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The Future of Private Practice in Audiology, presented in partnership with Seminars in Hearing

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1.  Between 2005-2013, the percentage of American Academy of Audiology members working as a "Clinical Staff Audiologist": Declined from 61% to 56% Increased from 54% to 59% Increased from 71% to 78% Remained roughly the same

2.  According to MarkeTrak 9, what percentage of adults had their hearing "screened" during their last physical examination by a physician? 7% 14% 19% 23%

3.  Which of the following is NOT a limitation on the hearing and balance screening benefit provided by the Medicare Part B in the "Welcome to Medicare" examination? Must be administered by a physician It is limited to questionnaires only Only available for the first six months after enrollment Has been available since 2005

4.  Which is NOT one of the 12 "forces" of technology identified by Kelly (2016)? Screening Becoming Interacting Revising

5.  According to Clayton Christensen, low-end disruptive innovation may occur when: An industry or discipline has low market penetration Customers don't need the full performance valued by customers at the high end of the market Customers have needs that were previously unserved by existing incumbents Innovation does not keep pace with cost

6.  According to Gallup (2015) polling, the majority of adults who own smartphones check them: once per day twice per day several times each hour every other day

7.  According to Gatehouse, which of the following is NOT a potential predictor of hearing aid benefit? Hearing thresholds Lifestyle Cognitive function Auditory Dead Regions

8.  What statement can be made about the data on activity tracker use over time? Use of activity trackers increases over time, and most people achieve 100% use after two years. Activity tracker use increases the first year of ownership but decreases the second year. Approximately 1/3 of people stop using activity trackers after the first year, and two-thirds of people stop by the second year. Most people who own activity trackers use them 100% of the time and this stays consistent over time.

9.  What announcement was made by the FDA at the National Academies of Science (NAS) meeting on December 7, 2016? They would no longer enforce the medical waiver requirement for adult patients who seek hearing aids They would eliminate the Personal Sound Amplification Product (PSAP) category They intend to introduce a new category of Over-The-Counter (OTC) hearing aids in 2017 They would limit the use of OTC hearing aids to those with mild hearing losses

10.  Which of the following is NOT true regarding Humes et al (2017) hearing aid study? They used a double-blind placebo controlled model randomized control study design They compared an audiology best-practice hearing aid fitting to a consumer-driven PSAP Both audiology-based and consumer-driven fittings were efficacious The consumer-driven model of OTC service delivery yielded only slightly poorer outcomes than the audiology best-practice model.