A presentation who's goal is to get a medical professional familiar with the business finance aspects of a practice of any type. Whether you work in a private practice, for a corporation or a non profit, this will apply to you!
4. I met my wife in one of
“Miss V” ballroom dance class!
5. Why listen to me?
• Worked Chicagoland ER 1st year out of school
• AAHA hospital 2+ years
• Locum tenens for 5 years based in Milwaukee WI
• Moved base to Maroa IL and worked in 100
different practice in 18 years. Mostly repeat
• Puchased Lakeview Veterinary Clinic Dec 2008
– 2009 1st yr gross $270K
– 2018 gross $585 K
6. Why are you here?
• What year in school?
• How many have worked in a veterinary practice?
• How many want to own a veterinary practice?
• How many are not sure about ownership, but are
intrigued enough to be here?
• How many have had any job where you got paid,
and had to show up at certain times?
• Free food?
7. Goals
Give you understanding of what practice
finances are like
Analogies relevant to you
Guest speakers from success in business
outside of Vet Med
Could spend an hour
8. Choose a category.
You will be given the answer.
You must give the correct
question. Click to begin.
14. Revenue
& Expenses
Bookkeeping
&
Software
Business &
Payroll taxes
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Start up
Financing
Financial
Statements
Shark tank ? 3 min
Huffington 2 min
Cak Cole 2 min Sarah Blakely 5 min
15. Of the three main financial
statements: Cash flow,
Balance Sheet, and Income
Statement, this one gives you
an idea of how much you are
worth on a certain date.
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18. Raymond J. Ramirez DVM May 31, 1986:
Assets: Checkbook balance $653.00
First and last month rent paid: $850
Car: $3,000
Furniture and belongings $ 10
DVM degree
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19. Raymond J. Ramirez DVM May 31, 1986:
Liabilities:
Credit card debt: $0
Student loans: $10,000 (1986 ave $32,000)
Car debt $0
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20. Raymond J. Ramirez DVM May 31, 1986:
Equity:
DVM degree
No home or ownership.
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21. Raymond J. Ramirez DVM May 31, 1986:
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Assets =
Checkbook $653.
PPd rent $850
Car $3,000
Furniture etc $10
DVM degree
$4,513
Liability
Credit card $0
Student loans
$10,000
Car debt $0
= $10,000
+ Equity
DVM degree
Age
+ ($5,487)
22. Of the three main financial
statements: Cash flow,
Balance Sheet, and Income
Statement, this one is the best
to look at to figure out how
much profit the practice is
making.
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27. Of the three main financial
statements: Cash flow, Balance
Sheet, and Income Statement,
this statement(s) is the best,
should evaluate if you are
looking at a practice to
purchase.
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28. What is: Cash flow,
Balance Sheet, and
Income Statement?
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29. Cash flow: can I make payroll/ pay bills
Balance Sheet: what is the value of
practice, how much debt does it have
Income Statement: how profitable is it
(can I pay the cost of purchasing without
dipping into my salary)
Cat1 q4
30. How are financial statements like a
diabetic patient?
Cash flow: Urine analysis
Balance Sheet: Fructosamine
Income Statement: Blood glucose curve
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31. In some practices there are
two items that should be
included as an expense,
but it may not be, thus
causing falsely low
expenses, and thus falsely
elevated profit.
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32. What is Fair market
rent of building &
payment as to Dr
owner?
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33. How should a Doctor
owner should be paid:
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DVM duties
Manager (+/-)
Owner & decision maker
Return on Investment
46. When expenses in drugs
and medical supplies go
up, this category of
income better also be
going up in dollars.
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47. What is pharmacy and
HW+flea & tick?
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Will the percent of revenue change if the
pharmacy and HW+flea & tick increases?
48. The business of Veterinary practice
can be best described by 2 of the
following words: necessity, medical,
essential, luxury, manufacturer,
distributor, retail, franchise, online,
basic, fundamental, convenience,
bargain, merchandise, wholesale.
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50. Think about from pet owner
standpoint: What will they do if
you are not available when they
need you?
If you are not there, will they
come back?
Cat 2 q5
51. Think about from pet owner
standpoint: What will they do if
you are not available when they
need you?
Do they need you?
What percent of pets see a
veterinarian?
