Reduce burnout for your frontline team
Signs of burnout include decreased productivity, increased mistakes, absenteeism, and loss of interest in work. Make the work enjoyable and efficient with these job enhancements.
Practice Management
How to develop a sensible euthanasia policy
After this horrible experience, I made the decision that no longer would I ever euthanize a pet simply because an owner requested this service. No, I instead developed a euthanasia policy that I and my staff could live with and allow us to minimize euthanasia in our practice. Here are the additional parts of our policy that allow us to achieve peace of mind whenever euthanasia was needed.
How to develop a sensible euthanasia policy
After this horrible experience, I made the decision that no longer would I ever euthanize a pet simply because an owner requested this service. No, I instead developed a euthanasia policy that I and my staff could live with and allow us to minimize euthanasia in our practice. Here are the additional parts of our policy that allow us to achieve peace of mind whenever euthanasia was needed.
Are worker cooperatives the future of the vet industry?
Essentially democratizing the workplace, this business model gives power and governance to the workers by making them owners.
Why owning a veterinary practice is still a smart move
Then there is the possibility of hanging your own shingle to consider. It is no stretch to claim there is still room in our profession for upstart strip mall practices and tiny, one-exam-room, hole-in-the-walls. There are plenty of nontraditional practice alternatives to consider, too.
Why owning a veterinary practice is still a smart move
Then there is the possibility of hanging your own shingle to consider. It is no stretch to claim there is still room in our profession for upstart strip mall practices and tiny, one-exam-room, hole-in-the-walls. There are plenty of nontraditional practice alternatives to consider, too.
A personal take on the perks and pitfalls of production pay
Changes must happen for a production-only pay structure to prove equitable for all stakeholders, starting with employers offering the capacity for employees to earn a competitive living.
Providing answers using ultrasound
A trend toward efficiency that can be found in the development of ultrasound has been with the introduction of handheld and highly portable ultrasound units.
Comparing margins and markups to ensure a healthy pharmacy in your practice
Many practice managers and owners may not have a full understanding of the basics and importance of margin and markup pricing. Learning more about those can help the clinic recover from costs of expensive medication and provide better patient care.
Making weight loss a financial gain
Implementing a structured and thoughtful nutrition protocol can serve to improve patient healthcare and client satisfaction while also being profitable for the veterinary practice.