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Scheduling: A front-desk tactic for efficiency
Receptionists can play a part in preventing too much overtime and too much downtime.
Personal finances: How anyone can save
Follow this simple advice for keeping more of your money, even when times are tight.
Adjustable horizontal mattress suture: Step 4
What to do when someone goes diva
Dethrone your drama queens and kings.
Video blog: Role-playing done right
Role-playing doesn't have to be hokey or scary. Here's how to do it right
Why team members need to worry about lawsuits
Practice owners may not be the only liable party.
Video: Beat workplace bickering
When team members start backstabbing each other or yelling in the hallways, it's time to take charge. Sheila Grosdidier, RVT, a partner with VMC inc. in Evergreen, Colo., tells you how. Hint: Make THEM work it out.
Do this today to avoid burnout tomorrow
You care for pets, but not yourself. Change that with help from this video by Sheila Grosdidier.
Being micromanaged? Here's Mark Opperman's advice
You don't have to endure a life of excessive oversight. Just give your manager what he wants and you'll be allowed to do the work you want.
Video: How to get comfortable with delegation
Don't be a micromanager. Learn to delegate and inspect the results the right way with Mark Opperman, CVPM.
How to be more efficient every day
No one becomes a lean, mean, efficiency machine overnight. It takes time. Watch Denise Tumblin's, CPA, video and see how you can become more effective every day.
Need to save time? Here are two easy ideas
Team members are already texting and downloading forms, so why not put this technology to use in practice?
Video: How to invest in a recession
It's a scary time for veterinary practice owners, but that doesn't mean you should panic. Fritz Wood, CPA, CFP, offers advice for how to invest in a recession.
How to make a great first impression with clients
Show pet owners the love and they'll keep coming back to your practice.
Worst way to announce changes to the team
Avoid this snafu when telling team members about new practice protocols.
Video blog: How to send e-mail reminders
Follow these simple step-by-step instructions to convert phone-call reminders into e-mails.
Video: Coping with husband-and-wife team drama
If you're undermined by managers' or owners' spouses on the job, speak up. Veterinary Economics Editorial Advisory Board member Shawn McVey, MSW, tells you how to cope with troublesome husband-and-wife teams.
Video blog: Personalizing mass client e-mails
Save time and money by sending personalized mass e-mails to clients.
Work in a 50+ employee practice? Then you need these two tips
Here are ideas for reducing conflict and boosting efficiency on a large team.
Video: Make your day run more smoothly
The key to efficiency in your veterinary practice lies in how you start your day. Veterinary Economics Editorial Advisory Board member Denise Tumblin, CPA, offers three tips for getting off on the right foot.
Video: Economy causes buyers and sellers to struggle
Tom McFerson, CPA, offers advice to veterinarians looking to buy or sell a practice during tough times.
Video blog: Recording vaccine lot numbers
Watch a demonstration of how to create a useful medical notes template in paperless records.
Video: Mark Opperman, CVPM, explains a drama-free way to fire an employee
Here's how to take the emotion out of termination.
Denise Tumblin: What to cut in a tough economy
Denise Tumblin, CPA, recommends reevaluating these areas of your veterinary practice.
Video blog: Web 102-opening an online store
Here's an easy way to take the edge away from Internet pharmacies.
Video: What to do with a $5,000 renovation budget
If your resources are skimpy, here's how to use them wisely, says architect Dan Chapel.
Video blog: Web 101-how to start a practice site
Have you been given the task of creating a Web site? Here's where to begin.
How to avoid conflict with new associates
Here are three tips for how to adapt to the new doctor-without fighting
Firstline readers share why they love the magazine
Team members sing the praises of Firstline's practical tools and useful information.
Video blog: Annual report cards key to client compliance
Learn what to ask clients to lock in compliance.