Title: From Outcomes to Evidence: Establishing Best Practices for Audiologists
Abstract:One of the major challenges in health care today is to ensure optimum outcomes for patients presenting with similar problems no matter where or from whom they receive their treatment. One of our objec...One of the major challenges in health care today is to ensure optimum outcomes for patients presenting with similar problems no matter where or from whom they receive their treatment. One of our objectives as clinicians, and as a profession, should be to capture and systemize the practices that lead to the best outcomes and eliminate those that result in less than optimal results. Fortunately, there are methods to assist us in achieving this goal. This article reviews these methods through examining how we can use outcome measures and evidence-based practice principles to establish best clinical practices in audiology. Although the focus of this review is on hearing aid-related intervention, the principles discussed are applicable to all aspects of audiologic diagnostics and treatment.Read More
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-08-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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