Animal Hospital Management System

AHMS IN ACTION

On-Site or Live Web Demonstrations Anytime

The best way to select the right practice management system for your hospital is to experience in action, with our advice and real-world examples.  We will visit your hospital to perform an AHMS Demonstration with no obligation, or if time is critical, perform a Live Web Demonstration anytime, to meet your busy schedule.  Click here to send us a request for a demonstration.

Conferences

AHMS and the new AHMSSQL

Visit our exhibit at the following conferences to learn more about the AHMS SQL and how we can help your practice use technology to improve medical treatment, client compliance and business success!

We will be posting our 2012 Conference Schedule soon, but you can click here to request more information or a live web demo of the AHMS or AHMS SQL.

AHMS Events

AAHA's 2011 Trends Practice Management Software Buyer's Guide

Look for the Animal Hospital Management System in the Practice Management Software Buyer's Guide as part of the AAHA's 2011 Trends Magazine's July Issue.  Great advice is included in this guide, with some experiences we've learned from our hospitals!  We bring this high level of consulting to all our client hospitals, to help them incorporate technology that improves medical care and business success.

General Assistance

• Starting the Animal Hospital Management System or QuickVet Practice Manager

• General Instructions for All Modules

• Moving Through the Data

• Initial Procedures in Setting Up the Management System for Your Practice

Back to Support Front Page

• Mouse click on the Start Button, then go to Programs, to BWC or Vetsone. Click on BWC AHMS or QuickVet Practice Manager.

• Mouse click on the Start Button, and then click on BWC AHMS or QuickVet Practice Manager at the top of the list.

• Double-click on the BWC AHMS or QuickVet Practice Manager icon on the desktop.

When you start the application, the database engine will load and you will see the Welcome screen.

This screen allows you to enter a user-name and password to determine authorization and access to the application modules. This module will allow you to assign user-names, passwords, and authority levels to all users. You must use the name and Password allocated to you.

Familiarize yourself with the menu structure and the layout of QuickVet. If you do not recognize a term used, go to the glossary to learn more. Remember, this is the interface to your business data. The more you learn how to use it, the better you will be at using your data, and improving your business. Generally, you will follow the procedure described below.

1. Go to the Menu Bar, and select the area (selections on the Menu Bar) that you want to enter.

2. Mouse-click on that selection, and a drop-down menu will appear to give you more selections in the section of interest. Some selections on the drop-down menu will have a right-carat (4 ), indicating more selections if you mouse-click on that menu item.

3. Mouse-click on the selection that is of interest, and a form will appear.

4. The form will show the initial data relevant to the area of interest, and a series of buttons.

5. Placing the mouse on a button (do not mouse-click), a description of its function will appear in the message bar.

6. Perusing the buttons, mouse-click the button on the function you wish to perform.

7. Another form will appear for you to review or edit information. Tab through all fields that are relevant, and then press the OK or CLOSE button when completed.

8. The system will then lead you through the procedure you wish to perform.

• Since this application is a database management system, it automatically saves the changes and data you input once a record has been posted. Unlike a word processing program (like MS Word) where you have to continually save your work, the system will post the changes you made automatically when you leave a record. You just need to put the system in the Edit mode before making a change. All forms that allow data entry will have a EDIT/ENDEDIT button, which you push if you are not in the edit mode. How do you know whether you�re in the Edit mode? On the message bar, you�ll see the word EDIT if you are in the Edit mode. If you try changing data without being in the edit mode, a message will appear in the message bar.

• Yellow Fields: Double-clicking on the yellow field of the desired record will take you to the form that you would most likely want to view/edit more information about that record.

• Teal Fields: Typically date fields, mouse-click on this field and a calendar will appear to help you find a specific date.

• White Fields: Fields where you can enter information, relevant to the field. Most short fields are automatically formatted, so just try typing the information, and see the auto-formatting in action.

• Gray Fields: Read - Only Fields. Just for viewing.

• Use the TAB key to advance through the fields.

• Use the ENTER key to select the highlighted entry in a drop-down list.

• When you are done with any form, mouse-click on the button on the lower , right side of the form. It will either be a CLOSE button or an OK button. If it is an OK button, this signifies that this form is linked to the previous form, and by pressing OK, you have enter all information requested, and are returning to the initial form.

• Use the mouse to do almost anything. The left mouse button is used to mouse-click. Don�t forget about the right mouse button, which will allow you to cut, copy & paste information.