Practice Management

Maybe your state doesn’t enforce hazardous drug compounding rules today, but you never know when that might change. And the rules of USP <800> protect your veterinary hospital’s patients and staff as well as the environment. Learn more and consider whether your protocols and areas could use a redesign.

If clients are showing some resistance to scheduling with your hospital's new veterinarian, try these best practices to get them from "I'd rather not" to "Let's do this!"

Cross these items off your end-of-year veterinary checklist before entering 2020.

Here's what you need to know about managing millennials at your veterinary practice.

When clients won't accept your recommendation, could it be time to drop the price? Fetch dvm360 speaker Karen Felsted, CPA, MS, DVM, CVPM, CVA, encourages veterinary professionals to consider cost-based pricing.

The key to managing any toxicity in pets is early identification and timely treatment. Keep these common renal toxins in mind when obtaining veterinary patient histories and examining dogs and cats.

Sharing resources from her own educational journey on mental health, secondary trauma and burnout, Fetch dvm360 speaker Hilal Dogan, BVSc, CCTP, shared a pair of self-assessments and an urgent call for an important persons self-care—yours.

Could dentists teach DVMs a thing or two about business focus, scheduling and client service?

A dive into data yields insights on the decision to hire a practice manager undertaken by different-sized veterinary practices—and how satisfied the owners and managers were with the results.

Get your veterinary team excited about catching missed charges.

Most medical errors in animal and human health boil down to just one thing—communication problems. It turns out that discussing your hospital's medical errors could be the key to preventing them.

Having your own radio show and/or podcast could help grow your veterinary practice. Don't know where to start? Here are some tips to help.

With a little work and a lot of commitment, could the vision of trauma-informed care and leadership from the human medical world transform your veterinary hospital for the better?

A data dive yields insights on online product sales and prescription refills by different-sized veterinary practicesand how satisfied the owners and managers were with the results.

The veterinary receptionists did their jobs, but things were a little curt, a little unfriendly, a little negative. So this 2019 dvm360/VHMA Practice Manager of the Year finalist took herself (mostly) out of the equation when it came to meetings and let them come up with positive change themselves.

When you have a forgetful veterinary team member, it can be tempting to nag the living daylights out of them. Practice manager Emily Shiver offers a more productive approach. She says teamwork and encouragement is the way to go.

Hungry for podcasts for veterinarians, team members and the pet owners you serve? Then this list is for you. Subscribe now (theyre all free).

Manage the crazy influx of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's lodgers this year with preparation and some of these best practices that help my high-performing veterinary team.

Despite the known benefits of having pets, immunocompromised individuals are still told that owning animals could be dangerous for them. Public health veterinarian Audrey Ruple begs to differ.

Try this easy challenge to help keep your veterinary practice in order.

A dive into data yields insights on pay-by-the-month preventive-care (wellness) plans undertaken by different-sized veterinary practicesand how satisfied the owners and managers were with the results.

A manager shouldnt jump from avoiding a difficult team member to disciplining and firing. You need to insert listening and sharing into your process, and the Exchange Strategy could help you do it.

Commit to a better veterinary clinic experience for dogs. Pick one or two of these to try, or reinforce the ones youve done so far. Reap the rewards. Repeat.

Make sure your veterinary practices safety protocol is up to date by implementing one or both of these strategies.

Associate consultant Brandon Hess provides insight on how to create a legally sound employee handbook.

One company's device can turn your veterinary practice trash into an inert hockey puck.

What are you waiting for? This advice for veterinary practice owners, managers and team members can help you start the challenging but inspiring journey to transform your hospitals culture from negative to positive.