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52. Pet owners
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Point: not every pet
sees a veterinarian,
and many have
difficult to affording
the care.
53. This is a common way
to start a business. It
can be difficult to do
this in veterinary
medicine.
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56. Make it practical today:
how would look to fund
DVM degree?
Cat 3 q1
57. What is:
Cash flow all expenses
except tuition. No loans for
room, board, books. Not
possible?
Dr Dani McVety
Cat 3 q1
58. What is:
Do not use DRIP or any
other ‘repayment plans’.
Live as if salary = $40,000
Use $30,000 to pay down debt
(get side jobs at ER)
Even $300,000 debt
GONE in 10 years!!
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59. This can be a way to get
some help without
going all to a bank to
get started with cash.
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61. While local banks may not
understand financing, this
business, which sponsors
many VBMA conferences,
also helped us when we
purchased Lakeview
Veterinary Clinic.
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63. When you have a loan in place,
this is something, that while is
important ‘down the road’, is
even more critical for cash
flow at the beginning of your
practice ownership journey.
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65. This can be the number one
reason you do not get start
up financing – it is
something we all have –
but YOU think no one else
has them but you.
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66. What is making a
decision that is out
of your comfort
zone?
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67. When working with business
books, while similar, this
type of personal account is
not the same type of
accounting that you will use
in the practice.
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69. Before even picking a
software, you need to
understand this about
Bookkeeping- it will help
you to organize how your
books will be set up. It is
similar to your expenses.
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74. Will IRS take it?
Audited … TWICE!
The last year in 2014, the
auditor said that a PDF of
the receipt is perfectly
acceptable!
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75. If you are buying an
existing practice,
this is probably the
best software to use.
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76. What is the software
they are already
using?
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77. According to the Association of
certified Fraud examiners, this is
the percent of revenue a typical
organization (not necessarily
practice) looses due to fraud. The
median amount lost was this
number, and the fraud was going
on for this many months.
(looking for 2: % revenue lost & how long)
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78. What is
5% of business revenues lost to fraud
each year. Median loss was $140,000.
Frauds lasted an average of 18 months
before being detected?
Cat4 q5
79. Four practical & Simple ways to keep fraud from
happening
Principal #1: separate duties
For example, if the person who receives an inventory
shipment (control of the asset) is the person who pays
the bill (control of the record), it is conceivable that
large amounts of inventory could be stolen unless
checks and balances are in place. Often, these
systems are virtually non-existent in veterinary
practices.
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80. Four practical & Simple ways to keep fraud
from happening
Principal #2: Restrict access
Only person that needs resource has access – no
matter how long been working for you.
Blank checks stored off site or in safe
Large inventory purchases (see Dr R "8 things
attourney's, accountants and practice managers
DON'T tell you about practice ownership“ on why
never do that) have only small amount on site, and
rest off.
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81. Four practical & Simple ways to keep fraud
from happening
Principal #3: Let staff know you are
checking things
We audit our flea/ tick product and food every 2
week for ordering. If we are short – we are asking
everyone, and bringing up at bi-weekly staff meeting
that we are short. One DVM came in late to check on
patient and found associate putting dog food into his
car.
We take deposit to bank nightly, and if not match,
have staff member find error
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82. Four practical & Simple ways to keep fraud from happening
Principal #4: always have bank
statement mailed to your home and
reconciled by yourself or independent
person – not office manager.
Can tell of many stories some well over $400,000
that could have been prevented.
Problem is not trust, but trust too much, and
employee can see a window when they have a need.
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83. While not truly a tax, it
is a cost of doing
business as people use
only plastic.
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86. Discovered by my excellent Office Manager.
In 2016 upgraded CC machine to use chip
reader on cards.
If credit card or swipe debit = 3.78% of
transaction
Debit chip 0.75%
OM noticed, merchant company was still
collecting for chip debit, same as swipe debit
Cat5 q1
87. Business taxes on property,
& sales taxes on items
purchased would be
classified in which
category: fixed or variable
expenses.
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98. This business expense, while
in the strict sense is not
labeled a tax, but every state
assesses every business for
this ‘insurance’ which takes
care of employees if they are
injured on the job.
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102. This is what you can
do when you are a big
company and
everyone knows your
name.
Final clue Ans
103. What is: there is NO
such thing as too big
to fail?
