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Practice Management articles provide practical tips, guidance and advice to help optimize management and day-to-day administration within veterinary practices.

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    Issue number Published 02/03/2023

    Discussing veterinary fees with pet owners

    This article (one of a series, authored with fellow veterinary management specialists Philippe Baralon and Pere Mercader) encompasses some of the financial aspects of veterinary practice. It considers why we often shy away from talking about our prices, and offers some practical ways to positively communicate with our clients about the costs of veterinary treatment.

    By Antje Blättner

    Issue number Published 01/03/2023

    Choosing the right price for your services

    This article, which is part of a series looking at the business side of practice (written in conjunction with Antje Blaettner and Philippe Baralon), looks at the perception of veterinary prices – how do clients really see our fees, compared to how we think they see them?

    By Pere Mercader

    Issue number Published 27/02/2023

    Inflationary pressure: pricing strategy

    This paper is one in a series of three articles written by specialists in veterinary management (alongside Antje Blaettner and Pere Mercader). It looks at the factors to take into account when considering a practice’s annual price list revision, especially when inflation rates are high.

    By Philippe Baralon

    Issue number 30.3 Published 14/01/2021

    Consolidation in the veterinary profession

    The explosion in corporate ownership of veterinary practices has been nothing short of phenomenal over the last two decades or so...

    By Philippe Baralon and Lucile Frayssinet

    Issue number 29.1 Published 11/04/2019

    Being friendly to cats… is it worth the effort?

    The adage “a cat is not a small dog” is as true as ever, and many veterinary clinics seem to be geared more towards...

    By Pere Mercader