Practice Management

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Q: Currently, we are paying our doctors a base salary plus a 22 percent production bonus quarterly. While my boss thinks it's more fair to the company to calculate production based on net numbers rather than gross, we have another doctor who feels the opposite. Is there an industry standard on such things?

Mismanagement can cause havoc in a veterinary practice. Here are 6 strategies of what to do to remedy these situations.

You want to hire the best veterinary employee, but if you're guilty of these blunders, you might end up with duds.

BizQuiz: How cat-friendly is your practice?

Use this report card to make sure clients understand what happened during their cat's visit and what your recommendations are for home care.

Use these free tools to get a handle on inventory audits and prevent missing merchandise.

Every practice has exam rooms, reception and a treatment area. But what other spaces can you dream up to serve your clients and patients better?

Use this step-by-step guide to educate cat owners about how to help their cats adjust to a cat carrier for trips to the veterinarian.

You catch a trusted employee with her hand in the veterinary clinic's till. Once you've recovered from the horror, how do you respond?

This video shows how one practice transfers large dogs to recovery cages after surgery.

If you want more feline patients flocking to your veterinary hospital, see how many of these cat-friendly concepts you can implement in practice.

Negativity can suck the life out of you and your veterinary team. Learn to let that person go.

Often the people who pad their r?sum?s are the ones you'd least expect.

Data show cats aren't getting the veterinary care they deserve. Right now find out what you can do to appeal to cats and cat owners.

Turn a Debbie Downer's frown upside down and create positive energy to help your veterinary team members embrace change.

As pets age, their owners may resist dental care, insisting their pets are too old for anesthesia or offering up other myths when they turn down the care you recommend. Consider these tips to explain the value of dental care at every stage of life, including the golden years.

It?s important to warn pet owners that those unsightly wounds often signal an underlying issue-and getting to the root of the problem is critical.

Is Ventana Animal Hospital in Tucson, Ariz., setting a new trend by administering free core vaccinations to patients who come in for twice-yearly veterinary exams?

It?s important to warn pet owners that those unsightly wounds often signal an underlying issue-and getting to the root of the problem is critical.

BizQuiz: How cat-friendly is your practice? Answer 6. b

BizQuiz: How cat-friendly is your practice? Answer 3. b

Roll out the worst welcome wagon ever with these tips.

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Find out how this technology can not only help your veterinary practice's bottom line, but also enhance patient care and comfort.

Don't let clients' financial struggles prevent pets from receiving the best veterinary care possible.

24/7 hours can set you apart from competitors, but consider first whether it'll work for your practice.

Keep veterinary ECG leads tangle free by clipping them to the depressors.