Michael H. Riegger, DVM, DABVP

An automated system can help doctors offer more-consistent, better care to more patients

There are no standardized guidelines for clinical veterinarians to follow. Each day we must guess: What is the standard of care?

Great investments generate 100 percent of purchase price in one year in revenue

Negative incentives can also be enforced, like subtractions for tardiness... and incomplete worksheets.

our practice budget is a living, breathing, vibrant part of the practice. It is the underpinning of successful implementation of the practice mission statement and business plan.

Failure to address these 25 issues is central to limiting a practice's patient care success.In other words, address these issues in your business plan to ensure success.

How are we adapting to the veterinarian labor shortage? By having effective teams.

Sequencing is here. The critical mass of veterinarians needed for effective sequencing has arrived.

Psst, I have a secret-How would you like an extra 20 hours per week? I know a way to give you more time. Every day. Every week.

The easy way into trouble is simple; immediately jump upon, endorse, and adopt every new product, every new technique, every new concept and every new drug.

Asking the right questions critical during physical examination

Learn how to make lemonade out of life's lemons

Take five minutes to quiz your budget acumen

Peer review system could help stymie legal actions; get involved

Successful practices and practitioners are alive; they vibrate with positive energy and enthusiasm.

Rabies ratio convenient method to determine earnings per patient

As a youngster, clichés seemed so boring. But guess what? They're back in style and they can help to sharpen our focus.

So you want a raise, a vacation, a smile; well, here is what the boss wants: good employees and team members.

I rewrote my original column for this month. Originally it was written as a blueprint to prepare for the credentialing processes of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners.

What better way to whet the continuing education appetite than with a quiz?

The cost of support labor is going up. I think we all discovered this reality when the 2001 final expense listing hit our desks.

Tomorrow's seeds of success will be planted this year. And tomorrow's success depends on a clinic's support staff.

Ah, it is yet another New Year that brings joy to those who are preparing for the end of the current economic slowdown. (Yes, we can believe that the economy will rebound.)

Staff health care options need AVMA help One of the biggest all-time goofs in the annals of fulfilling responsibilities to the constituency of the profession has been the deletion of a health plan for the veterinary practice support staff.

I have a secret to share. A secret method to solve problems within our offices.

What does all the new technology floating about in cyberspace offer you as a practitioner?

What does all the new technology floating about in cyberspace offer you as a practitioner?

While veterinary central hospitals have been around for some years, they exist in a limited format.

Some of use might have taken a peak at last year's support staff labor costs and discovered that labor costs have risen way over the anticipated budget.

We can look to those we consider successful and learn their methods and priorities. Imitation is a form of flattery.