Telehealth in your Practice: What are you waiting for?
by Suzanne Younker, Au.D. Telehealth’s origins trace back to the 1960s when NASA wanted to know how a zero-gravity environment in space travel impacted astronauts’ vital signs. Monitoring their health from afar led to an essay in the Bulletin of the Medical Library Association, “Earth-Bound Physicians Trying to Diagnose or Treat a Patient in a…
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The Service Component: Should We Really Embrace Industry Disruption? Part 2
Dr. Abrams continues his discussion on the disruptive forces facing the audiology and hearing aid industry In Part 1, I introduced the concept of the service component of industry disruption; that is, we need to think beyond the price and delivery model of the product if we hope to address the issues raised by…
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Business of Hearing Healthcare: Driving Change in Your Practice Offering
Editor’s Note: Today’s post from Geoff Cooling is Part 2 on how to establish yourself as an authority. In the last article I spoke about the possible impact on our profession of advancements in hearable technology and the widespread acceptance of those devices in mainstream culture. I was perhaps a bit dour in my…
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Removing Barriers to Hearing Care in Australia
Editor’s Note: Often, hearing professionals’ views of hearing rehabilitation is influenced by their exposure to those issues within a given locale, district, region, or those presented by a hearing professional organization. As such, the belief is that what is taking place, is unique to them. But, is it? Are barriers to hearing care the…
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