From the Editor
Now Is the Time
A new study from Idexx Laboratories concludes that a practice could save as many as 2,000 hours a year — a year’s worth of labor — simply by optimizing productivity.
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Huge Happenings
If you were among the record-setting 28,000 attendees at VMX 2023, you likely earned only a small percentage of the 1,300 hours of continuing education offered and hopefully found time to laugh with actors Kevin Bacon and Cole Hauser and dance to Lady A.
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Repeat Business
A 2021 industry survey found that 27% of veterinary practices offer pet wellness plans, and 60% of those that do charge a monthly fee.
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The Cutting Edge
If you’d like to know what’s coming down the pike in the animal health world, look no farther than the Emerging Companies presentations in Kansas City, Missouri.
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High-Five
A friend reminded me that wood — an object of strength and durability — is the traditional gift when a relationship reaches five years.
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Incredible Insight
I must report that I hoard reports on the business of veterinary medicine.
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Unsung Heroes
Nearly 3 in 4 survey respondents thought that a credentialed veterinary technician merely performed tasks such as cleaning cages and holding patients.From the Editor
A Major Purchase
My year-old English Labrador retriever is built like a Ford Mustang — powerful, speedy and low to the ground — but little did I know when I brought her home that she will end up costing me just as much as a sports car, or more.
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The Solo Option
If you think corporations dominate the veterinary practice landscape, think again.
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Out of This World
Scooping up independent veterinary clinics left and right, consolidators are going about it the wrong way, said Ivan “Zak” Zakharenkov, DVM, MBA, the CEO of a new competitor, Galaxy Vets.