Animal Health Solution - a Covetrus magazine for veterinary professionals
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16 | Covetrus ph: 855.724.3461 | fx: 888.329.3861 | northamerica.covetrus.com Go paperless… finally! 5 If you've considered ditching the dusty filing cabinets and going paperless or paper-light but haven't made the full jump, this track is for you. AVImark, eVetPractice, and ImproMed users will learn how to set up your practice to capture charges and signatures electronically, manage patient flow with the whiteboard, use electronic consent forms and medical records, and more. The primary goals of going paperless (besides saving paper, of course) are to improve efficiency and organization within a veterinary practice. If you're new to paperless, you'll discover the initial steps for moving to electronic files and communicating electronically. If you're already there, you'll learn about strategic implementation and advanced processes for increasing productivity, enhancing interoffice communication, capturing missed charges, and automating processes. Master your practice financials 6 Managing your practice by the numbers doesn't have to be hard, and it's absolutely necessary for success. Marsha Heinke, DVM, EA, CPA, CVPM, says you just need a systematic approach, much like you tackle a physical exam. Positive cash flow, effective utilization of practice resources, and maintaining your practice's overall value are contingent on having well-maintained systems and processes. Dr. Heinke will host several financial management sessions during the conference, discussing best accounting and bookkeeping practices, how to monitor your practice's financial health by collecting and managing practice data, risk management and internal control systems in the hospital environment, and valuation resources that will enable you to measure, guide and manage the significant financial investment that is your practice. Get your software questions answered 7 This is what you've been waiting for—a chance to get answers to those questions you've been too embarrassed to ask! Get empowered as you dig into key aspects of your AVImark, eVetPractice, or ImproMed software. Sessions are tailored for practice managers, veterinarians, veterinary technicians and front office staff at beginner, intermediate, and power user level. They cover the full gamut of tasks, roles, and responsibilities, with tips and advice to raise the levels of productivity, efficiency, and profitability in your practice. Improve your wellbeing 8 Last but certainly not least is VetSummit's wellbeing track, designed to help attendees manage adversity in their practice and personal lives. Between 1979 and 2015, nearly 400 veterinarians committed suicide; 75 percent of those were companion animal practitioners. It's simply not possible to avoid the stress and chaos that inevitably invade veterinary practices, but adopting new strategies for appeasing irate customers and resolving team conflict with empathy and understanding can help. Veterinary consultant Bash Halow, LVT, CVPM, will share thought-provoking case studies that stimulate discussion (and some healthy venting) and then outline how to manage complaints effectively and use them to help team members shine. Bash will also lead an important session on compassion fatigue, in which attendees can test their own job satisfaction and workplace fatigue level (you may be surprised by the group's results). Bash will clear up some fallacies about compassion fatigue and provide tips for helping you guard against it. Intrigued? Learn more at VetSummit.com. Then secure your spot soon to take advantage of discounted pricing and special hotel room rates—before they fill up!