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Veterinary practice managers make business happen
Hold your own in a tumultuous economy with the right staff in place.
CASELOAD CALCULATOR: Does your caseload warrant an investment in digital radiography?
Gary Glassman, CPA, provides a spreadsheet to analyze revenue generation, cost of equipment, cost of time and total cost per case to see if a move to digital is justified.
Digital radiography product guide: Comparison chart
Veterinary Economics breaks down the top digital radiography systems.
Bringing back family medicine
Creating connections with veterinary clients and pets drove the design of this small animal practice.
Making it big in the Midwest
These doctors wanted a veterinary practice that would stand out and keep with Midwestern tastes. The result: a huge yet humble design that wows.
People's Choice veterinary hospital stands tall
Careful site selection and advance planning lay the groundwork for a successful build.
Digital radiology product guide: Digital definitions
Make DR acronyms make sense.
Don't feed the trolls
As hard as it may be, let negative stories about the veterinary profession lie and they'll die out sooner than you'd think.
Are you a bully? Answer D
Check your answers here.
Rebranding the cat: A short video for veterinary clients from dvm360
Toss outdated myths to the curb with the one cat video your clients need to see.
Cheat sheet for strong veterinary recommendations
Communicate strong veterinary recommendations that show you care.
3 reasons pet owners say "no" to microchips
Learn how to respond when pet owners resist your microchip recommendations.
Are you a bully? Answer A
CVC highlight: Relieving the itch and pain of ear infections
Pets and owners alike suffer when an ear infection arises. Follow these tips from Dr. Cecilia Friberg, DACVD, to the get the whole household comfortable once again.
Delivering bad news to veterinary clients in a 'good' way
Watch for clients' emotions in the moment, rather than trying to "fix" what they're feeling.
Improve incrementally, grow exponentially
Learning, changing and improving daily makes perfect for this longtime veterinarian. And that includes bettering her building, too.
"We rebuilt!"
Putting a veterinary practice back together after a fire gave this doctor a chance to upgrade his mixed-animal hospital while staying true to his rural community.
Team training tool: Cheat sheet for strong veterinary recommendations
Learn to communicate strong veterinary recommendations that show you care.
Design changes veterinary practice owners would make
If they had to do it all over again, this is what our 2014 Merit Award-winning hospital owners would do differently with their facilities.
Keep pets safe and comfortable with these travel tips
Make sure your veterinary clients keep these often-forgotten points in mind to ensure their next family road trip is a good one.
Moving on the landlord's dime
A property owner's desire to tear down a building turned out to be a blessing for this California veterinary practice.
Tell your veterinary team good job!
Discover the hole in your management style that undermines team morale, productivity and loyalty.
The 2014 Veterinary Economics Hospital Design Supplement
It's here! Your destination for stories, photos and floor plans from this year's Merit Award-winning practices.
Worried about veterinary competition? Don't be unreasonable
There's plenty of legal mumbo-jumbo out there to assertain what is a reasonable distance or period for veterinarians not to compete.
Client handout: What to do for my dog's itchy, sore ears?
Use this handout to talk to veterinary clients about what otitis is and what they can do to help their pet.
Should veterinary practices pay to play on the Internet?
Q: A big online directory of veterinarians is asking us to pay to show up. Is it worth it? Shouldn't I be driving traffic to my own website?
Dr. Andy Rollo says: DR saves time and money
Andrew Rollo, DVM, is a Veterinary Economics Editorial Advisory Board member and an associate at Madison Veterinary Hospital in Michigan that upgraded to digital radiography in December 2012.
When it comes to veterinary 'emergencies,' severity is in the eye of the beholder
A veterinary client's level of panic isn't necessarily equal with the level of trauma–big or small.