Business

Making your practice more profitable isn't about luck.

It's no surprise to anyone that the number of geriatric feline patients is on the rise.

Sometimes we try to "pack" so much in that we make the message fuzzy.

Feeling the tight squeeze? Don't stop marketing--find out what you should invest in with a struggling economy.

The goals and process of starting a feline wellness program.

What is a pet? More importantly why do people choose to become pet owners?

Even in high-performing veterinary practices, hundreds of thousands of dollars "walk out the door" each year in terms of services and products that never got recommended or delivered, or if they where provided, were never charged for.

Personal financial planning is the process of organizing your financial goals into a workable plan so that you can live with financial security in the style you desire.

In many veterinary practices today, obtaining informed consent consists of the receptionist placing a consent form in front of the client and telling the client they need to sign the form so the doctor can perform the surgery or treat the animal.

Maintaining consistency in a multiple-doctor practice is a common challenge.

Once the receptionist has greeted the client and pulled the medical record, she should then review the record to make sure that the patient is current on all preventative procedures and indicate on the patient visit slip, as well as the medical record, why the animal has been presented.

Owners are devastated when they learn their practices are worth only a fraction of what they anticipated as they approach reitrement and contemplate a sale. But if you can understand why this occurs and identify if your practice is at risk, you can begin the process of recapturing this lost value for your practice.

How to develop a team of "10" technical members

Assessing the hospital's schedule, team scheduling tips, team utilization and ratios, and requested days off forms

10 tips to enhance your managerial and leadership skills

The days of marketing your veterinary practice solely through the Yellow Pages, word of mouth or local newspapers are over.

Pets die every day, but when it happens on the veterinarian's table should the doctor be forced to pay?

Follow these talking points when a client's pet insurance is denied.

The dramatic shortage of public-health veterinarians could put the nation at risk.

Your patient care position.

Remind clients old age isn't a disease.

Invaluable health care at a cost clients like.

You can lead a veterinary student to grant money, but you can't make them drink.

How to talk to parents.

Should you offer discounts?

Reward staff for catching missed fees.

Extra pounds are extra problems.

Veterinarians and team members alike can cure work woes with laughter.

In some cases the competition is fierce, but so too is collegiality.

Finding ways to generate revenue and cut costs can make you indispensable