A new AAHA resource explores how veterinarians can up their profits while also offering optimal care. It builds on two previous documents, Implementing Preventive Care Protocols, published in 2019, and Promoting Preventive Care Protocols: Evidence, Enactment, and Economics, released in 2018.
Preventive Care Protocols and Practice Economics < link > explores potential opportunities for preventive-care testing and offers practical suggestions for pricing and communication to help ensure client compliance. It was developed with the support of an educational grant from IDEXX,
Source: Veterinary Practice News, September 9, 2020. Link. A strong focus on preventive care diagnostic testing allows the opportunity to detect anomalies sooner, giving pets a greater chance at longer and healthier lives. Preventive care testing, especially when priced to encourage compliance, also gives veterinary practices the opportunity to grow practice income and build a sustainable economic future.
INSIGHTS: For preventive care diagnostic protocols to succeed, it is essential for teams to be supportive of them and for preventive care diagnostic testing to become part of the culture. Here’s where engaging distributor and manufacturer representatives can be helpful to support the diagnostic culture with education, product alignment and options.