Hearing Health & Technology Matters

Nick Fitzgerald has served as HHTM’s Chief Marketing Officer for the past 3 years. He is the President and Owner of AuDSEO, a full service digital marketing agency. With over 15 years of digital marketing experience, Nick is a highly data-driven marketer, with expertise in search engine optimization, digital analytics and forensics, social media, digital advertising, and web development. He has been involved in the construction and optimization of nearly 1,000 web presences, including some of the largest Fortune 500 companies.

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Keeping the Clinic Compliant: HIPAA Audit Provides Lessons on Risk and Implementation

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by Carol Amick According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, approximately 70% of organizations are not HIPAA Compliant. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, known as HIPAA mandates industry-wide standards for health care information and electronic billing, and requires protection as well as confidential handling of protected health information. According to HIPAA rules, any company

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Mindful Counseling

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At the end of any interview with a potential new provider, I ask whether they have any questions for me. Many have none, some ask about hours and other working conditions, some ask about clinical protocols. The other day I got a question I had never received before. It made me think. “What do you think,” she asked, “is the

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And the Future Looks…

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by Gyl Kasewurm, AuD I have spent too much time lately on social media and I am not sure if I should jump for joy or jump off a bridge! What we read can have a big impact on how we conduct business whether we realize it or not, but much of what we read isn’t fact. So, we have

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Myths and Realities of Audiology Independent Private Practice

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by Robert M. Traynor, Ed.D As clinicians move about the clinic working for another practice as an employee, they make observations. As time goes on, envy often sets in as the practice owner seems to be his or her own boss able to manage their own schedule. The practice owner seems to have more than the usual 2 weeks’ vacations

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Beginning an Audiology Private Practice: Part I – Reality

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by Robert M. Traynor, Ed.D. There comes a time when audiologists become disenchanted with working for others and decide to consider starting their own private practice. When this time comes audiologists need to ask the hard questions that go along with the clinical and financial responsibility. Be it a corporation, a limited liability corporation, or a sole proprietorship, working for

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OticonNext Conference Explored New Technology & Strategies with More than 800 Hearing Professionals

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The 2019 OticonNext Conference recently introduced more than 800 US hearing care professionals to new technology and learning aimed to “expand the boundaries of hearing healthcare today and create almost limitless possibilities for hearing healthcare in the future”. The two-day knowledge-sharing conference offered learning tracks with dedicated expert presentations and workshops focused on the challenges and opportunities of hearing care

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Retailization of Healthcare

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by Amyn M Amlani, PhD Healthcare has changed and continues to evolve. Decades ago, a patient would schedule an appointment with their provider based on their insurance coverage, the provider then diagnosed and recommended a treatment protocol, and that protocol would then be executed, followed by a post-treatment visit(s). The recent healthcare model is quite different, with service provision

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US Ear Device Patents in February 2019

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Talk to the Hand Puppet Patent #10200773 envisions a simple but clever fix for a vexing noise problem common to all handsfree phone communicators, especially those with hearing loss and hearing aids. When you speak on a call, the phone’s mic picks up your voice along with all other environmental noise competition. The phone call recipient may or may

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The Case for QuickSIN

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(Author’s note) I write this as a true believer and not for any financial gain. Neither Etymōtic Research nor any very tall bald engineer with a bushy moustache has offered remuneration for this paean to QuickSIN. It’s all me, folks. I’ve done drunk the KoolAid. –Paul Teie, MS First, a tiny bit of history is in order. The standard

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Lessons for Audiology from Other Places

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To paraphrase from a little joke that went around some time ago: “Our field is unique, just like every other field”. There are likely some semi-universal truths, and therefore likely lots of lessons audiology can learn from others, if we listen and take heed. Why is it important that we learn from others? How about these for starters: So we