Final question
104. • Toys r us
• Sears
• AOL
• What about in veterinary medicine?
105. In 1986
• Tuckaway Veterinary clinic, Milwaukee WI,
– 14-18 OHE & Castrations
• Per week
– OHE & Castrations done at shelters: none
• Pharmacy was taught to be a ‘profit center’
– All medications from veterinary clinics.
106. In 2018
• Lakeview Veterinary Clinic
• Surgery cases last week:
• 2 OHE
– 5 tumor removals
– 1 foreign body
• Pharmacy only 8% of revenue
– Must be competitive, not just traditional retail
markup margins
108. So what if you hit a brick wall?
Now you have the secret ingredients to help you avoid being
‘the other people’.
Practice ownership is NOT a finite list.
You can buy a multi million dollar practice.
Maybe easier than my solo doctor practice (I did not
say that.
109. Goals
Give you understanding of what practice
finances are like
Could spend an hour on each category
Analogies relevant to you
Guest speakers from success in business
outside of Vet Med
110. Questions?
"Chance favors the prepared mind."
Louise Pasteur
Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is
ridiculous fiction.
Pierre Pachet, Professor of
Physiology at Toulouse, 1872
Editor's Notes
On each type – but not point here – could be later
Vid: 3 min Lori Greiner- point is how to integrate life “work –life balance”
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When going to clue – with answer – wait until see ‘hand’ to click back
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The only way to get benefit from this game – is to make a decision before we reveal the question. If you just ‘follow along’, you will not remember what we present.
Commit!!! It costs nothing now. – If you don’t’ later – big time!
Final Jeopardy: 30 sec Pet med; 8 min toyrus; 4 min brick wall
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Balance sheet is taken at a point in time. C1 A1
For example, ,you could have balance sheet of me: May 31, 1986 and may 31, 2016
Both sides balance. How would that look like for me?
Assets: cash, building, inventory
Liabilities: what owe to bank, vendors (remember point in time), credit cards,
Equity – owners share
Balance sheet is taken at a point in time.
For example, ,you could have balance sheet of me: May 31, 1986 and may 31, 2016
Explain about credit cards in 80’s
Paid cash for inexpensive car as freshman summer job
Explain about credit cards in 80’s
Paid cash for inexpensive car as freshman summer job
Hidden slide shows the 2019 balance sheet
Balance sheet is at one point in time. Example: April 14 this year, then April 16- had to pay $10K to IRS & 2K to Illinois
C1Q2
Cat 3 A3 Cash flow as a picture of the Checkbook not count depreciation
Cat 3 A3 Cash flow as a picture of the Checkbook not count depreciation and other ‘write offs’ that will show up on Income statement.
What does each tell us as you are looking at short term and long term health of the practice.
What does each tell us as you are looking at short term and long term health of the practice.
Just as in the diabetic patient, we need all of these to evaluate the most thoroughly, if we our clients are limited on funds, we may have to pick and choose.
While we may not / should not be limited on resources to generate these reports, (software can do with a few keystrokes) when your time is limited, you may only look at one or two on a regular or annual basis, but you should look at all together to get a good overall health of the practice.
Talk about clinic in Mt Zion where he said was very profitable
Practice in Lockport.
Both were wise business men, bought on outskirts of town, and in 30-40 years, town grew around them, and now very high traffic area, and frankly, has hard time being paid for as a clinic.
Maybe go back to main page – Sharktank vid 3 min long on not knowing what is going on with money
3:10
Talk about where could money have gone?- may not use
Show practice
Show practice – will give choice of 18
Show practice
2 min Kat Cole – careful against success
Remind them my LI does NOT include fecals
But does include skin scrapings, cytology on lump/ bumps, ear cytology
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Cat 2 q4 Think about it, what do you have to worry about if the expenses are going up, but the $ income is flat?
Will the % of revenue change?
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C2 q5
C2q5- Example of Jim Lambert – called for ER and never went back.
When I was not open Sat, clients never came back.
C2q5- Think of stress, and dopamine which bonds you to the stressful situation hero.
