Abstract
This article is aimed to address the vestibular audiologist's role in assessing patient fall risk as tasked by Medicare. With implementation of the Physician's Quality Reporting System (PQRS), audiologists performing standard measures of the vestibular battery must report on measures #154: Falls: Risk assessment and #155: Falls: Plan of care for Medicare beneficiaries. Mandated reporting of this measure includes vestibular audiologists in the multidisciplinary medical management of fall prevention in older adults. In order for audiologists to provide the most relevant care, it is important to evaluate the current fall risk assessments in medical settings, how the implementation of these measures can be structured within the audiology clinic, and challenges audiologist may face with implementation.
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