Business

With economic fluctuations across the country, veterinarians are keeping an eye on their practice's profitability-and their team's performance on the job.

Let's stop blaming the economy and start focusing on the real issue at hand. There are just too many veterinarians on this earth.

Sustain a compassionate culture and protect your staff.

Find articles on Open Book Management as well as any errata or new Scorecards that didn't make the current edition of the new book.

In the first-ever dvm360 Change Survey, we asked you to choose the top 10 things you want to change in your practice. Find them below along with data on whether you'd be willing to switch up things if it meant increased client visits.

If you're waiting for your raise still, remember that many practice owners are also waiting eagerly to offer you one. Marianne Mallonee, CVPM, encourages you to offer the benefit of the doubt to practice owners who may be playing financial catch-up and consider these reasons for the delay:

Incorporating exotic animal medicine into your repertoire could be a growth opportunity for your practice-if you do it right.

Check out this online exclusive data from the 2013 Veterinary Economics Business Issues Survey.

Q: Why are some veterinary practices freezing wages or failing to offer raises?

Wondering how you can create a workplace culture that cuts down on, or eliminates, gossip? Learn what consultant Shawn McVey and your colleagues say about conflict in their practice.

While some practices are putting a halt on new products and services this year, there are still opportunities to boost your appeal with clients-and raise your bottom line.

A carefully planned strategy could make you a contender in the race for veterinary practice ownership.

Find out what your veterinary colleagues are doing on social media and how to improve your online activity with a resource guide.

This toolkit delivers team training, free client handouts, exam room education strategies and more, all designed to make it as easy as possible for veterinarians and their teams to promote preventive care and stress the importance of physical exams to pet owners. (With an educational grant provided by Veterinary Pet Insurance)

These clients dutifully bring in their pet's stool samples to the veterinary clinic each visit-and help the packaging industry thrive.

Do you embrace changes and new services?or flee from them? Take a look at the possible changes in store for your practice.

Whether you're fueled by quiet or craziness, you can leverage your personality and skills in veterinary practice.

You have a diverse population of clients-including some with mobility, sight or hearing difficulties. Make sure you and your practice team are prepared to accommodate anyone who walks through your door.

Fox news station airs details about lawsuit, prompting state veterinary investigation.

What's in store for the future of veterinary medicine? Come with me as I look into my crystal ball-and make predictions based on what's happening in human medicine.

Take a break from work? Absolutely-for the good of you and your veterinary practice.

Follow these "next steps" to make sure your veterinary team is prepared to promote preventive pet care and stress the importance of physical exams.

New program e-mails health records to Portland-area veterinarians for post-adoption exams.

You've done hundreds of exams, but each veterinary client typically only observes one each year for their pets. Use these mini scripts that highlight four key steps during a physical exam to increase your educational power in the exam room.

Wellness plans can swell veterinary hospitals with income and help you spot problems earlier. Learn what these packages can do for your practice revenue-and how to get clients on board.

You can achieve better patient care and increased revenue by implementing wellness plans today.

'Slow kill' method no longer recommended in cases of infection.

Dr. Ward weighs in on current and future veterinary technology for monitoring pet?s health.

New suburban hospital offers 24-hour emergency care and specialty referral services.

Violent incidents can happen anywhere, but there are things a practice team can do to be less vulnerable.