Merchandising
Re-examine your pharmacy
Whether a medication is for seizures, arthritis, allergies, inflammatory bowel disease, pain or recurrent infections, why would you continue prescribing drugs without doing frequent rechecks and laboratory testing?
Finance
5 ways to better manage labor
Having detailed job descriptions for each employee — DVMs, nurses, groomers, kennel workers and front-desk employees — is important.
Practice Management
Time out!
By tweaking a few things you can make your meetings stimulating, focused and fruitful.
Merchandising
Supplement your finances
Pet owners are going to purchase nutritional aids with or without your involvement. Wouldn’t you prefer to be the expert they consult and the source of the products?
Pet Insurance
In-SURE!-ance
Don’t wait for clients to ask about pet insurance. Bring it up. Many clients aren’t aware that pet health insurance exists.
Practice Ownership
Calculated risks
Whether you run a large hospital or own a small general practice, know that you have options with employee health insurance.
Practice Management
A prescription for change
Rather than incentivizing veterinarians on their production alone, employ both a collective hospital-based revenue growth component and a merit-based bonus structure that rewards doctors based on goals that encourage professional and practice development.
Government/Regulations
The lowdown on IRS Section 179
The bottom line for 2018 equipment purchases is you can pretty much assume that what you spend on equipment will lead to a full and complete tax deduction in the year of purchase.