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Primary Care Competencies

Organizational Skills

  1. Demonstrate punctuality.
  2. Complete assignments in a timely manner (tasks related to the office visit, reading assignments, projects, etc.).
  3. Document the patient's care encounter using the SOAP format.
  4. Demonstrate effective case presentation skills both oral and written.

Practice Management

  1. Accurately complete the face sheet of the encounter form.
  2. Identify the patient's source of payment and discuss the impact on the patient's health care.
  3. Understand the health care system, and the managed care delivery system, working with them to maximize patient care.
  4. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the professional and ethical issues facing the primary care physician, including the role of the physician as part of the managed care system.
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