Do your lab vendor bills have you wondering if you’re getting screwed over?
Ever wonder if you could get a better deal on your lab bill while using the same vendor?
Grab a spot in my free 60-minute workshop to help you identify red flags that you’re overpaying for your lab services and grade your lab services spend and contract.
It’s finally time to learn how to examine your lab contract and invoices on Thursday, January 8th, 2026 at 6:30 pm EST.
Not a good time? Registrants will receive a replay!
If any of this sounds familiar, you need to be in this workshop!
- Lab services are your #1 or #2 cost each month (maybe even more than labor!)
- Sales reps are pressuring you to buy ✨sparkly new lab toys✨, but you’re not sure if you can afford them
- You often have interest charges on your lab bill
- You’re spending way over--or under!--the required minimum spend in your contract
- The leadership team can’t decide if you should send more out to the reference lab or do more in-house
You deserve not to lay awake at night wondering if your lab contract and lab invoices are a mess (or worse, knowing they are, but not knowing where to start). And who can afford to leave money on the table today? (Especially as an independent practice!)
You might think that only big corporate groups have negotiating power, but you can get a deal, too! Yes, even solo practitioners!
You care for beloved, important pets all day. It’s finally time to learn how to examine your lab contract and invoices on Thursday, January 8th, 2026 at 6:30 pm EST. Don't worry if you might feel overwhelmed--I'm a specialist, and I'll be guiding you!
I'll walk you through a mock audit of a hypothetical practice's contract and vendor invoices, pointing out top mistakes I've seen working with practices. This workshop exam will help you score your own lab spending and spot any warning signs that bigger issues might be lurking. I'll include a rubric for you to gauge if you need a personalized audit. We'll cover a lot of ground, and I'll do my best to keep these details big-picture.
Micro-niche areas we'll discuss:
Lab vendor’s expectations versus the practice’s reality
Opportunities to reduce vendor costs
Equipment warranty costs
Interest charges
Reference lab charges
Critical clauses and deadlines
Ways to check if your team should be sending more testing out to the reference lab, or running more in-house
Check out Lab Services 101 for independent guidance to educate future independent practice owners to help protect their energy, investments, and autonomy when it comes to lab services. Learn best practices for planning lab services for your startup, with 1:1 expert coaching available to find and negotiate best-fitting options for YOUR practice.
Founder of Amwell Data Services LLC, a full-service independent veterinary laboratory consulting firm
After nearly four years serving as Lab Manager at a large, private equine referral hospital, Rachel saw a need for strategic planning of lab services. She founded Amwell Data Services to help give veterinarians and their teams more margin, with the larger goals of helping make careers in veterinary medicine more sustainable, increasing access to care, and advocating for a more equitable market.
Founded in late 2020, Amwell Data Services LLC provides hands-on independent consulting for primarily independent veterinary practices and select lab service providers, specializing in laboratory planning, optimization, and growth. Our services sit at the intersection of vendor management and improving access to veterinary care. We focus on boosting efficiency and profitability in the lab without sacrificing the quality of medicine.
Don't want to wait to dig into this?
Lab Vendor Spending Audit with Personalized Guidance - Currently $499
Do your lab vendor invoices make you queasy? Wondering what can be done about it?
This brief audit into your lab vendor spending is meant to shine a light on your practice's reality AND try to review realistic options for how to reduce your vendor costs. This audit includes a review of your current lab contract and pricing, recent invoices, and longer volume and spend history for me to understand what's happening within the practice. We then sit down for a 1 hour recorded Zoom call to review the findings of the audit and share recommendations for next steps. This is a quick deep dive, not a full consulting project with detailed analysis.
