Open AccessAudiology Assistants in Private Practice
Author(s) -
Teri Hamill,
Julia Andrews
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
seminars in hearing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1098-8955
pISSN - 0734-0451
DOI - 10.1055/s-0036-1593996
Subject(s) - compromise , private practice , scope of practice , scope (computer science) , quality (philosophy) , medical education , patient care , clinical practice , audiology , psychology , medicine , nursing , family medicine , computer science , health care , political science , philosophy , epistemology , law , programming language
Using audiology assistants allows a practice to meet the expected increase in patient demand in a cost-effective manner, without compromise to quality of patient care. Assistants are particularly valuable in private practice settings that have an emphasis in amplification, as many of the tasks involved do not require the unique skills of the doctor of audiology. Regulatory considerations, methods of training, and scope of practice of the assistant are discussed.