Stephanie Czuhajewski on What Keeps Younger People from Seeking Hearing Care
Stephanie Czuhajewski, MPH, executive director of the ADA, shares her thoughts on the new Synchrony “Hearing Health & Loss Prevention” study.
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Texas Bill to Provide Hearing Care for Children on Medicaid
A new Texas state bill will allow deaf or hard of hearing children on Medicaid to receive...
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Clearwater Clinical Receives Funding to Expand SHOEBOX Audiometry
Mobile medical device maker Clearwater Clinical, which makes a clinically-validated tablet-based audiometer called SHOEBOX Audiometry, has secured $6MM in funding to expand its audiology business unit's products beyond North America. Funding was led by Whitecap Venture Partners.
Family-centered Audiology Care: Making Decisions and Setting Goals Together
Family-centered Care (FCC) accepts that both the person with hearing loss and those around them should be the focus of audiologic rehabilitation. Strategies revolve around including family in discussions about resolving hearing difficulties and setting goals.
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The Final Word: Using Data to Provide Fruitful Outcomes in Hearing Care
Dr Van Vliet discusses the importance of gathering as much data as possible–even where scientific studies are lacking–to help the patient with hearing problems reach the best possible, or most fruitful, outcome.
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Oticon Announces Futuristic Exhibit at AudiologyNOW!
Oticon invites AudiologyNOW! participants to visit its exhibit to discover new technologies that represent the culmination of 5 years of research and development–designed to transform expectations for the future to immediate benefits for patients today.
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Ida Institute Launches Ida Telecare Program
Ida Institute has launched Ida Telecare, a suite of online tools and resources to help people with hearing loss prepare for appointments, manage communication, and make decisions related to hearing. The platform can be used to inform first-time or returning clients and ready them for a session that allows more time for person-centered care.
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Staff Standpoint: The Invisible Hand
The fourth quarter (Q4) of 2015 marked strong growth for the private sector, with an 8.2% increase in sales compared to Q4 2014. The VA increased its dispensing activity by 2.3%. Total hearing aid unit sales grew by 7.0% in Q4 2015. What is not known is how much private sector growth can be attributed to the market gains of low-cost retailers like Costco.
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Sonus, Serendipity Become Exclusive Audibel Dealers in California
Sonus Hearing Care Professionals and Serendipity Hearing Inc have announced an exclusive agreement with Audibel that makes them the only Audibel dealers in California. According to Sonus, Audibel hearing aids will now be available exclusively at more than 50 Sonus and Serendipity Hearing owned clinics across the state.
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The Final Word: Leading Consumers to a Logical Solution
Dr Van Vliet argues that, even if the hearing marketplace evolves over the next few years to include more PSAPs and basic hearing aids as some are recommending, a consistent, universal message that offers clear logical guidelines would be helpful for consumers.
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Batteries in Your House Plant?
The range of rechargeable options in electronic products has been amazing…except in hearing aids, says the author. He predicts that we are approaching a technological tipping point where this will change, bringing an array of rechargeable hearing devices to our market.
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A Group Approach to Providing “Perfect” Hearing Care
Jay McSpaden borrows lessons from golf to propose the “perfect” formula for providing the best hearing care possible, while also highlighting the complementary skill sets of the three professions involved.
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Ida Institute Shares Global Perspectives on Hearing Care
Ida Institute announced that it will be giving a presentation of global perspectives on the future of hearing care at the AudiologyNOW! AAA 2015 Conference on March 27 at 10:00 AM.
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AISHealth Reports on Changing Insurance Benefits for Hearing Aid Users
In its ongoing coverage of the business of healthcare, AISHealth.com ran a January 19, 2015 article about how new health benefits and provisions of the Affordable Care Act may translate to changes in hearing care and hearing aid insurance.
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Capitalizing on Opportunities in Hearing Care: An Interview with Garry Gordon
Audiologist Garry G. Gordon, owner of EAR Inc, discusses how to recognize and capitalize on opportunities for business and career success in hearing healthcare.
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Starkey, Audigy Group Donate Hearing Aids in Cabo San Lucas
Audigy Group, Vancouver, Wash, has announced that it joined Starkey Hearing Foundation on a January 2015 trip to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, to bring hearing care and hearing aids to people in need.
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Succeeding in the Age of the Consumer
As we consider present and future marketing tactics, we would do well to learn some important lessons from history. This article maps the customer’s journey—looking at Baby Boomers in particular—and reviews some points for engaging the customer of today.
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