Practice Management

Do you offer discounts on veterinary care to employees? It’s important to know the laws on taxation of fringe benefits to avoid surprises for both the business and your team members.

For practices with a traditional brick-and-mortar structure, creating connection can happen organically through shared spaces and daily interactions. But when your team works remotely, creating that connection and facilitating recognition requires intention.

Staffing challenges, changing attitudes toward pets, and financial factors are all pointing to a decline in traditional kennel and boarding services.

AAHA Board member Jenni Mitchell, DVM, points out that while psychological safety in the workplace is not a new concept, it has finally found its rightful place in veterinary medicine.

As Valentine’s Day approaches, a great way to share the love is to create Senior Care Kits, for pet parents with older pets. A pro tip, brought to you by the AAHA 2023 Senior Care Guidelines for Dogs and Cats.

Veterinarians may not all be natural businesspeople, but as Scott Driever, DVM, AAHA immediate past president says, in these economic times it literally pays to keep track of the numbers.

Part of every veterinary practice’s comprehensive safety program should include appropriate signage to communicate hazards effectively and ensure employee safety.

“Affordability” has been a hot topic in political circles. But on the ground in the vet med world, it has real implications and presents multiple challenges from a business and patient care standpoint.

Veterinary clients know that they have a plethora of options for filling their pets’ prescriptions. At the same time, veterinary teams need to manage the burden external prescription requests place on their team members’ time and the potential revenue loss from clients choosing not to fill medications at the practice. We spoke with an AAHA Practice Consultant Manager and reviewed recent VHMA reports for some guidance on ways to navigate these challenges.

To many, the future may seem very uncertain, so we here at AAHA invite you to seek some clarity for the future by reflecting on the past with our theme for 2026: “Back to our Roots.”