Beyond the Numbers Blog Thoughts & Advice on Veterinary Practice Management
My friends, I have seen the future. It isn't every day that I get a chance to chat with a veterinary futurist, but that day came a couple of weeks ago. By trying to predict the future, veterinary futurism is by its very nature an inexact science. But there are certain developments in...Read More
If you're like most practice managers, planning productive staff meetings might be the last thing on your long list of "to-do's". However, the time you carve out to conduct team meetings is extremely important, not to mention expensive. With that in mind, you need to assure that it is time well spent! Your...Read More
As an industry we tend to like quantitative indicators of our practice’s health. VetSuccess does a great job of providing many metrics that you can use to track your practice’s progress, and even anticipate negative trends or changes. As a Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional, I like to look for unique ways to...Read More
Frequently, when answering phone calls veterinary teams are asked: “How much do you charge for…?” The caller can be asking for something as routine as pricing for vaccinations, or they may be inquiring about a procedure, like dentistry or declawing, which opens the door for a much deeper conversation. How do you or...Read More
It was a few weeks ago now that I had the distinct pleasure of riding sidecar alongside Sally Jackson, my dear friend, colleague, and our VetSuccess National Accounts Manager. Together with our pal David*, Key Account Manager for our industry partner Elanco, we formed a merry band of data revelry, seeking to spread...Read More
Published with permission of Wendy Hauser, DVM, Peak Veterinary Consulting Perspective, as defined in Cambridge Dictionary Online[1] is a particular way of considering something. When we attempt to answer the question “Do our clients value the things we think they value?”, perspective becomes critically important. Take for example the 2015 Banfield State of Pet Health...Read More
As veterinarians, we are diligent about measuring and monitoring our patients’ vital signs. While well trained in assessing our patient’s well-being, we are not as attentive to the indicators of our practice’s health such as: What are the “clinical signs” of a healthy practice? How often should you evaluate these crucial metrics? How...Read More
A practice manager’s days are jam packed with everything from clients who didn’t expect to pay, to maintaining patient care protocols, inventory concerns and all manner of employee issues. In between all of this, it is difficult to find time to scour reports and pull out relevant data. The solution to this for...Read More
Do you need another reason why you should be monitoring your practice trends? Here’s another example of a concerning trend that was recently uncovered for a practice that was new to VetSuccess. During my report review with a Practice Manager at a three doctor practice in Kansas, we uncovered something very interesting. Their...Read More
This press release was originally published by Animalytics. We thought we'd share it on our blog as it references a talk our CEO Martin Traub-Werner gave on a study we conducted on core vaccination frequency (Distemper- Adenovirus-Parvovirus) over a four-year period in a 300 practice sample. Kansas City, MO, May 16, 2016 Martin Traub-Werner,...Read More
