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November 28, 2006

School Community Rebuilds After Katrina
The schools are serving as a nucleus around which the communities of St. Bernard Parish outside New Orleans are coming together after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.

ASHA Outcomes Tool on Federal Radar—Again
ASHA’s National Outcomes Measurement System was selected as one of four patient assessment tools suitable for testing in the development of Medicare Part B outpatient payment policies.

Court Overturns Cochlear Implant Denial
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that a health plan administrator acted unreasonably in denying coverage of a plan participant's cochlear implant.

Baltimore Program Recruits SLPs to Help Students
A collaborative service delivery model to integrate intervention within the classroom was successful in bringing speech-language services to Baltimore City Public School students.

Five Important Questions About FM Systems and Cochlear Implants
The FM system should no longer be considered an optional accessory to the cochlear implant speech processor.

Telepractice Brings Treatment to Rural North Dakota
A successful pilot project has linked the St. Alexius TeleCare Network with patients in need of speech-language services in the Ashley Medical Center in Ashley, ND.

Childhood Development After Cochlear Implantation
This study is one of the largest prospective, multi-center investigations underway to determine the effectiveness of early cochlear implantation on a national cohort. *Audiology*

New Directions in Pediatric Cochlear Implantation: Effects on Candidacy
The expectations for speech and language development in children who receive a CI are higher than ever before, and as a result, indications for cochlear implantation are being expanded to new populations.

Audiologists with Hearing Loss
Profiles of audiologists who have blazed the trail for people with hearing loss to enter the profession as well as those who will be among the next generation of audiologists.

Cochlear Implant Collaborations Aid School Success
Successful outcomes occur when parents, schools, and cochlear implant centers work together to foster achievement of the communication goals set for the child by the child's parents.

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