President’s Message: Isomorphism and Clinical Decision Making
Isomorphism is a concept that appears in mathematics, computer science, and organizational theory. It means that two apparently different systems can share a similar underlying structure or set of processes. Consider this simple algorithm for keeping a rocket on course:
Audiology Assistants: Essential Partners in the Future of Hearing-Health Care
An audiologist spends part of the morning troubleshooting Bluetooth connectivity, replacing wax guards, and walking a patient through hearing aid insertion for the third time. Meanwhile, diagnostic evaluations are backed up for weeks, new referrals continue to arrive, and another patient calls asking if someone can help with their over-the-counter (OTC) hearing device.
Advancing Vestibular Care: The Role of the Vestibular Audiology Specialty Certification
Watching the splashdown of the Artemis II space capsule was thrilling and awe-inspiring. But, to me, hearing former astronaut Scott Kelly and neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta accurately discuss the impact of zero gravity and space travel on the astronauts’ vestibular systems was even more exciting.
From Itemization to Valuation: Determining Professional Service Value in Audiology Practice
In Part 1 of this series, we explored how bundled pricing models can unintentionally obscure the value of audiologists’ professional services, limit reimbursement opportunities, and create financial risk for practices (Murphy et al., 2026).
Hear Us Out: Supporting LGBTQ+ Patients
By 2030, there will be an estimated four to eight million older adults who identify as LGBTQ+ in the United States (Zanetos & Skipper, 2020). Today, LGBTQ+ older adults encounter several barriers to accessing health care, health insurance, and long-term care as compared to non-LGBTQ+ individuals (Loeb et al., 2021).
Audiology Coding Q&A
Coding for audiologic services can be complex, and there is rarely only one correct option. Given the complexities and nuance of the systems that govern coding and reimbursement, it is vital that audiologists have access to resources to help formulate well-reasoned answers that will ensure accurate coding and support appropriate reimbursement.
Presidential Perspective: The Role of AAA in Advancing Educational Audiology
To celebrate Educational Audiology Week, October 19-23, we invited Aurora J. Weaver, PhD, AuD, CCC-A, President of the Educational Audiology Association (EAA), to reflect on the importance of collaboration between EAA and the American Academy of Audiology.
Academy Spotlight
The Academy is proud to highlight the members and volunteers who help advance the profession every day. Through our Academy Spotlight series, we recognize individuals making meaningful contributions to audiology through clinical care, research, leadership, education, and service.
New Vestibular CPT® Codes for 2027 Implementation
The CPT code numbers shown are placeholders and are not yet final. Final code numbers are proprietary to the American Medical Association and will be assigned and published with the release of the 2027 CPT code set, prior to the codes’ effective date.
