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2013 Minnesota Veterinary Fee Study – Written Submission Guide
Thank you for your interest and participation in the 2013 Minnesota Veterinary Fee Study from VMS!
This written submission guide is a print version of the survey that you may use to jot down answers and PLEASE NOTE:
This is only a guide to assist in collecting the data you will need to complete the survey online.
The online survey will only request data for products and services you identify as available in your
practice, but this written guide will necessarily show ALL questions for ALL products and services.
When entering the data digitally on the website, you will need to skip the items that do not apply.
Written or Print versions of the survey cannot be accepted.
Gather the following information and have it available before beginning: ○ General Information about your clinic; year founded, # of FTE Drs, etc. ○ Revenue (P&L) Statements for 2011 and 2012 ○ 2012 Ending Inventory Totals ○ Clinic Demographics (active clients, new clients, patient totals) ○ 2012 Profit and Loss statement ○ Current Fee Schedule To thank you for your participation, you will receive a complimentary copy of the final study data. To begin, please enter the e-mail address where you would like the completed study delivered: ___________________________________________________________________ GENERAL INFO
# of FTE (Full Time Equivalent) Doctors, including owner: ____________________ # of Years in Location: _____________________ SALES, EXPENSES AND DEMOGRAPHICS
Are you able to provide sub-categorical income totals (parasiticides, lab, etc) or simply Gross Income I can ONLY provide Gross Income Totals. I can provide Income Totals for Drugs&Supplies, Parasiticides, Laboratory and Diets. Are you able to provide sub-categorical data for Cost Of Goods items like drugs, lab fees, diets and so on, or only total Cost of Goods expense? I can ONLY provide the total expense amount. I can provide sub-categorical expense amounts. Does your clinic employ any non-certified veterinary technicians? SALES & DEMOGRAPHICS
EXPENSES
VARIABLE EXPENSES
FIXED EXPENSES
LABOR COSTS
FEE INFORMATION
Which of the following examination types are included in your fee schedule? How is anesthesia charged in your practice? How is Oxygen Therapy charged in your practice? Do you charge additional fees for Nail Trims that require restraint? PARASITICIDES
Which of the following Parasiticides does your clinic carry? Which of the following NSAIDs does your clinic carry? PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS
What is your clinic's prescription fee? (If you do not charge an Rx fee, enter zero) ________________ Does your clinic employ a markup policy or do you set prices manually for each item? Briefly describe your Manual Adjustment Per Item program: __________________________________________________________________________________ Does your clinic markup medications by percentage of cost or fixed dollar?
An example of Percentage of Cost markup of 50%: The client fee would equal 150% of the clinic's cost.
(the value of the markup is dictated directly by cost). An example of Fixed Dollar markup of $10: The client fee would equal the clinic's cost plus $10. (the
profit margin is determined by choice and is not relative to the clinic cost). Briefly describe your Percentage of Cost markup program: __________________________________________________________________________________ Briefly describe your Fixed Dollar markup program: __________________________________________________________________________________ Which of the following prescription medications does your clinic carry?
PARASITICIDE PRICING
Advantage Multi
Assurity
Certifect
Comfortis
Comfortis (cont.)
Easyspot for Cats
Fiproguard Max
Frontline
Frontline Plus
Heartgard
Interceptor
Iverhart
Iverhart Max
K9 Advantix
Parastar
Parastar Plus
Parastar Plus (cont.)
Revolution
Sentinel
Trifexis
Triheart
Vectra 3D
NSAID PRICING
Deramaxx
Etogesic
Previcox
Vetprofen (generic Rimadyl)
PRESCRIPTION PRICING
Acepromazine
Clavamox
Metronidazole
Percortin
Prednisone
SERVICE FEES
Cremation –
Oxygen Therapy –
Anesthesia –
VACCINES AND INJECTABLES
CORE CANINE VACCINES
Bordetella - Injectable
Bordetella - Intranasal
Canine Influenza
Leptospirosis
Other Item:
CORE FELINE VACCINES
Feline Leukemia
Which of the following lab tests does your clinic regularly perform In-House?
Which of the following lab tests does your clinic regularly send to an Outside Laboratory?
Which veterinary laboratory is your primary choice for sending out tests? Other: ____________________________________________________________ CLIENT FEES FOR IN-HOUSE LAB TESTS:
CLIENT FEES FOR OUTSIDE LAB TESTS:
SURGICAL FEES
Which of the following surgical items does your clinic charge for individually? If your fees vary by species or weight, for the following items assume the patient is a 25# canine.
Is Pre-Surgical Bloodwork required or optional for most surgeries?
Is the Pre-Surgical Exam required or optional for most surgeries?
Is a SX Set Up required or optional for most surgeries?
Is a SX Suite Fee required or optional for most surgeries?
Is a SX Pack Fee required or optional for most surgeries?
Is a Pre-Anesthetic Fee required or optional for most surgeries?
Is a Post-Op Hospitalization service required or optional for most surgeries?
Is a Monitoring service required or optional for most surgeries?
Is a IV Catheterization Fee required or optional for most surgeries?
Is a IV Set Up Fee required or optional for most surgeries?
Is a IV Fluids service required or optional for most surgeries?
Is a Fluid Pump service required or optional for most surgeries?
Is a Medical Waste Fee required or optional for most surgeries?
Is a Assistant Time Fee required or optional for most surgeries?
Is a Suture Fee required or optional for surgeries requiring sutures?
Is a Staple Fee required or optional for surgeries requiring staples?
Is a Cold Tray Fee required or optional for most surgeries?
Other Fee:
For the following surgery scenarios, the items you identified as required on the previous pages are assumed to be included. Please select any items that are required for the procedure presented. DENTAL SURGERY: Please check all items that would be included and billed FOR THIS PROCEDURE, then
enter the amount charged for each item in the next section. For the following items, include the price of the procedure only not the cost of any additional fees. If you do not provide some of the services below, simply enter $0 for those items. DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS:
DENTAL EXTRACTIONS:
DECLAW SURGERY: Please check all items that would be billed on the invoice FOR THIS PROCEDURE,
then enter the value for each item in the next section. For the following items, include the price of the procedure only, not the cost of any additional fees. SPAY/NEUTER SURGERY: Please check all items that would be billed on the invoice FOR THIS
PROCEDURE, then enter the value for each item in the next section. Fees for the actual surgical
For the following items, include the price of the procedure only not the cost of any additional fees. If you do not provide some of the services below, simply enter $0 for those items. ABDOMINAL EXPLORATORY SURGERY: Please check all items that would be billed on the invoice FOR
THIS PROCEDURE, then enter the value for each item in the next section. Fees for the actual surgical For the following items, include the price of the procedure only not the cost of any additional fees. If you do not provide some of the services below, simply enter $0 for those items.

Source: http://www.vmsmn.com/Vet_Fee_Study_Guide.pdf