When we think about operations, it is all the things that go into getting a specific outcome. It's not only your process and procedures, it is your human resources, technology resources, and many other resources within your clinic walls. In this particular instance,...
Operations
4 Keys to Planning a Successful Year and Beyond
As another exciting year of learning, growing, and helping your community nears, is your practice prepared to maximize every opportunity that comes through the door? From setting goals to making marketing moves and more, we’re sharing four key things for a successful...
Q&A on COVID-19 and Hearing and Balance with Christopher Spankovich, Au.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Audigy had the opportunity to discuss tinnitus and managing the temporary side effects of hydroxychloroquine on hearing with Christopher Spankovich, the Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences at...
Q&A on Infection-Control Considerations with A.U. Bankaitis Smith, Ph.D.
Audigy’s Deb Abel and Amyn Amlani recently spent an afternoon discussing infection-control considerations with A.U. Bankaitis Smith, Ph.D., VP and clinical audiologist at Oaktree Products, Inc. in their Ask the Experts happy hour. She provided us with some incredible...
The Race To The Bottom: Is Price Really A Factor?
It’s long been claimed that price is the prime reason for the consistently low 25% to 30% adoption rate of hearing devices. With over-the-counter devices set to be regulated and available in late 2020, price will become even more important. Or will it? Is the race to...
4 Tips for Leveraging Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
"As various industry voices debate the nearing reality of FDA-regulated over-the-counter hearing devices, here is one personal perspective from one of Audigy’s many in-house experts." With passage of the 2017 FDA Reauthorization Act that includes creating a new class...
Why Taking A Page From The Trader Joe’s Playbook Might Be A Key To Our Success
What is the paradox of choice? It’s when you’re presented with too many choices or options, resulting in decision-making paralysis and anxiety, according to Barry Schwartz, the Dorwin Cartwright Professor of Social Theory and Social Action at Swarthmore College. For...
Improve Communication to Increase Efficiency
At every point in your practice’s process, communication can break down and lead to misunderstandings, lower outcomes, and poor patient care. Understanding the communication style of every member of your team — including yourself — can increase team engagement and...
Owner Summit 2019: 5 Key Takeaways
Getting the Jump on a Changing Industry With Audigy’s Owner Summit offering key decision-makers in the practice a chance to share experiences and ideas with peers, get ahead of industry trends, and become better leaders, our recent session in beautiful Dana Point,...
Best Practices: 3 Keys to Effective Captainships
Winning in business requires role division and staff empowerment, making delegation of at least some duties a must for successful growth. Captainships, a leadership mechanism that gives team members a specific responsibility to oversee, not only let you delegate but...