Outpatient Family Medicine III
Outpatient
Family Medicine III
This
is a one-month rotation during the first half of the third year with Dr.
Beckstead as the the coordinator.
Objectives:
By the end of Outpatient Family Medicine III, the resident will:
1.
Organize and conduct an efficient outpatient visit, creating and
sustaining a therapeutic and ethically sound relationship with patients.
(Skills,
attitudes; Interpersonal and Communication Skills)
Instructional methods.
a) Discussion of videotaped interactions with the
Behavioral Scientist.
c)
AFP office hours five or six
half days a week.
2.
Accurately, completely and efficiently evaluate patients by phone,
discerning those who need to be seen that day and giving accurate advice to
those who do not need to be seen. (Knowledge,
Skills, Attitudes; Patient care, Medical knowledge, Professionalism)
a)
Monday from 8:00 am to 9:00 will answer and document calls from patients
wishing to be seen. The rest of the
morning will see sick call.
b)
Triage resources/books to AFP library.
3.
Explore the business practices of a variety of family practice settings. (Knowledge,
Attitudes; Systems-based practice)
a.
Visit area practice(s) to view different ways of billing, scheduling and
organization of business practices.
4.
Code and bill complicated inpatient and outpatient family medicine family
medicine visits, procedures and tests accurately and efficiently.
Understand the interplay of insurances and billing.
(Skills;
Systems-based practice)
Instructional technique:
a)
Readings, discussions and chart audits.
5.
Evaluate practice plans, compensation systems and contracts.
(Knowledge,
Attitudes; Systems-based practice)
Instructional
technique:
a.
Analyze typical contracts and examples from the resident's experience.
Discuss with Dr. Beckstead or advisor.
6.
Analyze practice experience and perform practice-based improvement
activities using a systematic methodology.
(Knowledge,
Skills, Attitudes; Practice-based Learning and Improvement)
Complete quality project. Present
to the next AFP CPI Committee
meeting and at FP Rounds.
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