Guides

September 2026

Running the Business Side of a Private Orthopedic Practice (What They Don’t Teach You in Medical School)

Learn how transparency, service and proactive financial conversations can help independent orthopedic practices support patient choice and confidence.

10 min read

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September 2026

Success Strategies: Using Technology and AI to Improve Practice Efficiency and Drive Growth

Discover how three CareCredit practice owners are using technology and AI to help streamline workflows, reduce administrative burden and create more time for patient care.

4 min read

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August 2026

Use Your Reception Area to Engage, Educate, Empower and Enable Your Patients

Best practices for creating an environment that engages, educates, empowers and enables patients to get the care they need and want.

8 min read

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August 2026

Increasing Referrals from Obvious and Not-So-Obvious Sources

Best practices for generating referrals from existing patients, the community or other healthcare professionals.

8 min read

August 2026

Equine A/R Made Easy

CareCredit offers a financing experience that helps make payment easy.

2 min read

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August 2026

Success Strategies: Proven Strategies to Help Attract New Patients

Four doctors across cosmetic surgery, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and audiology share how they attract new patients through referrals, community outreach, social media and word-of-mouth.

5 min read

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August 2026

Success Strategies: Effective Cost Conversations

Three successful providers from across different healthcare specialties including dentistry, audiology and chiropractic medicine discuss how they navigate key financial conversations to enable patients to move forward with recommended care.

5 min read

July 2026

Success Strategies: The Importance of Cash Flow in Private Practice

Learn how cash flow is essential to running a successful healthcare practice.

5 min read

July 2026

6 Busted Myths About Flexible Financing with CareCredit

Get answers to some of the most common misconceptions veterinary teams have about the CareCredit health and pet care credit card.

2 min read

July 2026

The Future of Veterinary Medicine Is Evolving

Veterinary practice owners and managers can meet pet parents where they are and prepare for the future by updating workflows, emphasizing financial care, using the latest technology and developing lifelong relationships.

7 min read

July 2026

Success Strategies: Additional Revenue Streams to Fuel Audiology Practice Growth

Discover proven, practical ways audiology clinics can help boost revenue and stay resilient as payers and OTC reshape the market.

15 min read

July 2026

How to Put CareCredit to Work In Your Equine Practice

It’s easy for you and your equine vet team to integrate flexible financing into your busy days.

5 min read

July 2026

4 Best Practices for Promoting CareCredit

Use our guide to learn simple ways you can communicate the value of CareCredit —online and during consultations — while helping convert more clients and grow your business.

1 min read

July 2026

Top 4 Best Practices for Talking About CareCredit

Help clients make informed care choices with flexible financing. Use this guide to promote CareCredit and show how easy, budget-friendly options can build loyalty.

6 min read

June 2026

Three AI prompts to try today

Integrating AI into your workflow can help enhance the patient experience and improve outcomes and efficiency — which may help you grow your practice. Get 3 simple prompts to help build your team’s confidence so they discover how to use AI as a practice resource and time saver.

1 min read

June 2026

6 easy questions to help accelerate case acceptance

Respected practice consultant Debra Nash shares tips on how to build an effective treatment acceptance process and the questions that create understanding and trust.

1 min read

June 2026

Build confidence and help increase case acceptance in your daily workflow

When patients already have a CareCredit credit card or are preapproved, often the predictable outcome is confidence which helps improve case acceptance. Download this easy to use workflow that can help improve the patient experience.

1 min read

June 2026

This AI prompt can help you be prepared when patients hesitate.

You can address barriers to care confidently when you are prepared and have a consistent process. This AI prompt may help you better understand and discuss patient concerns.

1 min read

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June 2026

Point-of-Sale Financing in Healthcare: Why It’s Growing Fast

Offering patients a financing option during payment discussions can streamline payments, reduce front-desk friction and make out-of-pocket healthcare costs more manageable.

7 min read

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June 2026

How to Build a Patient Referral Program That Grows Your Practice

This step-by-step guide to creating a patient referral program can help strengthen trust, improve the patient experience and drive sustainable practice growth.

10 min read

June 2026

CareCredit for Providers: Quick Start Guide

Learn about the CareCredit credit card, benefits of CareCredit for your practice and your patients and clients, how it works and more.

5 min read

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May 2026

Financial Care For Clients Can Help Support Optimal Care For Horses

Horse owners want to know their options when it comes to payment. Help them make informed decisions about their horse’s care.

3 min read

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May 2026

Accept CareCredit: Support For Providers Every Step of the Way

See how CareCredit’s resources and targeted marketing can help you grow your practice while making care financing easy for your patients or clients, helping empower them to say “yes” to the care they want or need.

2 min read

May 2026

Top 4 Ways for Promoting CareCredit

Use our guide to learn simple ways you can communicate the value of CareCredit —online and during consultations — while helping convert more patients to grow your business.

1 min read

May 2026

Add a CareCredit financing page to your website

In just a few steps, help patients easily understand their financing options to help them move forward with treatment or surgery. This ready-made page can be customized to align with your brand and integrate with your website – no coding expertise required!

1 min read