Practice Management

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Stay, Please
An illustration of a fish in a small fish bowl jumping over to a larger fish bowl to represent poor staff retention efforts

Culture and People

Stay, Please

A new AAHA survey on staff retention got a massive response. People had a lot to say—and they wanted to be heard. After months of sorting through the data, consulting with data analysts, and looking at these findings from various angles, we’ve landed on some illuminating findings.

Organize Inventory with Ease
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Inventory

Organize Inventory with Ease

When managing inventory, we want to navigate the balance between two main goals. We want to have what we need in stock for our patients, while keeping the financial performance of our practice in mind. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned pro at managing inventory, here are five strategies to make inventory easier and help you get back to your patients faster.

VMI: An experience unlike any other

Practice Management

VMI: An experience unlike any other

AAHA’s Veterinary Management Institute (VMI) is a five-month virtual executive leadership program that brings finance, culture, and other relevant topics to life with superstar speakers and a supportive cohort of peers.

Techs Take Wellness Online
TikTok memes of 3 vet tech social media influencers: Emily Ahsan, CVT, Shena Humbert, LVT, and Sarah Parsons, LVT

Culture and Wellbeing

Techs Take Wellness Online

Compassion fatigue and burnout are rampant among veterinary technicians. Some techs are taking to social media to promote wellness and spread encouragement to others.

Technician Retention and Leadership
Stills of Natalie Boursiquot, BS, RVT, and Liz Hughston, MEd, RVT, LVT, CVT, VTS (SAIM, ECC), during an episode of Central Line

Culture and Wellbeing

Technician Retention and Leadership

Technician retention and good leadership are inextricably tied, as we discuss in this Central Line podcast episode with Natalie Boursiquot, RVT, and Liz Hughston, MEd, RVT, CVT, VTS (SAIM, ECC). From the role individuals can play in systemic change to insights into how leadership can show technicians—and other employees—they truly matter, this conversation was full of helpful ideas for increasing tech retention.

Noncompete Clauses and Veterinary Practice
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Practice Management

Noncompete Clauses and Veterinary Practice

A proposed FTC rule could ban noncompete clauses. The debate is fierce and ongoing. This article explores some of the challenges and repercussions of the proposed ban.

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