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    I've equipped my team with the Pavia Rectal Temp Thermometer and everyone seems to appreciate the upgrade. It claims temps in under 6 seconds, which so far has remained true. ------------------------------ Chris Eickelman Practice Manager A Paw ...

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    RE: New Manager

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    Since you need a certain amount of hrs of school for the CVPM, do you take the schooling while you begin the path as a practice manager or is it better to wait till you have been a PM for 1-2 yrs before doing the schooling? Also, what is a good way to ...

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    One of the most common things I hear from new managers is their difficulty in handling critical or confrontational conversations. Things such as discipline, performance, attendance management etc. I would isolate what YOU KNOW to be your weak areas ...

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    We are using Happy Doc! I was in zoo med for the last 10 years, so this is completely brand new technology to me, like, I didn't even know it existed before I came to my current practice 2 months ago! I think it definitely speeds things up, but as with ...

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    Damian, can you tell me how Scribenote is used for phones calls? Is there some equipment you need for it to capture the conversation? ------------------------------ Jessica Komperud Professional Title Central Animal Hospital Onalaska WI 608-783-6606 ...

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    RE: Client Events

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    Thank you for the input Des! I probably need to 10X my promotional efforts and focus on hosting one annual event. Good luck with your event Maryann! Let us know how it goes🎃 ------------------------------ Melissa Pennington McMillan Veterinary ...

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    We schedule the appointment, take pre-payment for exam and request records. If the client comes in the day of the appointment and we do not have records we DO NOT stop the appointment to get records. Obtaining records for us is the clients job, we don't ...

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    Hello everyone, How do you handle new clients scheduling appointments? Do you get new client paperwork and records prior to actually scheduling the appointment? We usually like to review the records prior to the appointment being scheduled to be sure ...

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Revenue 9.6%
Revenue per Unique Patient 8.2%
Patient Visit 3.0%
New Clients -7.8%

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