Amplifon USA Executive Named Senior Vice President of the Sonus Network; Industry Veteran Dan Quall to Lead Strategic Initiatives and Member Service Programs for the Network; Announcement Follows on Successful Sonus Network Educational Summit.MINNEAPOLIS -- Amplifon USA, the nationwide leader in delivering quality patient care and hearing solutions to individuals affected by hearing loss, announced today that Dan Quall has been named senior vice president of the Sonus Network. The Sonus Network is the largest professional hearing care network in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. with more than 200 company-owned clinics and 1,400 independent hearing solutions providers who are licensed Sonus Network affiliates. In his new role as senior vice president of the Sonus Network, Quall's duties will include financial and retirement planning Retirement financial planning refers to a collection of systems, methods, and processes which, in their aggregate, support a family unit's (client's) desire to achieve a state of financial independence, such that the need to be gainfully employed is optional. for Network members, business expansion, clinic development and marketing. In addition to his new responsibilities, Quall will continue in his role as senior vice president of HearPO, a managed care division of Sonus, which provides contracting and patient referral services for the HearPO network of audiologists and hearing instrument specialists nationwide. Quall led the development of the Sonus Greenhouse training department when Sonus was first founded in 1998. He also served as president of the Sonus Network from June 2002 until Sonus was acquired by Amplifon USA later that year. "Dan is one of the most experienced executives in the hearing health care industry, and we are excited to tap his expertise to further the Network's mission to be the premier provider of business consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" to the independent hearing professional," said Robert Wabler, president of Amplifon USA. Prior to joining Sonus in 1998, Quall was an audiologist Audiologist A person with a degree and/or certification in the areas of identification and measurement of hearing impairments and rehabilitation of those with hearing problems. in private practice for 18 years. Quall has extensive speaking experience at industry conferences and tradeshows, and served as Chairman on the National Board for Certification in Hearing Instrument Sciences from 1989 to 1993. Quall also received the Distinguished Service Award presented by Hearing Instrument Magazine in 1991. Quall received a bachelor of arts from Washington State University Washington State University, at Pullman; land-grant and state supported; chartered 1890, opened 1892 as an agriculture college. From 1905 to 1959 it was the State College of Washington. and a masters of science in communications disorders and audiology audiology /au·di·ol·o·gy/ (aw?de-ol´ah-je) the study of impaired hearing that cannot be improved by medication or surgical therapy. au·di·ol·o·gy n. from Western Oregon This article is about the region of Western Oregon. For the University, see Western Oregon University. Western Oregon is a geographical term that is generally taken to apply to the portion of the state of Oregon that is west of the Cascade Range. State University. The announcement follows on a successful Sonus Network Educational Summit hosted at the Paradisus Resort in San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan (IPA: [saŋ hwaŋ]) (from the Spanish San Juan Bautista, "Saint John the Baptist") is the capital and largest municipality on Puerto Rico. , Sept. 20-25, 2005. The fifth annual educational summit, themed "Putting the Pieces in Place," provided Sonus Network members the practice management tools to foster business success and deliver the highest quality patient care. This year's Sonus Network Educational Summit featured Michael Gerber, best-selling best·sell·er also best seller n. A product, such as a book, that is among those sold in the largest numbers. best author and internationally renowned small business consultant, as the keynote speaker with his presentation "E-Myth Mastery: The Seven Essential Disciplines for Building a World Class Business." Attendees also earned Continuing Education Unit continuing education unit (CEU), n educational classes or experiences for licensed dental professionals that extend, update, or renew their knowledge of practices in their field. Some classes may be required for relicensing. (CEU CEU Continuing Education Unit CEU Central European University CEU College of Eastern Utah (Price, UT) CEU Centro Escolar University (Manila, Philippines) CEU Centro Escolar University ) credits through a number of practical workshops delivered by Amplifon USA executives, audiologists and subject matter experts. "Ensuring each patient's unique lifestyle needs are put first is a cornerstone of Sonus' overall mission, and empowering Network members with a broad spectrum of practice management skills to deliver on this promise is important," said Dan Quall. "I look forward to leveraging my experience to further the Network's patient-centered approach to hearing health care." About Sonus Sonus is the largest professional hearing care network in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada with more than 200 company-owned clinics and 1,400 independent hearing health care providers who are licensed Sonus Network affiliates. Sonus' patient-centered approach to hearing solutions ensures each patient's unique lifestyle needs are put first, giving them a broad spectrum of hearing care services and innovative hearing devices delivered by licensed hearing health care professionals. About Amplifon USA Amplifon USA is the nationwide leader in delivering quality patient care and hearing solutions to individuals affected by hearing loss. The company's Miracle-Ear, National Hearing Centers and Sonus hearing solutions outlets deliver the highest level of patient care, convenient locations and widest hearing device selection in the industry. Formed in 1999, Amplifon USA is a subsidiary of Amplifon S.p.A., a Milan-based Italian multinational company, with more than 700 employees in the United States. For more information, please visit www.amplifonusa.com. |
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