Implementing a preventive healthcare plan in your practice requires both strategy and practical implementation. Both have been made easier thanks to some free, downloadable tools.

Partners for Healthy Pets (PHP), an alliance of 100+ veterinary associations, veterinary colleges, and animal health companies focused on preventive care led by AAHA and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), has developed two specific tools for implementing a preventive healthcare plan successfully.

The free, downloadable Preventive Healthcare Plan Implementation Manual, with customizable Word and Excel formatted worksheets, walks you through a step-by-step process for designing and integrating your plans into the workflow, marketing them to clients, and handling staff training and plan administration.

Fee bundling, pay for performance, and resources for third-party administrator and payment management options are also included.

Additionally, the free, downloadable Preventive Healthcare Plan Team Training Manual, complete with customizable slides and speaking notes, will walk you through how to share your preventive healthcare plan with your team. It includes talking points for sharing the purpose and value of the plans, specific details, individual responsibilities, and the message you want your team to communicate to clients.

An added bonus is the Client Communication Flow Charts and a Roles and Responsibilities Grid that can be used as team handouts.

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