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Clinical Practice Guideline
Nov. 26, 2024

VHA and DOD Prosthetic Clinical Management Program Clinical Practice Recommendations for Prescriptions of Cochlear Implants

.PDF | 250.52 KB

Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service (PSAS) Strategic Healthcare Group was directed by the Under Secretary for Health to establish a Prosthetic Clinical Management Program (PCMP). The objectives were to coordinate the development of clinical practice recommendations (CPRs) for prosthetic prescription practices and ...

Fact Sheet
Nov. 26, 2024

HPD Fit Test Fact Sheet

.PDF | 330.10 KB

Hearing protector fit testing is a procedure used to quantitively measure the amount of noise reduction a specific hearing protector is providing a user. Fit testing measures the personal attenuation rating (PAR) specific to each individual ear and hearing protector. The PAR is a real-world measurement of the overall attenuation the hearing protector ...

Clinical Practice Guideline
Nov. 25, 2024

SSNHL Coding Guidance Primary Care

.PDF | 484.74 KB

Adherence to the treatment guidance on SSNHL found in this CPG can aid in standardization, to a certain extent, and foster value for both the patient and healthcare system. Quality of patient care is of increasing importance in the US healthcare system and will continue to frame important discussions on healthcare utilization and delivery. Diagnosis ...

Clinical Practice Guideline
Nov. 25, 2024

SSNHL Coding Guidance Audiology

.PDF | 392.70 KB

Adherence to the treatment guidance on SSNHL found in this CPG can aid in standardization, to a certain extent, and foster value for both the patient and healthcare system. Quality of patient care is of increasing importance in the US healthcare system and will continue to frame important discussions on healthcare utilization and delivery. Diagnosis ...

Clinical Practice Guideline
Nov. 25, 2024

Aural Blast Injury and Trauma

.PDF | 856.00 KB

The goal of this CPG is to elevate the awareness of noise threat, the prevalence of hazardous noise exposure, and the symptoms of acoustic trauma for purpose of facilitating early identification and early intervention of acoustic trauma. Improving outcomes for hearing requires developing a trusted surveillance and early referral and reporting system ...

Clinical Practice Guideline
Nov. 25, 2024

SSNHL Coding Guidance Otolaryngology

.PDF | 555.82 KB

The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) Foundation published a clinical practice guideline (CPG) in March of 2019 that defined sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) as: - An acute sensorineural loss of hearing over 72 hours, - A decrease of at least 30 decibels (dB) in three (3) consecutive frequencies, - Audiogram ...

Publication
Nov. 21, 2024

Ostracism BELONG

.PDF | 539.43 KB

6 Tips to Combat Ostracism. We are stronger when we BELONG. Ostracism — intentionally excluding or ignoring others — can be a harmful experience.

Publication
Nov. 21, 2024

Ostracism

.PDF | 5.32 MB

All service members can play a critical role in recognizing and addressing ostracism through raising awareness and through deliberate supportive connection with one another.

Clinical Practice Guideline
Nov. 20, 2024

Vestibular Clinical Practice Recommendations

.PDF | 365.24 KB

The vestibular working group was tasked by the VA Audiology Field Advisory Council to develop vestibular clinical practice recommendations for use by VA Audiologists. Members of the working group are listed above and include audiologists with clinical vestibular expertise from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, and a ...

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