Poor Student Posts: Ball and Chain
A Shocking Picture Residential AuD programs are a tough sell. That’s the self-evident interpretation of our survey analyses over the past three posts by Guest Editor Kevin Liebe, AuD, summarized in Figure 1 (below). Moreover, degrees that are equivalent in the marketplace in terms of authority to practice under state licensure come with…
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To Be or Not To Be an Audiologist
Investing in a doctoring degree in Audiology hinges on expectations and outcomes that should be anchored in real data. We’re not there yet, but discussing it is a start. Last week left off here: it boils down to doing a self-examination of expectations and anticipations in order to forecast whether the graduate degree is a…
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Government Regulation of Hearing Healthcare, part 2
Several posts ago, Hearing Economics looked at the Supply Curve in a free market and likened independent Audiologists to wheat farmers, in the sense that they exercise little if any influence on Pricing. That post evoked comment from a regular reader: C: Holly, you using the analogy of how hearing aid professionals are like wheat…
Read MoreBack to the Future, Part V: The Sheer Volume of It
Editor’s note: This series follows predictions by Lars Kolind[1] in the 1990s. Post #1 considered Audiologists as retailers; Post #2 , Post #3 and Post #6 looked at effects of new forms of competition on retailing and independent practices; Post #4 and Post #5 looked at Big Manufacturers’ innovations and retail distribution of product. Lars Kolind’s Prediction #V: It will be increasingly difficult to base a hearing healthcare…
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