Practice Management

Use these tips from Dr. James Guenther to make sure you're measuring up in your equine practice.

Follow these "next steps" to make sure your veterinary team is prepared to promote senior pet wellness.

This toolkit delivers team training, free client handouts, exam room education strategies and more, all designed to make it as easy as possible for veterinarians and their teams to explain senior healthcare and wellness to pet owners. (With an educational grant provided by Vétoquinol)

This handout gives your clients a look at what a veterinarian is looking for during their pet's physical exam.

Changing your practice software can be time-consuming and expensive, but if you find that your current system isn't up to par-it could be worth it.

This tool provides veterinarians and their staff with a 12-month guide to marketing senior wellness and healthcare to clients.

Whether you're expecting or you work with someone who is-or might one day-review this list of risks in veterinary practice and plan how to keep everyone in the workplace safe.

PLIT assists member veterinarians with malpractice insurance and other business-related protections.

A commentary on the integral role of effective listening and the lack of training in this area for veterinary professionals.

This handout gives your clients a look at common pet parasites and the risks they pose to human health.

Client handout: Parasites at a glance

Our mission: To inspire receptionists, registered technicians, practice managers, and veterinary assistants to build strong relationships with co-workers, improve their communication skills, and educate clients with confidence in order to enhance their contributions to a veterinary practice and maximize every patient's well-being.

Avoid awkward conversations by citing clinic rules.

Twenty-eight practices entered the 2013 Veterinary Economics Hospital Design Competition-you picked your favorite.

Sure, it'll be a benefit to your practice's medical care, but this technology can do wonders for your relationship with veterinary clients, too.

Follow these "next steps" to make sure your veterinary team is prepared to promote pet wellness and stress the value of vaccinations.

Vaccination recommendations can be confusing to pet owners. This toolkit delivers team training, free client handouts, exam room education strategies and more, all designed to make it as easy as possible for veterinarians and their teams to explain vaccinations to pet owners. (With an educational grant provided by Zoetis)

Dr. Jim Kramer offers suggestions for picking the right relief veterinarian.

Constant conflict creates a wedge between you and your co-workers and shatters teamwork. Learn to fill in the crevices you've created and repair your broken team.

Nip staff negativity in the bud before it takes over your practice.

Meet three veterinary practices that beefed up their financial well-being by participating in a four-month fiscal fitness program.

It's hard for clients to understand where their money goes in your veterinary practice. So give them the details on the dough distribution-and why it's important.

Use this guide to create vaccination standards of care for your veterinary practice.

Clients have their own ideas about what merits a late phone call.

The ability to connect with the full spectrum of age groups can increase effectiveness with veterinary clients and employees.

Q: I manage a team of good workers who have a bad habit of focusing on the negative. How can I push them to put a positive spin on their bad attitudes?

Data suggests focusing on clients and preventive care could bring profession an additional $350 million.