Practice Management

If you're drowning in outstanding receivables, dive deeper into these alternatives with veterinary clients and avoid account overload in the future.

Scary creatures and evil spirits are fine on Halloween night, but they have no place in your brainstorming sessions, where they're sure to terrorize team members and thwart fresh ideas. Know what to look for so you can exorcize the most disruptive devising demons.

Your local human hospital's lab and pharmacy can save you time and money. Here's how.

When it comes to running a clinic, lack of communication is not an option. Mark Opperman reveals the best ways to keep your employees in the loop.

Are sleep and mood issues affecting your performance at your veterinary practice? It might be time to reconsider the television programs you watch before bed.

Incorrect answer: Image Quiz: A Chihuahua with traumatic bite wounds

Reference list for Feline acromegaly, Parts 1 and 2

Make sure your practice team is in the know when it comes to recognizing the signs of pain and discomfort in pets.

Dedicate an entire team meeting to a new piece of equipment to get your veterinary team trained and motivated. Here's a sample agenda to get you started.

In part 2 of this series, we equip veterinary teams to assess and alleviate fear during veterinary visits to build a more behavior-centered practice-and stronger pet-owner relationships.

Q. We stopped matching 401(k) contributions when the recession rolled in, but employees are asking when we're going to start up again. What are the pluses to matching contributions?

Review this bad resume to avoid common resume mistakes.

Your cancer patient is euthanized and you want a fluid sample. Your veterinary colleague demands that you get the pet owners' OK first. Is it really necessary?

Use these hints to avoid common resume mistakes and learn how to stand out to veterinary employers with an introduction that spells, "Hire me."

Q. Our practice just hired a new person who's replacing an employee who was very close to all her coworkers. How do I ensure my employees are warm and welcoming to the new hire?

Put pets at ease by making veterinary visits fear-free.

This new video series demonstrates the right—and wrong—way to have tough conversations with veterinary clients.

All veterinary practice owners are required to give out an ObamaCare notice by Oct. 1. Use these answers to FAQ about this notice to make sure you're in compliance.

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Trying to keep clients is hard enough, but problematic employee turnover on top of that can be a nightmare. Here are a couple ways to retain employees.

Not sure if you can swing a new equipment purchase right now? Use these two formulas to determine how long it will take to pay off the machine and calculate your return on investment.

Think that new piece of equipment could do wonders for pets at your veterinary practice?but you don't know how to pay for it? Use these tips to bring that cutting-edge medicine into your practice today.

Learning how to coach can greatly improve your veterinary practice. Here are some tips to get you started.

A look at the pros and cons of standing vs. recumbent magnetic resonance imaging systems.

What would you do if your veterinary colleague prescribed natural supplements to your client while you were away on vacation?

It doesn't take a potion to tame the Jekyll and Hyde behaviors in your veterinary practice. Consider these solutions for a more harmonious veterinary team.

We practitioners have a terrible time admitting we've made a mistake. We need to get over it.

Veterinarians regularly undercharge clients for dental procedures. Learn how to communicate with clients better to make your dentistry profitable.