These Key Tips Help Your Patients, Your People & Your Bottom Line Is your business operating at less than full productivity? Do processes seem inconsistent across providers or locations? Are you missing patient opportunities? It could be operational...
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Finding the Opportunities in a Changing Industry
The ever-present change in the hearing care industry shows no signs of slowing. Is this a cause for concern — or a chance to embrace opportunity? Understanding Why We Do What We Do Many private-practice owners are worried and struggle to find the courage to...
7 Ways to Boost Your Practice Efficiency
Long wait times lead to lost patients. It’s that simple. But harnessing the power of greater efficiency will ensure your patients keep coming back. Here are seven tips to get you started. Establish a Solid Patient-Outreach Process Patient outreach is critical....
The Advent of OTCs: Is Disruption Really a Bad Thing?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s draft guidelines for over-the-counter hearing devices are expected in early 2022. But this harbinger of an industry sea change needn’t be cause for alarm. In fact, as an independent hearing care practice, you’re in a unique...
Embrace Disruption Part 3: Finding Your Place in a Changing Market
Welcome to our 3-part blog series on Embracing Disruption What is disruption? Positioning Yourself for Success Finding Your Place in a Changing Market Tens of millions of U.S. adults have untreated hearing loss, many no doubt in your community. How do you get their...
Embrace Disruption Part 2: Positioning Yourself for Success
Welcome to our 3-part blog series on Embracing Disruption What is disruption? Positioning Yourself for Success Finding Your Place in a Changing Market More broadly, health care in general has already been through this. Three things stand out as critical attributes of...
Embrace Disruption Part 1: What Is Disruption?
Welcome to our 3-part blog series on Embracing Disruption What Is disruption? Positioning Yourself for Success Finding Your Place in a Changing Market London domes. Pipe trumpets. Dippers. Sound familiar? Perhaps. How about the carbon microphone, followed by the...
Opportunity Forecasting and Scheduling Capacity
The holiday season is here, and its inevitable additional to-dos and responsibilities will find their way onto your list. As that list turns into a scroll, you find yourself searching your personal schedule like a Where’s Waldo book for additional time between now and...
The Evolution of Service Delivery Models With Amyn Amlani
How did we go from a traditional medical model to more of a consumer-driven model? The landscape of health care in general is changing. Consider the example of you getting ill. You’re running a fever, so you make an appointment with your primary care doctor. After...
Review Of The Families First Act
The 2020 school year is underway, and school districts all across the country are responding differently to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), so I thought it just made sense to review the Families First Act. What Is Families First? The Families First...