Finance

Ive been told veterinarians dont care about personal finance or retirement planning. If this is true, doctors, consider this a wake-up call.

Long running attention to details yields dividends for industry veteran.

Results of the 2018 Firstline Career Paths survey show 77% of credentialed technicians are paid hourly. Check out the rest of the data to see how each role in veterinary practice is paid and how much they make.

Dont let pet owners, credit card vendors, banks or crooked team members pull the wool over your eyes. Check out the ways clients pay for services rendered and consider how your veterinary hospital stacks up when it comes to managing them.

'You'll be going down a horrible acoustic road,' veterinary architect says.

Ever wonder what animal hospitals look like in different parts of the world? Animal practice and shelter architect Heather E. Lewis gives the scoop.

Two architects add their perspectives to the debate.

Where nothing says sexy like durability and cost-effectiveness.

We picked Dr. Marty Beckers brain on the presence and prevalence of retail in veterinary practices. Check out his tips of the retail trade.

Under parent company Synscrhony, CareCredit, which helps veterinary clients pay for care, has acquired a long-term solutionpet insurance company Pets Bestto include for a comprehensive financial solution for pet owners.

After labor, inventory costs are the largest expense in a veterinary practice. Here are some tips that may make your inventory process a little more manageable. Plus, printable reorder tags!

When building or renovating your veterinary practice in a small space, take notes from the 2019 under 8,000 square foot Hospital of the Year.

Protect your practice inside and out with these steps.

When the question goes beyond "What's in your wallet?" with pet owners, the answer is the companies providing third-party loans and credit card options to veterinary clients.

The creator of this salary-plus-production doctor compensation system answers a readers detailed question about a particular patient involving client education, blood work, medications, technician-only visits and more.

What looks good in planning doesn't always work out in practice.

A dvm360 reader wonders if there are experts who understand the plight of veterinarians with student loans.

What do you do when you love your job, but it doesnt pay enough to repay the debt you accrued in veterinary school?

If youre experiencing exhaustion from difficult conversations with pet owners about paying for veterinary care, why not open the discussion with your team? You may identify small tweaks to communication and policies that might ease everyones stress about managing the tough question of paying for top-notch pet care.

Veterinary architects and experienced practice owners make up the dvm360 Hospital Design Competition panel of judges every year. This time, we decided to share three future-facing and sound insights that judges shared with us while they explored this years entries.

Dont get lost in a sea of numbers when putting together a budget for your new veterinary practice.

Some clients want to be in on their pets' treatment. Like, all of it.

This technician has dealt with financial ups and downs in the last year, including a move and a pet being diagnosed with cancer.

We've moved beyond rows of straight chairs in a face off.

Bash Halow has seen the good and the bad in the exam room.

'Keep It Simple, Stupid' is the easiest way to manage finances as a veterinary professional. The acronym holds true whether you find a financial professional or do it yourself. Below are five ways you can manage your finances better as doctor, a manager or a team member.

Stop educating clients and tell them a story.

Fixed interest rates, extended terms of payment ... uh, maybe we'd better leave this to the expert.

Vetcove could be an industry disruptor and change the inventory management game by providing Trivago-like comparison price shopping to veterinary hospitals.

Whether you are considering leaving your practice now or sometime in the future, having a succession plan in place will simplify the process whenever that time comes.