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Mobile Audiology Creates Greater Access for Senior Home Residents feat. Dr. Brad Stewart


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If anyone knows how to build a mobile audiology practice, it's Dr. Brad Stewart!

The buzz word in audiology today is "access." But, what does that mean and how does mobile audiology address this problem? Simple. Hearing care providers are hitting the road and bringing their services to patients in nursing homes, independent living centers, and the like.

Gearing Up to Hit the Road   

When Brad graduated with his Doctorate of Audiology, he knew he wanted to build a business model that implemented best practices and resulted in positive patient outcomes. What attracted Brad to mobile audiology was the low overheard costs and the ability to make a difference in the lives of the hearing impaired on a personal level.

Brad talks about the importance of letting go of the ego and practicing empathy. When he first started his mobile audiology practice, he reported that he was calling bingo at a few of the nursing homes. You see, Brad didn't care about his title. He cared about reconnecting his patients to their family members and friends.

Making Adjustments in Real Time to the Patient's Hearing Aids
 
Brad had a patient who had a really challenging hearing loss. She wanted to be able to go to different social hours at her senior living community,  hang out with her friends, and have conversations while live music was going on, which is a tough situation. The environment she wanted to be in had high ceilings, echo, overall, the room had poor acoustics. Brad visited her community after hours one evening when one of the social gatherings were being hosted. He brought his laptop, connected to her hearing aids, and made adjustments to her hearing aids in real time!

During this "appointment," they had a little audience - a little crowd of people that were all curious what they were doing. They were all gathered around watching Brad make adjustments to this woman's hearing aids, and then seeing her reaction in real time as she was hearing better! The residents that were watching them made statements line, "Oh my goodness, this is incredible!" Brad reports this was a very powerful experience for him and his patient.

The Mobile Practice

You're a skilled hearing care expert who gets great results for your patients.

BUT you're understandably concerned about third party "insurance" companies who don't pay even close to what you're worth, media that portrays you as the greedy middleman, and ongoing disruption and commoditization from outside forces.

You entered this profession to provide patient care at the highest level, but now you're feeling the pressure to make compromises.

You're looking for something different. Something that lets you provide that extravagant, world-class, ear-to-ear grin level of care...and get paid accordingly.

A good mobile audiology practice with a steady stream of patients consists of 5 simple business systems: Marketing, Education, Conversion, Treatment, and Follow-Up System.

Ready to hit the road and become that hearing care rockstar you know you can be? Apply now and c

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