Graded procedures
GRADED PROCEDURES
SPAY BITCH small
SPAY BITCH medium
SPAY BITCH large
SPAY BITCH giant
SPAY BITCH small/pregnant
etc etc
you can have 'graded procedures' whereby all you need is a MINIMUM and a MAXIMUM, and the vet just has to decide how 'difficult' the job was on a scale of 1 to 10, and the price will be worked out automatically.
Suppose your minimum price for spay is 70.00, maximum 130.00 (inc VAT)
Set up two AP cards eg
SPAY BITCH grade # (the # is essential)
Making sure you use PRICE METHOD 2
then, on the price line
| Bands | Fees | |
|---|---|---|
| 0+ | 59.57 | (ie 70.00 without VAT) |
| 2+ | 6.67 | (ie. one NINTH of the difference between 70 and 130- no VAT) |
and SPAY BITCH maximumUse PRICE METHOD 1, with | ||
| Bands | Fees | |
| 0+ | 110.64 | |
NOW when you actually enter the op on the AP line ( /spay) then choose the SPAY BITCH grade #, and ON THE PARAMETERS line - enter the grade of operation eg 5 for an average bitch, 10 for a fatty etc and it will put on the clinical card:-
SPAY BITCH grade 5
...and price it accordingly between your maximum and minimum.
It has the added advantage that when you are looking for prices on a clinical card by entering ?spay on the AP line it will nicely quote your minimum and maximum prices for the receptionist to give.