Value and Benefits

In addition to the core benefits of a practice membership, accredited members have exclusive access to the following:

An extension of your hospital staff

Ongoing support from our accreditation team, including ideas and recommendations for:

• Increasing profitability
• Improving productivity
• Providing staff training and answers to practice management questions

Increased exposure for your practice – AAHA commends the work and effort hospitals put into becoming accredited, in return AAHA provides the following:

• Increased public visibility for your practice
• Special accreditation kit and online resources, including promotional templates and examination room signs, as well as other helpful public relations tools
• Use of the AAHA-accredited logo on any practice communication
• Referrals through our pet owner website, www.healthypet.com
• Referrals from AAHA’s Member Service Center when pet owners call for recommendations
• Open House Kit (by request ) to help you promote your accreditation at your special event

Additional services and resources for accredited members only – You’ve made the effort to become accredited and now you will reap the benefits with the following:

• Preferential registration for staff training programs and CE, including special invitation-only AAHA National Staff Meetings and Leadership Workshops
• AAHA’s Client Satisfaction Survey, an online survey program that measures client satisfaction at your practice and helps you improve client service
• Free listings in AAHA Career Center to recruit for any practice team position including students for externships
• Access to PetsMatter, a new, eight-page e-newsletter that is published four times a year and can be forwarded via email to clients with a customized subject line
• AAHA Update, our quarterly newsletter that updates you on your member benefits and what’s happening with the Association
• Accredited Practice Directory, a geographic listing of all AAHA-accredited practices in the United States, which can be used to refer clients who are moving
• Special accredited member pricing on select AAHA Press items

Core practice membership benefits:

• Subscription to Trends magazine
• Subscription to online Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association
• Subscription to NEWStat, our biweekly electronic newsletter
• Free staff training programs and CE, including special invitation-only AAHA National Staff Meetings (accredited members receive first priority)
• Subscription to AAHA Member Connection, the monthly member e-newsletter
• Access to online proceedings from yearly conference (directors also receive a free CD copy)
• A 10 percent discount off the registration fee for the NAVC Regional Conferences and Lifelearn, Inc. live courses
• Access to the Members Only materials on www.aahanet.org, including many valuable resources such as the online Membership Directory and Consultants Directory
• Member prices for all services, publications and educational programs
• Access to AAHA’s full line drug and supply distributor, AAHA MARKETLink (U.S. only)
• Discounts on preferred postings in AAHA’s Job Bank
• Access to AAHA’s Preferred Business Providers, offering special services and rates

AAHA provides value and savings by offering exclusive member benefits as well as special discounts to AAHA members. Following is a sampling of the value and savings that AAHA-accredited members enjoy compared to a nonmember.

Your Investment AAHA Membership Dues (2- to 3-veterinarian practice) $920 Your Value and Savings Compared With a Nonmember Value of Benefits Included in your Dues Receive Trends magazine and Journal of the AAHA $167 Receive NEWStat $129 Use AAHA’s Client Satisfaction Survey Free for accredited members only $335 Register your staff for five free AAHA National Staff Meeting Audio Conferences. Based on 9 people/1 CE hour at $100 per hour; accredited members receive first priority for registration $4,500 Attend the Veterinary Leadership Workshop. Based on 1 person/7 CE hours; free for accredited members $395 Use the AAHA Job Bank to find a veterinarian. 60-day listing; free for accredited members $129 Savings on Purchase of AAHA Services Buy a book, Practice Made Perfect $15 Attend two modules of the Veterinary Management Institute $760 Attend the Art of Veterinary Practice: Success for Life program $300 Attend three Distance Education Veterinary Technology Program courses $210 Total Value and Savings $6,940 Total Value and Savings Minus Membership Dues $6,020 Plus, if you join AAHA MARKETLink, you can save on your drug and supply purchases AAHA MARKETLink Shopping Cart Savings* $6,450 Total Annual Value and Savings Possible $12,470 *Based on AAHA MARKETLink research, price comparison for 293 line items from multiple veterinarian practices.