Full Description
Expert approaches for starting and maintaining a successful practiceThe new edition of Audiology: Practice Management provides a comprehensive overview of the most important topics for the successful operation of clinics and private practices. Practical guidelines help the reader master the technical, legal, and financial aspects of daily practice, from the fundamentals of HIPAA compliance, to infection control, to marketing strategies, to integrating quality control and quality improvement using the FOCUS-PDCA model. Leading professionals share their knowledge and expertise, providing the reader with recommendations for documentation, training and supervision, day-to-day accounting, managed care, and more.Features:Numerous examples throughout the book aid comprehension of important concepts Chapter outlines rapidly acquaint reader with the topics to be discussed, offering a valuable context for reading and review Pearls, pitfalls, controversial points, and special considerations provide teaching points and useful recommendationsAudiology: Practice Management is one part of a three-volume series, which is completed by Audiology: Diagnosis and Audiology: Treatment. This book is an essential reference for audiology students and practicing audiologists, as well as for educators, and other health care practitioners participating in service delivery.
Contents
1. What Is Practice Management?I. Principles2. Professional Ethics and Audiology3. Quality: The Controlling Principle of Practice Management4. Human Resources Management in Audiology5. Marketing Principles and Application6. Private Practice IssuesII. Practice Management Applications7. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Fundamentals8. Outcome Measures and Evidence-Based Practice9. Documentation in Clinical Audiology: An Information Management Perspective10. Infection Control11. Cerumen Management12. SupervisionIII. Business Applications13. Writing a Business Plan14. Designing an Audiology Practice15. Practice Accounting16. The Evolution of Reimbursement for Audiology17. Proposing Audiology Services to Group Providers18. Computer Principles and ApplicationsAppendix I: Three Professional Organizations' Codes of EthicsAppendix II: Three Professional Organizations' Scope of Practice