C2q5+ - https://www.iii.org/fact-statistic/facts-statistics-pet-statistics
https://www.avma.org/news/javmanews/pages/130201a.aspx
Point – Not every pet sees a veterinarian and you
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Cat 3 A 1
Corollary
Sarah Blakely v ~ 5 min on how to think different
Don’t defend or explain just do – as you look at buying a practice – my practice
2 things:
AAA how to make practice work when is your practice open? Maybe to have daytime with family, you are open from 6-9 pm. Or closed sat
BBB
Student debt
Everyone does it this way –
‘cash flow’ all expenses except tuition
do NOT do drip- live on 40K and pay off debt with 30K and be done in …. years
– family
Example of St Paul VC in Milwaukee – from 6-9 pm while spouse works during day.
Closed Sat AND sun
And ½ day during week
Student debt
Everyone does it this way –
‘cash flow’ all expenses except tuition
do NOT do drip- live on 40K and pay off debt with 30K and be done in …. years
https://howigotintoveterinaryschool.com/lap-of-love-dani-mcvety/
Lap of Love owner
Student debt
Everyone does it this way –
‘cash flow’ all expenses except tuition
do NOT do drip- live on 40K and pay off debt with 30K and be done in …. years
What did Sarah Blakely do with her idea?
do NOT do drip- live on 40K and pay off debt with 30K and be done in …. years
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Cat 3 q3
Talk about coming out to city and giving hints.
Cat 3 a4
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Another name for this is ‘cash’ or ‘ER reserve’. Don’t start off so slim that you have nothing
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1:30 min Ariana Huffington – obnoxious roommate in your head 1:30
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In past, and at practices you may look at, a ‘chart of accounts’ was what a practice accountant suggested. AAHA has standardized this and trying to get practices to implement, so we can all be on the same page, so you can compare what my practice does to your practice., Or one you want to buy.
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Another practical tip – as you categorize things – try to begin thinking in terms of what your accounting software category wants to use. It will make it easier!
NOTE: not if you are very familiar with a different program – worth the money to transfer the numbers and information. But keep the old software for at least 3 years for look back.
Quick books is most popular
C4A5For embezzement
SO looking for % of revenue lost from fraud, Median amount lost and how long was it going on before detected.
Remember, that means half of losses less than $140K, and half more
I know of a practice where the OM was ordering $30K of Frontline, not even taking into clinic – putting in car, and was selling at dog shows. Clinic owner found out when client said saw Jane Smith selling Frontline at dog show.
I know of a practice where the OM was ordering $30K of Frontline, not even taking into clinic – putting in car, and was selling at dog shows. Clinic owner found out when client said saw Jane Smith selling Frontline at dog show.
I know of a practice where the OM was ordering $30K of Frontline, not even taking into clinic – putting in car, and was selling at dog shows. Clinic owner found out when client said saw Jane Smith selling Frontline at dog show.
I know of a practice where the OM was ordering $30K of Frontline, not even taking into clinic – putting in car, and was selling at dog shows. Clinic owner found out when client said saw Jane Smith selling Frontline at dog show.
In a one doctor practice: when first p
Sounds like a lot
But by % is 580K/10K = 1.72%
when upgraded, calculated would save $7,500 !! That is money in our pocket!
Why is sales tax variable? Why is property tax fixed?
FICA = OASDI (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability program: Social Security)
Employer matches what the employee pays into the FICA & FICA Medicare
Employee share from their paycheck
Employer pays from the income of the business - practice
Than what we pay staff members is ‘cost’ from other govt mandated expenses.
FICA = OASDI (Old Age, Survivors, and Disability program: Social Security)
So how much of my paycheck is out because of
What is insurance vs tax? Tax – a duty paid by an individual or business owed to the government.
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Be willing to adapt
Dave Ramsey – 4.30 min of Toys R Us.
What was lost also was the bonding with veterinarian / clinic from stressful event: sx
What was worse, is many veterinary clinics piped in cable animal planet with Pet med commercial running 7 times / 30 min show!
Elaborate a bit on why – the pharmacy cheap scripts to get you in the door “loss leader” and internet pressure from Betty white.
I know of 2 clinics around me that closed after I started in Dec 2017
4 min vid
On each type – but not point here – could be later
Vid: 3 min Lori Greiner- point is how to integrate life “work –life balance”
What are people telling you is pure fiction? Graduating from veterinary school debt free?
Purchasing a 5 doctor practice?
Working as a husband wife team in a veterinary clinic?