Beyond the Numbers Blog Thoughts & Advice on Veterinary Practice Management
Stats from the Veterinary Industry Tracker powered by Vetsource and AVMA September 10–16, 2023 LAST WEEK A recent study conducted by researchers at Boston University School of Public Health found that nearly half of U.S. dog owners are hesitant to vaccinate their dogs against rabies and other diseases. Published in the journal Vaccine,...Read More
Stats from the Veterinary Industry Tracker powered by Vetsource and AVMA September 3–9, 2023 LAST WEEK Can a veterinarian-client-patient relationship (VCPR) be established remotely? As virtual visits become a normal part of human medicine, the jury is still out in veterinary medicine. But with veterinary visits on the decline, telehealth is being discussed...Read More
Stats from the Veterinary Industry Tracker powered by Vetsource and AVMA August 27–September 2, 2023 LAST WEEK MarketWatch, a subsidiary of Dow Jones & Company, released the results of a recent study analyzing data across 11 metrics to discover the cost of owning a dog in every U.S. state. Because costs vary by...Read More
Stats from the Veterinary Industry Tracker powered by Vetsource and AVMA August 20–26, 2023 LAST WEEK Inflation and the workforce shortage continued to dominate veterinary industry conversations. While national inflation slowed to 3.2% in July, pet industry inflation was still up 8.7%. In fact, total pet prices have increased 22.7% since 2019, forcing...Read More
Stats from the Veterinary Industry Tracker powered by Vetsource and AVMA August 13–19, 2023 LAST WEEK A new Forbes Advisor survey of 2,000 dog and cat owners has revealed inflation’s impact on pet owner behaviors: 63% of pet owners said inflation has made it more difficult to pay a surprise veterinary bill 42%...Read More
Stats from the Veterinary Industry Tracker powered by Vetsource and AVMA August 6–12, 2023 LAST WEEK While trends in visits and revenue are remaining fairly stable, the number of practices in our data set has changed — we recently surpassed 5,000! Last week, data from 5,067 practices was included in the Veterinary Industry...Read More
Stats from the Veterinary Industry Tracker powered by Vetsource and AVMA July 30–August 5, 2023 LAST WEEK The workforce shortage continues to dominate industry conversations. The latest cover story for Today’s Veterinary Business, “The New College Try,” by Mark Cushing, JD, discusses how the opening of eight additional DVM programs won’t be enough...Read More
Stats from the Veterinary Industry Tracker powered by Vetsource and AVMA July 23–29, 2023 LAST WEEK The industry has been abuzz with talk about the workforce shortage, especially since AVMA’s release of "Straight talk about veterinary workforce issues," a summary of remarks given by President Dr. Lori Teller during a recent VetPartners meeting....Read More
Stats from the Veterinary Industry Tracker powered by Vetsource and AVMA July 16-22, 2023 The graph showing growth in revenue and visits over the last 12 months has been updated to account for the 4th of July holiday. Check out the Veterinary Industry Tracker for daily stats. LAST WEEK Revenue per Practice...Read More
Stats from the Veterinary Industry Tracker powered by Vetsource and AVMA July 9-15, 2023 Check out the Veterinary Industry Tracker for daily stats. LAST WEEK Revenue per Practice +7.2%Revenue YoY (Last Week) +0.8%Visits YoY (Last Week) Revenue was up this past week at 7.2% year over year, significantly higher than...Read More