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Lets get back to basicswith some advanced technology tipsto manage your hospital inventory better to cut costs, make more money and better serve patients and clients.

A pet owner reached out to us for an expert answer on insulin for a canine with diabetes. We said, "Go talk to your vet." But heres the lowdown for your veterinary team on what a boarded internist has to say on the issue.

Life happens, and its rife with accidents (which cost money). How can we help clients cover the costs of veterinary care so they can take care of their pets while we still cover our bottom line?

Share this short, to-the-point algorithm with anybody who's on the road to vet school ... or just starting to dream about a career as someone who TOTALLY spends ALL DAY playing with cute puppies and kittens (sarcasm, people).

You may be leaving clinic efficiencies on the table by under utilizing staff superstars.

Let the technicians in your veterinary practice know that their daily bum-busting and all-around awesomeness are not going unnoticed with these printable notes. (We like to think of them as verbal high fives.)

This associate started the week by finishing up a veterinary continuing education conference and then digging into a more normal work week, with a bonus of spending a little time with her extended family.

Take a look at the numbers, and you see the student debt crisis is bigger than veterinary medicine. But the debt-to-income ratio makes our professions student loans particularly tough.

If your financial planning as a veterinary professional is still putting cash into envelopes at the start of the monthor the online or Excel version of thatyou should know theres a better way.

It's easy to get judgy about a pet living in poverty. Before you do, take a moment to imagine where its owner came from.

Techs are well suited to provide guidance to pet owners in upsetting and unfamiliar circumstances, expert says.

Read the real reactions your colleagues in the veterinary world feel regarding their student debt.

This week, this vet muses about the steep cost of therapeutic diets for her four catsand thats with the professional discount.

This veterinary surgeon has seen it all ... installed in the wrong places. Here are a few things to think about in your surgical suite when you build a new hospital or knock the walls around in your current one.

This DVM says "the veterinary nurse is a sister profession"and a critical part of the veterinary healthcare team.

Ask around and do some research, says Dr. Karen Felsted to one brand-new relief veterinarian on the scene.

When it seems like a pet has a dermatology issue, what happens next? Is it right off to the veterinary hospital, or do pet owners skip the DVM and head for Dr. Google? Data from the Pet Owner Paths study illuminates the differences between you and your clients on what happens next.

Help your clients keep out of a sticky situation when they have a pet that needs injections by advising them of proper disposal technique.

This imaging specialist says techs are key to his practice productivity.

A bitter problem, but a sweet solution! If youre managing hospital inventory costs and you need a solid benchmark to use, consider COGS.

Veterinary clients want the best for their pets, but sometimes their financial situation gets in the way. Here's a short version of my long path I travel with veterinary clients when they complain about price, seem hesitant to comply with recommendations or say, straight up, they're under a financial strain.

Diagnostic imaging becomes the 16th academy acknowledged by the professional association.

OK, theres no spell for veterinary technicians or vet tech students to cast and make student debt disappear. Believe me, Ive tried. However, the tips and tricks Ive found along the way are pretty magical indeed.

Nationwide's annual contest will name the insurance group's most unusual claim of the year.

Banfield industry summit offers an update on the professions efforts to change technicians title to registered veterinary nurse.

You dream of performing surgery in a flawlessly designed, perfectly executed veterinary surgical suite. But the reality is often less-than-perfect.

This veterinary technician recommends keeping open lines of communication when you might need the go-ahead for dental procedures.

Veterinarians are in the perfect position to guide pet owners though a potentially distressing situation.

Hey veterinarians, overwhelmed? Unburden yourself and use your techs, says this Fetch dvm360 speaker.

Specialist says, "take your pick." Yeah, there are that many.