NOMS Audiology Registry

NOMS is a voluntary data collection registry that illustrates the value of audiological services and enables clinicians to improve the quality of those services.

The key to the NOMS Audiology Registry is the use of a combination of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and clinically-administered tests to capture clinical improvements before and after audiological intervention.

To participate in the NOMS Audiology registry, audiologists must be licensed to practice in the state in which services are provided. The registry is provided at no cost to ASHA members. Nonmembers can participate by purchasing an Audiology NOMS Subscription.

Data Collection

NOMS data collection is quick, is easy, and involves the reporting of information already included in the patient's record. This includes information on the following:

Demographics
Diagnosis and CPT codes
Functional status using condition-specific patient-reported outcomes
Assessment and treatment information

Audiologists submit patient records to NOMS at the time of initial evaluation when treatment recommendations are made and at regular milestone appointments, including annual evaluations and following the initial acclimatization period of amplification, to track progress over time.

You will be asked to collect data on all patients ages 16 years and older who have received a comprehensive hearing test (hearing condition), tinnitus evaluation (tinnitus condition), and/or vestibular assessment/canalith repositioning (vestibular condition) and treatment recommendations have been made.

For NOMS purposes, you must evaluate at least one condition for each submission—hearing, tinnitus, and vestibular.

If you evaluate the hearing condition, you should administer the Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly or Adults (HHIE/HHIA) and/or the Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB) PRO. Other data elements collected for the hearing condition include ABR stimulus, Speech-in-Noise Testing (CNC-Words or SNR-50), Aural Rehabilitation, and treatment recommendations.
If you evaluate the tinnitus condition, you should administer the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) PRO. You will also capture treatment recommendations.
If you evaluate the vestibular condition, you should only include patients who have received a vestibular assessment and/or canalith repositioning. Instead, of a PRO, enter which maneuvers were performed and how many times each maneuver was administered.

Once you've registered to participate in NOMS, you can submit data in one of two ways:

By manual entry via our web-based tool
By electronic transmission directly from your organizations internal documentation system.

You will not be asked to collect any protected health information (e.g., name, date of birth) or withhold treatment in any way.

Data Reports

As a NOMS participant, you will have access to a NOMS dashboard that provides an in-depth analysis of your organization’s outcomes benchmarked against the national data. The interactive dashboard allows you to generate customizable data reports that can help you and your organization improve the quality of your care and demonstrate the effectiveness of audiology services.

The reports include a number of features: