Practice Management

Rethink your strategy to using technology in your practice, and things might run more smoothly.

Offering programs to increase efficiency can result in a varied culture at your practice.

A new study shows that chimpanzees are drawn to faces.

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This practice cut labor costs and improved efficiency by investing in practice software.

According to Benchmarks 2009, non-doctor staff compensation represents 25% of revenue.

Veterinary practice success today is about relationships between the client and the veterinary practice team.

What's fair when it comes to associate compensation?

Let's discuss what we can do in our practices to motivate our team and practice environment.

Utilize your computer software to set up reminders a month in advance to remind you to prepare for employee evaluations.

The 2008 Employee Engagement Report published by BlessingWhite, a global consulting firm, found that only 29% of employees in North America are engaged and 19% of employees are actually disengaged.

Positive internal communication in the veterinary practice starts by facilitating effective communication between owners and managers.

Veterinary owners and managers often convey frustration about job performance inconsistencies and failure of some employees to complete job tasks.

How would you deal with the following HR situations in your practice?

Your manual is a tool to communicate information to your employees regarding your hospital's policies and practices, benefits, guidelines, leave procedures, expectations of conduct, equal opportunity employment and employment-at-will.

An organizational culture consists of the values, beliefs, traditions, attitudes and behavior of the practice and the people that work in it.

Somewhere along the way, good veterinary team members figure out that one of the most important components of our jobs is to be a teacher.

One of the most difficult parts of managing a veterinary practice is setting wages and salaries.

Hiring people and having them all work within the same 4 walls doesn't make them a team.

Somewhere along the way, good veterinary team members figure out that one of the most important components of our jobs is to be a teacher.

Many team members aren't getting raises this year.

A list of veterinary team member benefits by percentage of practices

Provide staff opportunity to trial new or recommended products to boost team and client compliance.

Ask team members what they want, compare local wages, and consider offering more time off

Hiring numbers are down from last year. What does this mean for your practice? Here's a look at how many practices are hiring and what positions they're looking for.

Much more is at stake than enforceability; your career is at risk.

Why team members are walking away from jobs they enjoy.

Owners: Look at what you don't have time to do and learn to delegate.