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Talking About the Economy: In ASHA Surveys, Members Weigh In

As the recession drags on, speech-language pathologists and audiologists describe how reduced spending and higher costs are affecting their workplaces and personal lives. ASHA resources can help you navigate the economic downturn.

How Services Are Valued: A Guide to Reimbursement

With this plain-English guide to reimbursement, learn how the Relative Value System works and how it affects what you are paid.

Medicare Reimbursement Warnings: Two "Heads-Up" Scenarios

July 1 marks a significant change in how speech-language pathologists bill to Medicare for services. Watch out for these tricky spots during the transition.

Medicare Marketing for Private-Practice SLPs

The ability to bill Medicare directly can mean a big opportunity for a private practice to grow. Learn how to market your practice to physicians, other SLPs, and Medicare beneficiaries.

Dysphagia Care: New Evidence-Based Reviews

A series of evidence-based systematic reviews on behavioral swallowing postures and maneuvers commonly used are now available through ASHA's National Center for Evidence-Based Practice in Communication Disorders.

ASHA Multiculturalism Expands as 20th Century Closes

In the 1990s, ASHA's interest in multiculturalism expanded exponentially and it became a leader within the association industry in multicultural and diversity efforts.

Music and Cochlear Implants: Not in Perfect Harmony

Although cochlear implants may be beneficial for speech recognition, the coarse spectral cues they provide are less effective in transmitting musical sounds.

An Innovative Approach to the PhD Shortage: Wichita State University Offers Grants, Forms Partnership with Fort Hays State University

In response to the doctoral shortage in communication sciences and disorders, Wichita State University and Fort Hays State University have found a new way attract PhD-level faculty and students.

Audiology Consortium Develops Quality Measures

The Audiology Quality Consortium submitted 12 quality measures to the National Quality Forum. If the measures are endorsed, audiologists will be able to report on the measures under the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI).

Cochlear Implants in Infants and Toddlers: Are SLPs Ready for This Growing Trend?

Over the past two decades, cochlear implants have proven effective in children, ages 3–18. Now research indicates that children who are fitted at earlier ages fare better on speech perception and production tests. Are SLPs ready for this new wave of toddlers with cochlear implants?

Aural Rehabilitation Telepractice—International Project Links NY Student Clinicians, Bolivian Children

Speech-language pathology graduate students from Columbia University use telepractice to not only provide services to young students thousands of miles away in Bolivia, but also to also enhance their language and cultural focus of their education.

First Person on the Last Page: Research and Community Service in Southern Africa

During her PhD research in southern Africa, Melissa Bortz came face-to-face with the disparity between her needs as a researcher and a population's need for services.