How to charge for technician appointmentsMay 29, 2023Struggling with doctor shortages? Using technicians as physician assistants is a solution—your practice can shift up to 20 percent of appointments from doctors.
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How to be the boss of your own scheduleNovember 24, 2022Stop letting clients tell you when they want appointments. Be the boss of your schedule. A smart scheduling strategy is to pre-block two appointment types in your daily schedule template: checkups and urgent care.
How to organize your dental scheduleSeptember 6, 2022Talk with your team about ways to streamline admissions, budget procedure time, and set clear expectations for clients. You and your clients deserve smooth, efficient check-ins.Â
Time off, for the good of the teamNovember 15, 2021Protecting and supporting your employees mental, physical, and overall well-being makes them feel appreciated and valued.
From chaos to control: How to reclaim your scheduleNovember 4, 2021If clients dictate times and dates of appointments, your schedule will be chaos.
Five solutions to fit new clients into overloaded schedulesAugust 30, 2021Most hospitals are experiencing a surge in new clients with many scheduling one month ahead or simply turning them away.
Overbooked? How to fix your scheduleOctober 2, 2020A two-doctor practice typically sees 300 patients per month for preventive checkups. With a backlog of three months, you face up to 900 overdue patients.
VPN Plus+ ExclusiveBest practices for managing part-time clinicians at multidoctor practicesSeptember 22, 2020 Veterinary practice is a team effort, requiring commitment and dedication from all staff members to provide optimal care for each pet, keep clients happy, and maintain profitability. Within a multidoctor practice, this team effort can be put to the test when some of the clinicians work part-time. Why choose part-time? Veterinarians who choose to work part-time do so for a variety of reasons, such as pursuing a second career. Laura Hoffman, DVM, who works as the sole part-time veterinarian in a multidoctor practice and teaches in the pre-veterinary medicine/veterinary technology department at Murray State University in Murray, Ky., knew full-time veterinary practice was not for her. Doing part-time veterinary work gave her "the ability to have another career while staying current with medicines, treatments, and diagnostics in veterinary medicine," says Dr. Hoffman. Karen Todd-Jenkins, VMD, who works as a part-time veterinarian at two veterinary practices and is a medical writer, has been doing relief and part-time veterinary work for more than 15 years. This type of work "gives me the variety and schedule flexibility I need," she says. "I don't think I'd be nearly as happy or fulfilled working full-time." Other reasons veterinarians choose part-time work include raising …
6 scheduling secrets for veterinary receptionistsJuly 12, 2016A frustrated veterinary receptionist emailed me looking for solutions to her clinic’s scheduling nightmares. The three-doctor practice double-books veterinarians most days, must sometimes turn away sick patients and has exhausted employees.
