A Systematic Approach to Find a Professional Audiology Clinic: Patient-Based Information.
This brief communication introduced a systematic way to find a professional audiology clinic developed for patients and professionals by the American Academy of Audiology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and Healthy Hearing. Patients can access each organization's website to find professionals and/or clinics based on criteria such as location, hours, special areas, types of service, reviews and rating by previous patients, and kinds of insurance accepted. Such a system may protect the patients from information overload, guarantee accurate information, and help them find themselves professional audiologists who can assist them. We expect professional organizations to adopt this system as soon as possible and link hearing-impaired patients with professional audiologists in Korea.
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Hallym University Graduate School, Chuncheon, Korea.
Gungu
G
Kim
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Hallym University Graduate School, Chuncheon, Korea.
Gibbeum
G
Kim
Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Hallym University Graduate School, Chuncheon, Korea.
Wondo
W
Na
Division of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Research Institute of Audiology and Speech Pathology, College of Natural Science, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea.
Woojae
W
Han
American academy of audiology; American speech-language-hearing association; Audiology clinic; Healthy hearing; Hearing aids; Patient-based information