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Teleaudiology: Advancing Access and Equity in Hearing Care - Hearing Care in the 21st Century, in partnership with Salus University

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1.  Which of the following is NOT an example of a model for providing teleaudiology services? Patient travels to local satellite clinic to have an audiologist perform a hearing aid check. Patient uses smartphone app to call audiologist for hearing aid programming changes. Medical assistant takes otoscopic photos, performs a hearing screening, and conducts tympanometry and then sends to an audiologist for consultation. Audiologist in a regional center connects remotely to a satellite clinic to conduct a diagnostic ABR on a newborn who referred inpatient screening.

2.  Which of the following indicates the need for teleaudiology service delivery? Patients living far from where audiology services are available. High no-show rate and loss-to-follow-up Inequality in patient demographic receiving services at the clinic All of the above

3.  Which of the following are examples of technology solutions that can be easily used for teleaudiology? ABR Diagnostic standalone audiometer Otoscopy connected to computer via USB and PC-based tympanometer None of the above

4.  Which of the following statements best describes how to implement teleaudiology for the first time? Ensure all services are converted to teleaudiology for all visits Assess clinical need, develop and plan services, and establish a team Shop online and replace all equipment in the clinic to be mobile- or PC-based Hire audiology assistants and facilitators to provide teleaudiology services

5.  Which of the following actions best describes how to evaluate technology solutions for teleaudiology services? Assume all equipment needs to be replaced Schedule appointment with IT for review of all equipment and determination of usefulness for teleaudiology services Evaluate software and hardware technology currently used in clinic to determine if it can be used for teleaudiology service delivery Reset all equipment to default settings and extend warranties