Assessing compliance with your animal per diem rates

Accurately calculating animal per diem rates for institutions presents unique challenges — and benefits. Huron education and research experts hosted two webinars that include a high-level overview of the process and ways to be more compliant and transparent with an enhanced calculation model. Topics addressed include:

• Effective rate analysis
• The perils of using outdated rates and limited data
• The significance of time and motion studies for estimating staff effort
• Cost accounting processes
• The value of benchmarking against peer institutions

Webinar one includes special guests from two prominent tier-one research (R1) institutions.

This webinar focuses on operational opportunities and common practices in animal resource facilities. In addition, we examine the current federal landscape—highlighting recent changes, their impact, and future considerations. Topics include census tracking, revenue and expense monitoring, standards of care, and subsidy strategies. This session highlights best practices, benefits of calculating per diem rates and governance models aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and effectiveness.

Animal per diem rate advanced costing webinar

Building on the insights from our previous introduction to animal per diem rates webinar, this session explores advanced topics in animal per diem rates such as budgeting, charging, and evaluating subsidies.

Calculating animal per diem rates accurately

This webinar explores the complexity of calculating animal per diem rates at institutional facilities. Topics include data collection methodologies, rate calculations, cost allocation and accounting, benchmarking, and future planning.