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Sivantos Acquires TruHearing
Sivantos—the parent company of Signia, Rexton, HearUSA, and hear.com—has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with the third-party managed care administrator, TruHearing, based in...
View ArticleRenewed Controversy at AAA 2018 about the Audiology Patient Choice Act
Although The Hearing Review, a trade publication unaffiliated with any of the professional hearing-related societies, has been respectfully asked not to attend the major organizational business/member...
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AAA 2018 Convention Gains a New Vibe in Nashville on 30th Anniversary
The AAA 2018 Convention held April 18-21 in Nashville was a breath of fresh air for the organization—even with some of the heated debate that the organization’s Board of Directors encountered as a...
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US Hearing Aid Sales Up by 5.7% in First Half of 2018
Figure 1. [Click on image to enlarge.] Hearing aid unit sales, 2007-2018. Percentages represent year-on-year increases/decreases in net units for the entire market (top bold), the VA (red), and the...
View ArticleIs Stark Law Reform on the Horizon for 2018?
By Karl Strom, editor On June 25, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a request for information (RFI) in the Federal Register about how to address any undue regulatory...
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‘Insights from the Outside’ for ‘Doctorpreneurs’ Offered by CareCredit
To facilitate the sharing of insights, ideas, and best practices, CareCredit has created Insights from the Outside, a panel of “doctorpreneurs” from across many healthcare specialties including...
View Article$69 Billion CVS and Aetna Merger Approved by DOJ
On Wednesday, the Justice Department approved the merger between CVS and Aetna, a $69 billion deal that could change the provision of healthcare services, according to articles in the Washington Post...
View ArticleClear Digital Media Launches Hearing Tracker Reviews Plug-in for HNN
Clear Digital Media, LLC (CDM), a creator of custom digital media and patient engagement systems for the hearing healthcare industry, announced that they have released a new Hearing Tracker Reviews...
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Editor’s Picks: Top-25 ‘Hearing Review’ Feature Articles in 2018
Last week, we showcased the most important news items in The Hearing Review during 2018. This week, we’ll present the Editor’s Picks for the 25 most important feature articles featured in Hearing...
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10 Social Media Content Ideas for Your Hearing Care Practice
The Practical Practice Blog #1 | Social Media Content Ideas By Michele Ahlman Welcome to our new column series created to provide quick tips, ideas, and insights on marketing, sales, patient...
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HHTM Releases New Book, ‘Interpersonal Audiology,’ by Brian Taylor, AuD
Hearing Health & Technology Matters (HHTM)—an organization dedicated to bridging the knowledge gaps in treating hearing loss by providing timely information and insights—announced the release of a...
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Blog: Seasonality in Hearing Aid Sales
Figure 1. [Click on image to enlarge.] Average monthly unit sales of hearing aids over an 8-year period (2011-2018) for the private/commercial market (ie, no VA sales).Hearing care practice owners...
View ArticleOticon to Exhibit in Space #1012 at 2019 AAA Conference, March 27-30
Oticon announced that it will be exhibiting in Space #1012 at the 2019 American Academy of Audiology (AAA) Conference. In play at the Oticon exhibit, will be a new, child-friendly hearing solution that...
View ArticleElite Hearing Network Partners with Hear Billing Solutions
Elite Hearing Network, a network of independent hearing care providers in the United States, announced a definitive partnership agreement with Hear Billing Solutions, a provider of ‘audiology-only’...
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AAA 2019 Convention Features “The Best of Audiology” in Columbus, Ohio
[Click on images to enlarge.] The all-audiologist AAA Chorus, directed by David Speidel and organized by Bob DiSogra, started off the General Session with the National Anthem.Adding value to audiology...
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Lyric After 10 Years: New Data and Perspectives from a Private Practice
Tech Topic | June 2019 Hearing Review By Mark Sanford, AuD, and Lizz Jensen One of the world’s foremost clinics that provide Lyric extended-wear hearing aids offers perspectives on its evolution and...
View ArticleASHA Publishes Data on Annual Salaries from New Audiology Survey
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Assn (ASHA), Washington, DC, has published a new survey showing that the annual median salary of an audiologist in 2018 was $80,000 to $83,843, depending on if they...
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Are You “Clued-in” to Offer the Ultimate Patient Experience?
While most practices have neither the Imagineers nor unlimited financial capabilities to create an audiology clinic for a “Disney experience,” practice managers should realize that every patient visit...
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Hearing Aid Sales Increase by 3.8% in First Half of 2019
[Click on image to enlarge.] Quarterly US net unit hearing aid sales for the private/commercial (blue) and VA (red) markets from 2014-present. Source: HIA.According to statistics generated by the...
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Alpaca Audiology Merges with Belsono Management Group
Alpaca Audiology (“Alpaca”) announced that it has merged with Belsono Management Group, LLC (“Belsono”) and its clinic groups Hearing Health USA, LLC (“HHUSA”), and Ideal Practice Management Group, LLC...
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