Trend #4: Management of veterinary practices

December 17, 2010

By Karen E. Felsted, CPA, MS, DVM, CVPM, CVA

Article

Chapter 4 of the four-part web presentation "Trends in veterinary medicine and how this impacts your practice".

In this video from Dr. Karen Felsted, CEO of the National Commission on Veterinary Economics Issues, you'll learn about these topics:

How profitable are practices today?

Does more people mean more money?

How do management decisions impact finances?

<< Previous video: Student debt | First video: The recession >>

The full series

Trend #1: The recession

Trend #2: Fees, transactions, and use of veterinary services

Trend #3: Student debt

Trend #4: Management of veterinary practices

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