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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an update with limited guidance for addressing audiology claim denials when using the AB modifier. Specifically, CMS stated when using the AB modifier, audiologists can leave boxes 17 A and B (name and national provider identifier (NPI) of the referring provider) on the CMS-1500 claim form “blank or incomplete.”
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A new rapid DNA test can identify newborn babies at risk of developing hearing loss through Gentamicin, a common antibiotic.
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The past two years have been an exciting time for the Neurotech industry in both invasive and non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) products. Mark Melnykowycz of IDUN Technologies explains how the ear is a particularly good place for BCI products and speculates on how they may evolve.
linkedin․comNews
- Cochlear, Demant contest UK regulator's Oticon deal concerns reuters․com
- NHS England develops world-first bedside DNA test to prevent babies going deaf england․nhs․uk
- DNB surprised by GN's lack of backup plan after failed share issuance proposal | Paywall medwatch․com
- NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks about living with hearing loss washingtonpost․com
- GN's scrapped capital raise: Norges Bank voted no, William Demant Invest abstained | Paywall medwatch․com
Audio/Video
- Dr. Rachael Cook: Everything You NEED to Know – 6 Weeks with Hearing Aids youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff Vlog: Sorry Not Sorry for Offending You [Dr. Cliff-Audigy Partnership] youtube․com
- Dr. Cliff Show LIVE! Widex Hearing Aid Full Product Lineup Review youtube․com
Research
- No Differences in Auditory Steady-State Responses in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Typically Developing Children link․springer․com
- Effect of video gaming on some central auditory processing abilities in school aged children, cross sectional study tandfonline․com
- Modulation of potassium conductances optimizes fidelity of auditory information pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Investigation of Factors Associated with Dizziness, Tinnitus, and Ear Fullness in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders pubmed․ncbi․nlm․nih․gov
- Inner-hair-cell induced hearing loss: A biophysical modeling perspective asa․scitation․org
- Time-specific Components of Pupil Responses Reveal Alternations in Effort Allocation Caused by Memory Task Demands During Speech Identification in Noise journals․sagepub․com
- Characteristics of the Summating Potential Measured Across a Cochlear Implant Array as an Indicator of Cochlear Function journals․lww․com
- Effect of Auditory Distractors on Speech Recognition and Listening Effort journals․lww․com
- A protocol for the Hearing impairment in Adults: A Longitudinal Outcomes Study (HALOS) dx․plos․org
- The Risk of Cholesteatoma in Individuals With First-degree Relatives Surgically Treated for the Disease jamanetwork․com