VET 105 VETERINARY OFFICE MANAGEMENT RESEARCH PROJECT GINGER THOMAS 21988893 It is common for every household to own and care for animals. The love you have for your pet is the same love as a best friend. At some point veterinarians provide these animals with some kind of medical treatment. Most veterinarians now operate with some type of veterinary management software. In order to provide excellent service and interact more efficiently with clients, the veterinary office needs to run more smoothly. For that reason , there are many different types of software. This project will examine three different types of veterinary management software AVImark, IntraVet, and VetBlue. The first veterinary management software that is being …show more content…
There are too many features to name but here are just a few: Appointment Calendar, Pet pictures, Invoicing, Patient Medical History and etc (IntraVet, 2014). IntraVet also offers many solutions for support. It has fast solutions to hardware issues and has enhanced expandability and compatible. Most importantly IntraVet has a disaster recovery contingency plan for downed systems (IntraVet, 2014). As you know disasters can occur at anytime so this is the most important feature. VetBlue is the last of my three chosen software programs. The main reason is because this is the software program that interest me the most. VetBlue is one of the most newest and most successful entries into this market and it is 100% cloud based program that uses the internet to create a mobile and easily accessible stream of information (VetBlue, 2014). This is a great software because not only can the veterinary office have access. Owners of pets can also access and get up to date information. VetBlue helps mange billing, client communication, medical records, scheduling, and much more. There is no hardware and no software. So that means no training requirements. Very affordable and eventually you will be able to increase revenue (VetBlue, 2014). VetBlue provides redundant data protection and the most advanced facilities protection available, along with a complete data recovery plan. In conclusion, there are many pros and cons
The last veterinary office software is VetBlue Clinic. This software was first found in 2008. It’s initial purpose was for mobile clinics and equine practices (VetBlue Veterinary Software Mobile Equine Practice Management, 2015). VetBlue is fully cloud based. This means no hardware, no software installation, and no training. It does mean that an internet connection is required
One major part of all peoples’ lives is health care, without it society would have no way of staying healthy and happy, and people would also have no way of treatment in case of an emergency. This also applies to all the pets’ lives are shared with. A certain profession is also needed to provide this care service for all of the animals. The people responsible for this service are Veterinarians. There is a lot to learn about the career of a veterinarian, including all of the schooling required, what a vet does, all of the advantages as well as the disadvantages, and the future outlook for this career.
The career that I want to achieve is a Veterinarian. I want to become a Veterinarian after I graduate college. Want to become that, because I would like to help out animals that are sick and be able to make their owners happy. I would have to go to high school and go to classes to learn about health science. Then, go to college and learn more about science so I will be able to know what is need to become a veterinarian. I will get my degree in college and graduate.
Other patient information you may find is documentation for any allergies the patient may have. Insurance information will be noted if the patient is covered were you will find the provider, the billing address, and the patient’s policy number. There will be many different forms in this system that are used to document things such as the patient’s family history, diagnostic results, immunization records, past and present medications taken and the effectiveness of them, and of course there will be doctors notes for any office visits and hospitalizations. In the doctors notes and hospitalization notes you will find documentation for medical conditions or diseases the patient may have had in the past or has presently. Last but certainly not least there will be the common release and authorization forms, there may be advanced directives or living wills on file if the patient has completed them and other relevant information that staff and medical facilities may need to provide quality care for the patient. (Whatis.com, 2008).
Paper in a vet clinic is becoming less common, most are switching from paper to the computer. To be able to run a successful clinic you have to know the ins and outs of veterinary computer software and how it works and what will work best for your clinic. In the paper I will cover Cornerstone Software, AVImark Software, DVMAX software, and I will compare and contrast the three software’s I have chosen.
For my subject I chose veterinary technician. I chose this job because I love animals. If you are a registered veterinary technician in Colorado springs, CO you get paid $40,000 as of November 20 ,2016. A certified veterinary technician is an individual who has met the minimum qualifications to be certified. Student loans is under 20,000 dollars. You have to have an associates degree to be a vet tech. It can begin right out of highschool. You have to take prerequisite courses in order to be a student. Some places will let you take these in highschool. Attending an accredited program would be good for your career.
A Veterinarian Assistant is the person responsible for signing in the client and owner. Keeping the peace whilst multiple clients and their owners are in line. Also maintaining a clean workspace. And assist the Veterinarian and Veterinarian Technician in the case that the client is difficult. In addition Assistants contact pet owner for results or reminder of clinic. As a member of the Countryside Mobile Vet team as a Veterinarian Assistant one has the reward in helping domestic animals.
I chose the career of a Vet Technician. This job is often confused with the veterinarian or veterinary technologist. These two fields are totally different than a vet technician. Veterinarian required eight years of schooling, where the Veterinary technologist requires a bachelor degree in applied science. The job of an veterinary technician is to provide nursing care and assist surgeries for animals. Think of it as a human nurse, and a doctor, the vet tech assist the veterinarian in diagnosing illness and injuries. Some other jobs a veterinary technician might have would be preparing an animal for a surgery like a scrub with germicidal soap, sterilizing the surgical utensils, setting up a room
Ever since I was little I was told that I was going to be a veterinarian. Well not quite I think vet tech is more of my area. I love animals they amaze me, and I love dogs the most.
As you requested at our September 25 meeting, I have research numerous techniques of keeping health care information organized. The program that has been used for years to keep the patient’s health record protected, seems to have numerous of glitches. As many of you know we are known for keeping our customers at our best interest, I would appreciate your input on which programs would you feel comfortable working with.
Being an active good listener in the veterinary office is of the utmost importance. When a client is explaining their pet's problems to the receptionist, they want to know that receptionist is listening effectively. Not everyone is a good listener, listening is really hard work and it takes concentration. There are a few things one can do to become a good listener and there are signs that someone is not listening.
I will make sure that the animals and the clients get the kind of care
When I was a child, I was always asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” The answers ranged from musician, manager, doctor, and veterinarian. The last few years have helped me narrow down my career path and gave me passion to pursue a career in veterinary medicine—a veterinary technician in particular. This has been a result of the experiences and people I have encountered and a drive to better the profession.
Everything will be scanned onto the computer such as the patient’s personal information, medical history, medicines that were prescribed to the patient or any medications that the patient is currently taken, and any diagnosis the doctor has concluded to including any referrals to any specialists. The system itself does cost money to attain plus to install the software onto all of the computers will also cost money since an IT technician would have to be called in order to get everything running correctly. Also training staff on how to use the system will take time.
Avimark is the first software I selected to review against the set criteria. My favorite aspect of Avimark is that they allow you to download a free trial or demo of the software without having to contact the company. However, you do have to fill out a form before downloading giving the company your