Four steps to a great conversion!

If you've recently switched to AVImark practice management software, you may be dreading the conversion process. Don't! Conversions don't have to be painful. Here are a few secrets that can make your conversion to AVImark go more smoothly. The more prepared you are for the conversion process, the easier it will be.

1. Make sure your inventory prices and costs are current. These are not overwritten with final pass. If you update them in your current practice management software after you send the backup for your first pass, they will also need to be updated in AVImark when you get your first pass back from us.
2. Let us verify that the data transferred correctly. Send us examples of the following from your current system, so that we can compare them to your new data in AVImark:
   • Client data
   • Pet data
   • Medical histories
   • An AR summary
   • A couple of pages from your detailed treatment and inventory list.
3. Delete clients that have not been active for years, or give us a date from which you would like these clients deleted and we can do that in the conversion process.
4. Finally, and most important, read the documentation we mail to you as well as all documentation that you receive with your first pass. This will eliminate many questions and misconceptions, and possibly prevent added work for your staff.

Your conversion is your first step into the wonderful world of AVImark. We'd like to become your trusted partner, and we're committed to your success. It's our goal to make the conversion process as pain-free as possible for your practice. With your help and input, I am confident that you will be pleased with AVImark and your conversion.

By Lucy Alcorn

Lucy Alcorn is manager of the conversion department and has helped veterinary practices switch to AVImark for more than 7 years.