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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Nov. 04, 2020

Person Centered Care and the Future of Hearing Healthcare: Interview with Lise Lotte Bundesen

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Hearing Healthcare 2020 is a column where we explore the forces behind the changing landscape and disruptions impacting the hearing healthcare industry.  This week, HHTM President and CEO, Kevin Liebe, interviews Lise Lotte Bundesen, the Managing Director of the Ida Institute – an independent, non-profit organization that works with hearing care professionals and patients from around the world to develop
Nov. 03, 2020

Can Hearing Technology Decrease Risk of Falling?

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Falls are a tremendous problem worldwide and have the potential to cause significant personal injury, physical decline, activity limitation and even death. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recently found that 3 million individuals are treated in emergency departments for falls annually in the United States. Of the 3 million individuals that were treated for falls, 800,000 were hospitalized, most likely due to traumatic
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Nov. 03, 2020

MedRx VRA: Visual Reinforcement Audiometry Reimagined

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As one of the leading innovators in the field of audiology equipment, MedRx is breaking ground again with the release of its new VRA system. In fact, the manufacturer was recently presented with a Hearing Technology Innovator Award by Hearing Health & Technology Matters for creating this new equipment.  With technology from National Acoustics Laboratories (NAL) integrated within it, the
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Oct. 27, 2020

New Delivery Models and the Future of Hearing Healthcare: Interview with Andrew Song, President of Whisper

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Hearing Healthcare 2020 is a column where we explore the forces behind the changing landscape and disruptions impacting the hearing healthcare industry.  This week, HHTM President and CEO, Kevin Liebe, interviews Andrew Song, the Co-Founder and President of Whisper. Earlier this month, his company launched its flagship product – the Whisper Hearing System, which is said to be a “first-of-its-kind learning
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Oct. 10, 2020

Design Thinking in Hearing Health: The Define Phase – Reframing Problems Through Collaboration, Synthesis & Divergent Questions

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by Kate Baldocchi, AuD, Trisha Milnes, AuD, & Amyn M. Amlani, PhD In 2019, the reader was introduced to a conceptual overview of the design thinking process and how it could be utilized as a tool in serving the needs of listeners with hearing loss. Design thinking engagement and interactions are comprised of a non-linear, 5-stage process that includes the
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Oct. 08, 2020

8 Questions to Ask Your Audiology Equipment Service Technician

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Your audiology equipment is essential to your business. Without it, you couldn’t effectively treat your patients, and lost time with patients means lost money for your organization. Because of this, you should only trust it in the hands of qualified professional technicians. If it’s on the fritz, you want to make sure you have someone to call to get it
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Sep. 28, 2020

US Ear Device Patents for August 2020

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Who Needs a Watch?   Not Sanmina Corporation in San Jose, California. Fitness and health-minded individuals who don’t care to wear or look at a watch are likely to appreciate Sanmina’s patent #10744262. The patent describes an ear piece system with biosensors to detect and monitor a wearer’s heart rate and oxygen saturation levels. The system generates an alert and
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Sep. 23, 2020

New Audiology CPT Codes Announced for 2021

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The American Academy of Audiology (AAA) and the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) have announced the publication of seven new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ®) codes for auditory-evoked potentials (AEP) and vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (VEMP) services. The American Medical Association CPT Editorial Panel approved these codes for implementation on January 1, 2021. ASHA and AAA, working with the American Academy of
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Sep. 18, 2020

Consumer-Driven Care and the Future of Hearing Healthcare

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Hearing Healthcare 2020 is a column where we explore the forces behind the changing landscape and disruptions impacting the hearing healthcare industry.  Without a doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased our reliance on technology– not only for socializing with our friends and families via Zoom and other video chat technologies, but also has significantly increased interest and demand for remote healthcare. 
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Sep. 10, 2020

US Hearing Aid Pricing: Part 1 – Nominal Wholesale-Side Trends

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Editor’s Note: The last time Hearing Economics discussed hearing aid pricing was 2016, when then Section Editor, Holly Hosford-Dunn, provided readers with a comprehensive assessment of the market in a seven-part series. Starting with today’s blog on wholesale pricing (in a nominal sense), the aim is to build on Holly’s earlier work and share current trends in a multi-part series