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.
Veterinary professionals are checking social media more times each day than a year ago, according to exclusive dvm360 research.
The parallel between reviews and your online ranking explained.
Dont get lost in a sea of numbers when putting together a budget for your new veterinary practice.
Youve changed things this year in your veterinary practice? Human beings are resistant to change, and your veterinary team members are human beings. Here are some basic steps to face this.
Instead of forming a knee-jerk opinion, start asking questions. You'll get a clearer picture of how things got the way they are.
Litter box training your new kitten may seem daunting, but with a little planning and a few test runs, you'll have a litter-box-trained kitty for life.
Step No. 1 for equine veterinarians? Dont bill in the first place. (But if you do, Ive got advice for that too.)
When it comes to articles and handouts on noninjury, nonillness veterinary content, veterinarians, managers and team members clicked on these items the most in 2018. Boost your practices wellness and preventive care with these
Hit one of the three Rs of retention, says Katie Adams, CVPM.
It wasnt just the postpartum depression. It was all the other things that piled on, all the ways my brain betrayed me as I grew more and more overwhelmed. What hurt was also the thing that brought me back.
Less than half of veterinary team members are able to manage stress, managers worry in a small survey from the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association on veterinary team well-being and job satisfaction.
DEK: Parenthood evolves our careers, it doesnt end themeven if some of us choose to quit the profession altogether.
A veterinary student wearing a Ralph Lauren jacket can still muddy up and get the job done.
'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.
Not everyone working in a veterinary hospital has kids (or wants them). How can you, as a practice owner or manager, fairly accommodate everybodys work schedules?
With a variety of different state and federal policies, knowing what leave you're entitled to can be an arduous task.
Strike a balance between responsibilities at home and at your veterinary practice with these tips.
If you dont know, then surely your veterinary practice team doesnt. Is it time to change that in your veterinary hospital culture?
These rooms can be used for more than saying goodbye to veterinary patients. They make great spaces for a variety of appointment types, provided theyre outfitted appropriately.
This year, dont suffer with bad leadership skills and toxic workplace culture. This veterinary technician and long-time hospital manager has a few tidbits and starting points for practice owners, doctors and other managers to navigate the path to better managing and work life in general.
Stop educating clients and tell them a story.
If there are a million balls in the air, how do you keep them all up there? You dont. You just dont drop the glass ones.
Whether you're a veterinarian, a veterinary technician or a practice manager (and, receptionists and other team members, I bet you can find inspiration and goal here too), we've got you covered with these inspirational goals and ideas for an even better year in practice.
Sure, there are tough days to balance family and my career, but heres how I make it workand tips for you.
Increased humanization of pets amongst younger pet owners might lead to more acceptance of pet health insurance.
Vetcove could be an industry disruptor and change the inventory management game by providing Trivago-like comparison price shopping to veterinary hospitals.
Expert advice on being successful simply by being yourself.
Working in a helping profession, its hard to say no. But something has to give.
