Referring Veterinarian Information

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Specialists at the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital are offering veterinarians the opportunity to come spend a day with them.  This is a chance to TEAM UP with the specialty of your choice.  Attend case rounds, confer with students, observe procedures, or participate in critically evaluating difficult cases. 

Come spend a day with the specialty of your choice, free of charge.  The hospital is offering TEAM UP days with specialists in internal medicine, soft tissue or orthopedic surgery, cardiology, neurology, oncology, dermatology, ophthalmology, dentistry, special species, or critical care.

If you are interested in teaming up for the day with one of our specialty services, please contact our Small Animal Referral Coordinator, Lisa Wallenkamp, at 608/263-0536 (direct) or 800/386-8684 (toll-free) or email her at lhall2@vetmed.wisc.edu.  There is no charge for a TEAM UP.

Attend Grand Rounds (added 2/09):  it’s another way to team up with the School of Veterinary Medicine’s hospital staff!  Veterinarians are invited to attend the hospital’s Grand Rounds on the last Friday of each month. Click here for more information.

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• 2009 Grand Rounds Schedule
• 2009 VMTH Faculty and Residents Listing
• Active Clinical Trials
• Maps and Directions
• Dermatology Consultation Form
• Patient Referral Information Form
• Radiography Referral Form
• Surgical Pathology Request Form
• Submission Guidelines for Surgical Pathology
  

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Frequently asked questions

1. Why refer?
2. When you refer, what can you expect?
3. What should your client bring to a referral appointment?
4. What are the costs?
5. What is the Payment Policy?
6. How to keep in touch?
7. How can I help?

• Specialists
• Cutting-edge services and procedures
• Equipment that is not available in your practice
• Maintain client relationship despite difficulty of case

• Referrals are made to a "service," not to individual clinicians.
  Clinicians rotate duty - your client will be assigned to the specialist on duty at time of appointment.
• You will receive a letter notifying you of the name of the clinician assigned to your case.
• You will receive a copy of the client's discharge instructions when the case is discharged. If you prefer to receive more frequent updates, please let us know.
• We will recheck a client's animal for the same problem that it was initially referred for, but animals are sent back to you for routine care.

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Any medical background (medications, dosages, etc.), radiographs, copies of medical records.

Download the Patient Referral Information form (PDF)

Costs vary, depending on the procedure and whether or not complications arise. Please encourage your client to ask for estimates up-front. Our personnel would be happy to provide them.

Outpatient Care

Charges are to be paid in full for all animals treated and discharged the same day. Payments may be made by cash, check, VISA, MasterCard, Discover or American Express.

Inpatient Care

Following an initial examination by a staff veterinarian, an estimate will be prepared for the client with an estimate range. A deposit of 50% of the high end of the estimate must be made before further diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures are initiated. Upon discharge, all charges are required to be paid in full.

The VMTH does not directly finance client accounts. However, we are affiliated with the CareCredit program. The CareCredit programs that the VMTH offers are:

• Balance less than $300: 0% interest for 3 months
• Balance greater than $300: 0% interest for 6 months

We would like to keep accurate information in our files regarding your practice contact information. You can call regarding updates to names of practice associates, address, telephone and fax numbers, and email addresses to our Referral Coordinator at 608-263-7600 or 800-386-8684.

If you are an alumni of the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, we would like to keep in touch with you to let you know what is happening at your alma mater. In order to keep your contact information up to date, please go to the online Alumni Directory that is available on the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) web site.  The SVM relies on the Alumni Directory data for all mailings (a bimonthly e-newsletter, On Call, event invitations, etc.). It is the best way for the School to contact you, so we want to be sure it is current.  If you would rather send your contact information directly, you can do so by e-mailing Kristi Thorson at kvthorson@vetmed.wisc.edu.

When you want to recognize a person's sorrow regarding the loss of an animal, or would like to honor a special colleague, veterinarian, friend, or occasion, you may consider giving to the VMTH in the person's or animal's name. An attractive thank-you card will inform the honoree of your gift while your donation works wonders at the hospital.

Your gift can be designated for several different programs identified on the School's webpage regarding giving opportunities.