While there are managed care programs that make sense for your patients and your practice, the author advocates for carefully analyzing each program and making an informed decision before agreeing to participate, rather than simply enrolling out of a sense of fear.
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Managed care continues to pose challenges and opportunities for hearing healthcare professionals. In 2017, the number of individual Medicare Advantage enrollees enrolled in a plan with a hearing aid benefit increased to 65% from only 47% in 2015. This article presents a perspective on the evolution of managed care and how dispensing professionals can evolve and adapt in these changing times.
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InnerScope continues to expand infrastructure and growth capabilities within its new e-commerce platform, according to the company.
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A 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.
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The BlackCat is a personal audio controller designed to help people understand speech better in challenging noisy environments.
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The two-day conference explored the ways disruptions in the marketplace have created unique challenges and fresh opportunities for practitioners to grow and solidify their practices.
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Doppler Labs—the San Francisco-based developer of the DUBS Acoustic Filters, Here Active Listening, and Here One Wireless Smart Earbuds—announced its closing this week. In this blog, Hearing Review editor Karl Strom looks at some of the assumptions about the hearing industry.
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In the third quarter of 2017, private sector unit sales of hearing aids increased by 2.8%, VA dispensing fell by 1.3%, and the total market gained 2.0% in unit volume compared to the same period last year.
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The wireless-enabled Ezairo 7150 SL is reportedly the first hybrid module to be supported by the Ezairo Pre Suite, with a firmware bundle that is designed to make it easier to build wireless-enabled hearing aids.
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The 62nd International Congress of Hearing Aid Acousticians will begin this week, October 18-20, 2017, in Nürnberg, Germany, and will feature approximately 20 lectures.
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Hearing aid unit sales remained relatively flat in the third quarter of 2017 but still within historical growth norms, according to statistics generated by the Hearing Industries Association (HIA), Washington, DC.
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The 50 Fastest Growing Companies awards program honors the “dynamic growth of NJ companies,” according to “NJBIZ.”
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The International Hearing Society’s 66th annual convention focused on over-the-counter hearing aids, disruptive technology, legislative gains, and new resources for the training of dispensing professionals.
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The Clementine Wear platform is a cloud-based service platform supported via Android or iOS-based apps that are designed to provide full Bluetooth Low Energy functionality, including audio streaming, over-the-air firmware upgrades and updates, remote screening, programming, and fitting.
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The agreement expands and broadens InnerScope Hearing Technologies’ presence in the new emerging PSAP’s and hearables markets.
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