new Hamilton CapTel Noah Module, software designed to optimize convenience for audiologists, making it easier to provide captioned telephones at no cost to patients with hearing loss.
Read MoreHamilton Relay, a provider of Telecom Relay and Captioned Telephone Service to 18 US states and the District of Columbia, has announced that it will continue to be the provider of California Relay Service.
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