The Academy of Doctors of Audiology has granted its new Audiology Practice Accreditation to Coates Hearing Clinic, a four-location independent practice in North Carolina, marking the program’s first award since standards were adopted by ADA members in 2025....
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No actionable change to clinical practice; this is a milestone accreditation announcement for one independent clinic, not a guideline or research finding.
The launch of the ADA's inaugural Practice Accreditation marks a significant step toward formalizing quality standards for independent audiology clinics, potentially shaping how the profession benchmarks and differentiates practice excellence.
- 01ADA awarded its first-ever Audiology Practice Accreditation to Coates Hearing Clinic in North Carolina.
- 02Coates Hearing Clinic is a four-location independent practice.
- 03The accreditation program standards were adopted by ADA members in 2025.
- 04This is the inaugural accreditation granted under the new program.
- 05The award signals a formal quality-recognition framework emerging for independent audiology practices.
Coates Hearing Clinic is the first practice to receive the ADA's Audiology Practice Accreditation since program standards were adopted in 2025.
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