A new paper from a group of private-practice audiologists explores how the future of hearing healthcare depends upon recognizing and serving patients from a whole-person perspective—moving away from the narrow view of addressing hearing loss through amplification only, to becoming "hearing loss mitigation counselors" and treating the needs of the individual.
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.
Coral Gables, Fla — Approximately 75 industry leaders and guests convened at the 2005 Hearing Industries Association (HIA) Annual Meeting in early-March which had as its primary focus the hearing aid tax credit and communicating with consumer
