Finance

An engineer's input can make sure your new veterinary hospital is suitably powered, ventilated and safe for patients.

After traveling all day from farm to field to stable to clinic, what equine veterinarian wants to spend hours billing clients? Heres one possible solution.

You have a passion for the profession and a craving to learn more. And, let's face it, you need a few days away from your practice. Use these timely money tips to make your dreams of attending a national veterinary convention a reality.

You have a prospective associate, but youre not sure how to compensate her based on her experience, or lack thereof, in the veterinary profession.

A veterinary practice owner who wants more than "fair market value" and an associate veterinarian who wants to buy in slowly and receive mentorship will want to consider this plan.

Our study suggests that when veterinary prices rise faster than the rate of inflation, consumers opt out of seeking services.

Paying your bills and chipping away at your student loans as a veterinary associate? These strategies can help you build your incomeand practice top-notch medicine.

Is it worth the fight to keep parasite preventive sales in your veterinary practice? Respondents to recent dvm360 parasitology surveys weigh in.

One reader says its not his job to bail out a young veterinarian who makes poor financial decisions.

To answer this question, lets look at investment costs, lifetime earnings and intangible benefits.

Interest rates for federal student loans have increased yet again.

The procedures may be minimally invasive for the patients, but they come with a steep learning curve and startup price for veterinary clinics.

Turns out, maybe everybodyeager veterinary associate and practice owner veteran alike. It's just not usually a big fight, says veterinary practice management guru Dr. Karen Felsted.

Now you can check with the AAHA/VMG Chart of Accounts, recently made available to the veterinary profession as a free resource.

Lower-stress care and Fear Free design permeate this solo practice owner's dream project.

Lets get to know what these documents are, how they can help and why they might benefit your practice (and your wallet).

The skys the limit for NorthStar VETS. Discover how they packed their new satellite veterinary clinic location into a space one-fifth the size of their main location.

CVC educator Dan Chapel says "storage isn't sexy," but it's essential.

CVC educator Gary Glassman calls it, "The greatest forum of understanding all of the aspects of your project."

Here are straight-up answers to six questions you may be asking yourself about bundled preventive-care-service plans.

Ask the dvm360/VHMA Practice Manager of the Year: A valued veterinary team employee is always late and weve tried talking to her with no success. What do I do?

Wayne Usiak, AIA, shares strategies for location selection and maximizing small spaces.

A robust economy has helped this financial indicator trend in a positive direction. But for the health of the profession, more needs to happen.

With hundreds of credit cards to choose from, how do you decide which one is right for you? Hint: Check the rewards programs.

Can you really do away with the reception area? This veterinarian says yes.

The 2017 Veterinary Economics Hospital Design Supplement walks through all areas of your dream hospital.

Your career in veterinary medicine shows a high level of commitment and achievement. Don’t you deserve a high credit score as well?

Unless veterinarians develop a financial focus, they may lose their position of influence in veterinary medicine.