Veterinary Computer Software

Many veterinary clinics and hospitals rely heavily on computers for day-to-day operations. Computer software companies are constantly developing and upgrading programs for use in veterinary medicine.

Imagine you’re the head veterinary technician working in a multidoctor veterinary practice. The practice owner is considering upgrading his or her outdated invoicing software and paper medical records, wanting to replace them with veterinary management software that can perform a wide variety of management functions.

The practice owner wants each member of the veterinary team to gather information on two different brands of veterinary management software. Each team member will compile his or her information into a written report, which will be given to the practice owner and practice manager to help them make their decision.

As the head technician, you’re given the first choice on which software brands to research. Select two different brands of veterinary management software. Research each software brand, paying attention to the items in the following list, then write a research paper that compares and contrasts the two software brands, including (but not limiting your writing to) the following information:

1. Names of the two brands of software that you’ve chosen, and a brief description of each of them
2. Information about the companies who make the software
3. What are some benefits for a practice using a software program?
4. List office features and functions, as well as pros and cons of each software packagewhat does each program do, or not do?
5. How are technical support issues handled?
6. How is loss of data prevented in each type of program?
7. Is this a cloud- or server-based program? What hardware or software might be required?
8. Is training provided? In what ways?
9. Are laboratory and imaging results imported? Provide details on those that are compatible with the software program being discussed.
10. Each title page should contain the following information:
    1. The title: Veterinary Office Management Research Project
    2. Your name
    3. Your student number
    4. The date your project was submitted
11. Each paper should be easy to read with appropriate font, double spacing, and correct spelling, grammar, sentence, and paragraph structure. You should use proper APA format for your reference page and in-text citations.
12. The recommended length is 24 pages per paper, excluding title and reference pages.
13. Each research paper should include at least three references. The information must be supported by trusted veterinary medical publications and websites.