Beyond the Numbers Blog Thoughts & Advice on Veterinary Practice Management
Busy days, rising costs, price increases, staff shortages, and burnout—what a good time for veterinary practices! In reality, none of these factors have shifted much, if at all, in my New York practice but my overall outlook certainly has, along with the state of the U.S. economy. As a CVPM, part of...Read More
Note: Dr. Erin Keiser co-wrote the following piece with her husband Stith Keiser. I knew I would be on the receiving end of a little (okay, a lot) of skepticism as a new grad. Especially as an obviously young, not-from-around-here-girl, practicing in a rural part of Kentucky. In each exam room...Read More
As a veterinary practice owner, you want to ensure your clients are satisfied with the level of care and dedication you show their pets, and the service you provide to the clients themselves. Because, rest assured, if your team does a subpar job, the entire social network of that disgruntled client is...Read More
Laboratory services and diagnostics represent a critical component of veterinary care, often providing a clinical roadmap to help rule out differentials and guide treatment. However, the operational workflows behind laboratory testing are frequently overlooked. These inadvertent inefficiencies can limit team productivity and risk profit margins the practice relies on. Setting the lab...Read More
The best way to get customers to come to your veterinary practice is to boost its visibility online. Most potential clients will be looking for a practice close to them, making local Search Engine Optimization (SEO) an effective tool. One of the most potent local SEO tools is Google Business Profile, formerly...Read More
Good resource management in veterinary practices is crucial for the organization’s profitability, quality of care, and staff retention. When we talk about resources in vet practices, the most significant challenge today is human capital. Covid-19 exposed the veterinary workforce crisis and pushed practice managers to look for better and more creative ways...Read More
Successful veterinary marketing takes more than just a rusty old website from the ‘90s. Nowadays there are many sophisticated ways to market your veterinary practice and also track the impact of those efforts. To dig into this and the role data plays in veterinary marketing, we sat down with top veterinary marketing...Read More
What does the year after the beginning of a pandemic look like? Are practices inching closer to back to normal or leaning more into a new normal? In the same way veterinary practices were still enduring shocks and adjustments to daily life in 2021, veterinary data in 2021 has COVID-19’s fingerprints all...Read More
As per a survey by Statista, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare industry was fully functional by 2021. Hence, the usage of artificial intelligence in veterinary medicine is growing across a range of applications such as imaging, disease predictions, cancer treatments, and radiology. This article highlights various applications and...Read More
For veterinary practices, many challenges have surfaced over the last two years, and some have been exacerbated. One, however, has been consistent regardless of demographics, geographical location, or industry: staffing shortages and rising compensation. “Economists say changing demographics like aging, and retiring workers are a factor behind the shortages, as well...Read More
