Details

[ladysprite]

I've been taking advantage of the last few days' downtime by knuckling down and getting as many of the details for my new business taken care of as possible. The challenge is that, the more I do, the more teeny details I realize there are to do.

I have a phone line and number for the business now, and a mailing address (a PO Box; while I need an address for on prescription pads, I don't want clients necessarily knowing my home address). I spent yesterday doing several hours of continuing education on using therapeutic lasers, and today I met with a sales rep to start planning on how to buy and implement one.

I've called my professional liability insurance and car insurance to update them on my new status. I've set up an account with a pet crematory/cemetary, sent in the paperwork to start accounts at two different drug and supply companies, and scheduled a meeting with a third. I've set up my work laptop, started figuring out how to use Windows 8.1, and written my new client intake form.

I'm not done yet - I still need to get my business license and open a bank account; the latter has been stymied by my bank being closed for the past two days. I need to actually buy the laser, and the supplies and inventory. I need my finished logo, I need to set up an account with a medical lab, write up a patient history questionnaire, and figure out pricing.

When I think about everything I still have to do, I feel like I'm doing nothing and never going to finish. But when I write it out like this.... I've gotten a lot done, too....

Comments

[mermaidlady]

This is so exciting!

[joannahurley.livejournal.com]

I was actually wondering if you were going to get an outside office, but I guess most of your practice will be in a client's home?

[ladysprite.livejournal.com]

This is an exclusively house-call practice - ALL of it will be in client's homes. That's part of the point - when it gets to this level of care and illness, it's 1) usually painful, stressful, or impossible to bring the animal into an office and 2) critical to evaluate the home environment to provide the best care.

[darkoni]

You have done a lot. I am impressed by how much you have accomplished. And with your determination and strength, you will accomplish so much more. It's coming together and it's going to be great. :)

[evcelt.livejournal.com]

Yay progress!

[arachne8x.livejournal.com]

This sounds like a lot of progress to me. Well done.

[deguspice.livejournal.com]

What is a therapeutic laser used for?

Have you looked into fitting out the back of your car to transport supplies? I was amazed by the nice wooden cabinet in the back of a horse vet's SUV. Home Depot has large plastic tool boxes might be useful, but they're not as pretty.

Will your client base include small animals? We have a critter who might eventually need to be euthanized. He's still happy and eating, but his hind end is failing.

[ladysprite.livejournal.com]

Therapeutic lasers are actually pretty cool - they're used to accelerate tissue healing and decrease inflammation, so they're useful both for acute injuries and chronic pain conditions.

I do need to figure out how I'm going to transport stuff; luckily, I won't have *too* much to carry around. A few textbooks, a handful of meds, and the laser.

As for small animals.... that's a good question. I hadn't thought there would really be a demand. The only challenge is that for the little guys I prefer to sedate them with gas anesthesia beforehand, to avoid any pain, and that's not possible in house call. On the other hand, if you think transporting him would be more stressy, I could come out and take care of him.....

[johnpalmer.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, but I can't help but get the giggles when I think "And, of course, I need a vehicle capable of transporting the laser."

Even if most vehicles (including bicycles...) are perfectly capable of doing so, just being able to say that wins you geek points.