Practice Management

When the dust clears around this place, maybe I'll find my trash can-and a new sense of perspective.

In this week's blog, Dr. Fitzgerald asks you to consider how you come across to your clients.

Increased equipment-buying incentive expires at year-end.

Officials say the trainer of Kentucky Derby-winning Big Brown administered too much bronchial dilator to another horse.

Want to keep your team members? Let them head to work with their dogs--or fish.

Court rules that Leona Helmsley's dog, Trouble, will receive just a fraction of what the billionaire designated in her will.

If your kid's working this summer, read this.

New study finds female professionals are juggling work life and family life.

Lots of people are blogging, so maybe you should too.

BluePearl Veterinary Partners Inc. say their partnership offers a new paradigm in veterinary medicine.

International organization and Chinese authorities look for other ways to stem the rabies threat.

A veterinarian's gender doesn't matter to 75 percent of staff.

I get along just fine as the only male on the Veterinary Economics staff. In the increasingly female veterinary profession, can you relate?

See the relevant bits in federal law about asking questions of employees dealing with DEA-controlled substances.

A discussion guide with real-life client complaints and role-playing scripts to soothe pet owners.

Make prescription refill requests easier on clients and receptionists with these easy-to-use prescription refill pad pages.

Research from Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine also warns of impending shortage of doctors.

Dr. Robin Downing talks about the destructive storm and its aftermath in her small town.

Involving your team members in the process is a better way to hire.

Top five reasons for needing a breather from work.

Want to be a successful equine practice owner and still have a life? Start by communicating assertively and laying old stereotypes to rest.

Seeing is believing for clients when it comes to pet dental health at Falmouth Veterinary Hospital in Falmouth, Maine. Video touchscreens in exam rooms show clients how quickly damaging plaque can build and harden. The screens also let clients type in their e-mail address and request that the information or Web site address for the video be sent to their home. After every dental cleaning, clients watch a video on brushing.

If you plan to install new computers in your practice, think about how you'll dispose of your old ones-tossing them into the dumpster is a no-no.

How business owners must balance the rights of smokers with those of nonsmokers.

A few tweaks to your paperwork and front desk, and refill annoyances will be a thing of the past.

Can I question my employee who's revealed a history of mental illness and prescribed medications to control it?

This Texas hospital is anything but modest and can boast the client growth to prove it.

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