The Medical Suite in PawPlacer provides comprehensive tools to manage all aspects of your pets' health care. This central hub allows you to track veterinarians, medications, and complete medical histories for each animal in your care.
What You Can Do in the Medical Suite
The Medical Suite consists of four main sections, accessible through tabs at the top of the page:
- Clinics - Manage veterinary clinics and hospitals with their contact information, hours, and associated veterinarians
- Veterinarians - Manage individual veterinarians, their specialties, services offered, and track pet care statistics
- Medications - Maintain a database of medications used for your pets
- Prescriptions - Track all active and historical prescriptions with refill monitoring and expiration alerts
Accessing the Medical Suite
- Log in to your PawPlacer account
- Navigate to the main menu
- Select "Medical Suite"
Understanding the Interface
The Medical Suite provides both a desktop and mobile-friendly interface. Each view is optimized for the device you're using:
- Desktop View: Full data tables with comprehensive information
- Mobile View: Card-based layout with essential details for on-the-go management
Required Permissions
To access and edit information in the Medical Suite, you need the Medical Manager role. Users without this role will see a permission banner and read-only information.
Key Features
Clinic Management
- Add and edit clinic profiles with complete contact information
- Set clinic operating hours and track current availability
- View all veterinarians associated with each clinic
- Maintain clinic descriptions and service information
Veterinarian Management
- Add and edit veterinarian profiles with clinic associations
- Record individual veterinarian hours and specialties
- Track services offered and their costs
- Monitor which pets have been treated by each veterinarian
- View comprehensive statistics on treatments and costs
- Assign primary veterinarians to pets
Medication Management
- Create a custom medication database with dose options
- Track prescription requirements and medication types
- Add detailed medication information including dosage and route
- Include cost estimates and safety warnings
- Auto-populate prescription forms with medication defaults
Prescription Management
- Create and track pet-specific prescriptions
- Monitor refills and expiration dates
- Receive alerts for expiring prescriptions and empty refills
- Link prescriptions to veterinarians and clinics
- Track prescription status (active, completed, stopped)
- View active medications summary on pet profiles
Related Sections
- Pet Medical Records: Each pet has its own medical history section where you can document exams, procedures, and vaccinations
- Scheduling: The Medical Suite integrates with scheduling features to plan future medical appointments
In the following guides, we'll explore each section of the Medical Suite in detail, showing you how to effectively manage your pets' healthcare information.