The AFA also promotes programs and procedures by which existing practitioners may earn the new Au. D. credential, allowing experienced audiologists to demonstrate equivalency with a modern, doctoral standard of care. The use of Au. D. degrees and credentials will unify the profession and help consumers identify professionalhearing care. Inc. Professionals are rightfully concerned about their success, particularly as it relates to their professional services.
Considerable effort is expended in defining and measuring success.
From this perspective, they alone can evaluate the appropriateness and effectiveness of care. When we as professionals strive to assess our effectiveness it would seem prudent to focus more on the client's perception of our effectiveness, as well as on other performance measures. The use of outcome measures provides the opportunity to move closer to assessment from the client's perspective. The use of traditional input measures is still appropriate and valuable, however these measures should be complimented with client focused outcome measures if we are to get to the true measure of success. Several outcome measures are available and will provide valuable and interesting information.