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a preferred vendor, my practice man- ager contacted Wells Fargo Merchant Services to change out our equipment and switch over to their processing. The installation and cutover hap- pened, remarkably, without a glitch. This was by far the easiest change we’ve experienced, and our support from Wells Fargo was very competent
Your investment: Dues for all members of staff to become AAHA members—general accreditation
Your savings on core AAHA products and services compared to nonmember costs: Receive Trends magazine and JAAHA Use AAHA’s Client Satisfaction Survey
Receive PetsMatter e-newsletter for your clients
Use the AAHA Career Center to find a veterinarian (30-day listing) Free website, including design, hosting and maintenance Access to online proceedings from the AAHA Yearly Conference
Awareness kits—you choose the promotional materials that fit your practice Free “We are AAHA” brochures (200 every 3 months)
Your savings on other AAHA services compared to nonmember costs: Buy the Vital Statistics for Your Veterinary Practice series Attend the Veterinary Management Institute
Graduate one staff member from the Distance Education Technology Program 1 day with AAHA practice consultant
Access to AAHA’s preferred business providers: Veterinary drugs and supplies—AAHA MARKETLink/MWI Business insurance program—HUB International Employee insurance program—GCG Financial Retirement program—AXA Equitable Payment processing—Wells Fargo Practice financing—Wells Fargo Client payment plans—Care Credit Client communication management tools—VetSTREET
and helpful.” —Michael Moyer, VMD, AAHA President, and Rosenthal Direc- tor of Shelter Animal Medicine, Univer- sity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
Myth buster #2: AAHA accreditation does little for my practice and my bottom line. Data from AAHA’s latest Financial & Productivity Pulsepoints dispels the myth
Cost for accredited practice team
$920
$209 $335 $120 $45
$5,000 $75
$200 $96
SUBTOTAL $6,080 $67
$1,520 $1,470 $1,000 $3,445
SUBTOTAL $7,502 TOTAL SAVINGS $13,582 Utilize AAHA MARKETLink
TOTAL VALUE LESS COST OF MEMBERSHIP $12,662 $2,000
TOTAL VALUE WITH AAHA MARKETLINK $14,662 Trends magazine, September 2011
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