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Running your practice can get easier.

Stress and the small business owner

Knowing change is needed, but not knowing where to start, is when the stress begins and we step in.

How do I handle third party sales?

I need more time but don't know how to free up my schedule.

Is it possible to increase the number of new patients I see every month without increasing my advertising budget?

Is it possible to improve the closure ratio of myself and my staff?

What financial information should I be reviewing and how often?

Should I open a second office?

My key employee will be going out on maternity leave, what should I do?

My A/R is going up every month, how much past 31 days is too much?

Should leads from my online advertising be handled differently than leads from an open house?

My office was damaged in a storm, what steps should I take immediately?

Should I be advertising online?

I'm overwhelmed.

The hardest part of owning any business is knowing you have to change.

“Your capacity to adjust dictates both your level of stress and your ability to succeed.”

 “A small business is constantly evolving. Nothing is set in stone. What might be okay today, may not be tomorrow. Change will happen, sometimes slowly, sometimes overnight. We develop a working relationship with our clients that allows us to respond to the inevitable evolving needs of a hearing healthcare practice.”

Michael Poole

Success is an Ongoing Process

The guidance you need.

The founders of Audiology Practice Builders (APB) have a combined 90 years of experience in the hearing healthcare industry. APB is a trusted partner staffed by seasoned professionals with a deep understanding of your unique challenges and goals. We provide our clients with the following services:

 

A custom plan

Guidance into the implementation of the plan

And, most importantly, modifications along the way when the inevitable occurs.

 

Office Software

Running a practice is a complex task. Our role in your practice will be to ensure that the goals you set for your practice are met every single day.

Digital Marketing

Our affiliate partner can provide deeply discounted websites and a complete line of digital marketing products designed to generate leads.

Practice Management

Every software component you’ll need to run your practice efficiently and effortlessly. From simple database management to data analysis.

One on One Support

One-on-one practice management support provides a tailored approach to streamline your practice operations. This personalized guidance can help you optimize scheduling, improve patient communication, enhance revenue cycle management, and more. By working closely with a dedicated expert, you can identify specific areas for improvement and implement effective solutions to boost your practice’s efficiency and profitability.

Group Purchasing

We leverage the collective purchasing power, of our group to secure significant discounts and access exclusive benefits for our members. This collaborative approach allows each individual practices reduce costs, improve profitability, and offer more competitive pricing to patients.

Staff Training

Even the best employees need to be managed.  The challenge for the typical owner is in finding the time and energy to manage them.  To often employees are left without direction or accountability.  The focus of Human Resources is simply putting the right person in the right place doing the right thing.

Success is an Ongoing Process

Problems … solutions

Time Management is Critical to the Success of Your Business

Let’s start with the misnomer of “time management”.  There is no such thing as “time management”, you get 24 hours every day, the same as Bill Gates and Warren Buffett. We can’t change that. What’s more realistic or appropriate to say is “Task Management”. There’s a...

What are Patient’s Really Buying When They Buy a Hearing Aid?

For every new patient with a hearing loss who walks through your door you’ll hear a few versions of the same story. “I can’t hear, I don’t want to admit I can’t hear. I don’t want to be here.  I’ve heard horror stories about hearing aids and I have access to the...

Creating Order from Chaos in Your Audiology Practice

Order from chaos is every small business owner’s dream. Audiology Practice Builders (APB) can make that a reality for you. If you own a hearing healthcare practice chances are pretty good that you’ve experienced significant changes in the past few years. Outside...

Baby Boomers and Social Media

I fall at the very end of the baby boomer generation.  I often feel more a part of the generation just behind me than to anyone born in 1946.  It used to be hard for me to picture any of my “older” relatives tweeting the latest news or checking their Facebook feeds...

How to Market to Baby Boomers

Born between 1946 and 1964, the Baby Boomers are 76 million strong.  Obviously this demographic is of primary importance to professionals who dispense hearing aids. So, what marketing venue should you use to reach this age group? The 3 Most Effective Ways to Reach...

Why You Need a Social Media Policy for Your Employees

Any company, big or small, needs a social media policy to protect their reputations. Even if your business has no social media of it’s own, social media gaffes made by your employees can have a very real impact on your business. That being said, your employees do have...

Is it Time to Panic?

The independent hearing healthcare provider is being confronted by a variety of outside influences unlike anything they’ve ever seen. 3rdparty insurance companies who provide a hearing aid benefit that that you feel compelled to accept but with a reimbursement that...

Let Me Ask You a Question

Michael Poole, VP of Audiology Practice Builders, will begin most conversations with a single sentence. Let me ask you a question. It’s an unusual way to start a conversation, and I’ve often wondered why it’s so effective.  He uses this statement both personally and...

Why Should You Track Your ROI?

A new practice was recently referred to Audiology Practice Builders.  The conversation included discussing her advertising and marketing. Below is a portion of the conversation, My question, “Have you tried any direct mail or pay per click ads lately?” Her answer, “We...

5 Ways to Compete with Online Hearing Aid Sales

If you're not planning to sell hearing aids online, how can you compete with companies that do offer online hearing aid sales?  Many people have engaged in the online shopping versus brick and mortar shopping debate. Both brick and mortar stores and online merchants...

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Our Vendor Partners

Negotiating reduced pricing for members is too often where the client relationship begins and ends. This shortsighted effort does not benefit the client or the vendor. Instead, that should only be a starting point. Our job after you join is to continue be a resource that allows you achieve the financial and personal goals set by any business owner.

“If the sole purpose of joining a buying group is for lower pricing, don’t waste your time.”

Michael Poole