VPN Plus+ ExclusiveKhuly sold to a corporation!September 5, 2024By Patty Khuly, VMD, MBAI’m still getting used to this strange bedfellow of ours. What’s more, I’m not quite sure what to make of the fact I can’t manage to despise it yet. Never in a million years would I have predicted the relative equanimity I’ve experienced throughout this process. After all, as anyone who has caught any part of my decades-long writing career can attest, I’ve carefully nurtured a poisonous aversion to corporate takeovers in veterinary medicine.
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Reviewing the basics of an ABC analysisAugust 31, 2024ABC analysis is a method of classifying inventory items that can ultimately be beneficial for the practice by helping reduce costs, improve customer service, and increase profitability by keeping the inventory clean.
Taking a team approach to oral healthAugust 30, 2024The team-based approach optimizes efficiency and subsequently can increase access to veterinary services and improve patient care. Further, it also contributes to financial sustainability for the practice.
The personal and financial benefits of telehealthAugust 29, 2024A veterinarian shares her personal take on why helping pet owners online—through telehealth consultations—has been a rewarding and lucrative side hustle.
Failing to pass the NAVLE: What happens next?August 10, 2024If you fail the NAVLE, you do not get a veterinary license. Period. In some states, you can secure a temporary or conditional license until you do pass (you get five tries in five years and can appeal to get one more try thereafter). In others, you can practice only under direct supervision while technically without an active license.
Spectrum of care: The business case for improving access to veterinary medicineJuly 24, 2024When spectrum of care is practiced, veterinarians offer a range of diagnostic and treatment options that vary in their expense, invasiveness, and intensity. Ultimately, this style of practice offers a way to serve more patients and clients by offering some level of care instead of an all-or-nothing approach.
Why do vets increasingly shun practice ownership?July 8, 2024There are so many powers in play (educational, generational, familial, and geographical factors, etc.), but columnist, Dr. Patty Khuly lists top four she considers as the most daunting stumbling blocks to practice ownership.
Will AI affect veterinary radiology?June 10, 2024With a naturally demanding profession, veterinary radiologists are all too often overworked and could greatly benefit from additional resources that help make their jobs more efficient.
Optimizing the practice with cloud technologyJune 8, 2024Veterinary practices are encouraged to consider their current network infrastructure and explore opportunities for enhancements that could further improve practice management and client service.
Reduce burnout for your frontline teamJune 7, 2024Signs of burnout include decreased productivity, increased mistakes, absenteeism, and loss of interest in work. Make the work enjoyable and efficient with these job enhancements.
