Meet our 2021 Inner Circle Advisory Board We’re so excited to announce our new 2021 Inner Circle Advisory Board, who represent a variety of practice sizes and backgrounds. They will be essential in developing new initiatives and helping us expand our exclusive Inner Circle programs and services. They will also be available to you as […]
Welcome to 2021 and a Happy New Year! As we embark upon our journey into this new year, many of you may be feeling slightly skeptical or uncertain of how 2021 will start since we still have COVID-19 in our communities. Or, many of you may be feeling renewed and optimistic and see promise of […]
Improve Employee Retention and Productivity: Become an Employer of Choice By Shadi Chakoutahi of Staffing Proxy Too many employers put off thinking about employee retention until they notice a decline in performance or when they are faced with an impending vacancy. Unquestionably, a poor-performing employee has a lasting negative impact on the business, and the […]
Broaden the scope of your hearing loss prevention with Phonak Serenity Choice Phonak Serenity Choice is a line of high-end, in-the-ear hearing protection devices that is designed to reduce the impact of noise-induced hearing loss. The 100% acoustically-tested filters cancel noise and block out loud sound, while keeping ears ventilated for comfort and to reduce […]
7 tips to help you plan your holiday marketing Holidays connect us to the moments we experience with family and friends and the memories that are created. It brings joy to our lives, whether it’s in-person or virtually. We need to inspire your prospective patients to take action now, so they don’t miss another story […]
Ecommerce: Not just for you, not just for your patients! The term “ecommerce” has gained traction and speed as we have been catapulted into the digital era of patient care and business services due to the recent COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past few months, many hearing care providers (HCP) have been grappling with figuring out […]
Creating a disruption-resistant practice By Kim Cavitt, Au.D., Audiology Resources, Inc. COVID-19 created a great deal of uncertainty in hearing healthcare. It illustrated, in a glaring way, how entrenched in 20th century delivery and pricing models our practices had become and how limiting those models are in a contactless or contact-reduced clinical or retail situation. […]
Is There a Lag in Hearing Loss Research on Older Adults? According to a recent Reuters Health News report, hearing loss research in children is more prevalent than that in older adults. What does this lag in older adult hearing loss research mean for patients? Overall, five times as many publications addressed hearing loss in […]
Higher Health Care Costs Associated With Untreated Hearing Loss A recent study calculated an increase of 46% ($22,434) in total health care costs over a period of 10 years in relation to untreated hearing loss. Plus, candidates with untreated hearing loss underwent more inpatient stays and were at a higher risk for 30-day hospital readmission. […]
Boost Your Interpersonal Skills at ACE As hearing care providers and business professionals, you’re constantly interacting with people — patients, colleagues, coworkers, etc. However, do you always achieve the desired outcomes from these interactions? Join us for “Interpersonal Skills to Catapult Your Career,” sponsored in part by Phonak, at the Audiology Career Enhancement (ACE) Symposium […]