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      We started using Inventory Ally last year and I've had a great experience. The system just gets smarter and smarter, the customer support is fantastic, and our costs are down. They have so many cool features that really allow you to drill down into your ...

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      RE: International Health Certificates

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      We use Pawsitive Pet Health Certificates for all certificates and have had a great experience. PPHC does all the administrative stuff, like determining time frames, services needed, and submitting the certificate, and we focus on just the medicine portion. ...

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      RE: Websites

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      Petdesk recently gave our website a complete makeover. We also got set up with direct booking through the website. We're very happy with the results, customer support, and how easy it is to make changes to the site when we need it. Very much recommend! ...

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      RE: Background Check

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      Hi! We use Gusto for our payroll provider and they partner with Checkr for background checks. I have had no issues with Checkr and reports come back pretty quickly. Also if there is an issue that comes up, it allows the candidate to share a story about ...

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      RE: Feedback on HappyDoc

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      We've been using HappyDoc for about a year. It integrated well with our Cornerstone PIMS in that we were able to auto-import our daily schedule into HappyDoc so the technicians already had patient information loaded in HappyDoc when recordings started. ...

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      RE: Ineed Your opinion

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      We brought Cherry on about 3 months ago. It's been great. Soft credit check so no hit on your client's credit (unlike Care Credit); it takes less than 2 minutes for the client to apply; they must be able to accept texts and the first payment to Cherry ...

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      RE: Snout Wellness v. other platforms used

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      I can't speak to Snout or other wellness plans, but I encourage you in this fact-finding phase to make sure you check out PetCentric Health. Their plans are dictated by the clinic because they pull your reports and do a lot of the up-front work for you ...

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