Resident Handbook - UC Davis Health System

the clinic to increase patient’s understanding of the disease process and develop avariety of modalities on how to deal with chronic pain.Practice Management (C1 – Private office)This rotation will be incorporated into the C1 rotation with two half days duringthe PGY2 year and two half days during the PGY3 year. It will take place atRedding Family Medical Group (RFMG) with coordination by Doug McMullin,MD. The experience will primarily focus on Practice Management, withopportunities to meet with the various office staff and physicians to learn how toprovide patient care efficiently and effectively in a private practice setting. Residentswill learn the following skills:• Effective billing• Designing a budget and managing overhead costs• Collections for various insurance carriers• Assessing practice staffing needs• Understanding of office manager function• Personnel management and labor issues• Employment law and procedures• Integrating new technologies into one’s practice• Determining value of patient care in one’s community• Assessing customer satisfaction• Measuring clinical quality• Tort liability and risk management• Office scheduling systems• Use of computers in practice• Alternative practice modelsRenal Clinic (C2 – MFHC):This clinic will improve the care of patients with renal disease by consulting renalspecialist William DeVlaming, MD. Renal Clinic will involve chart review ofMFHC patients using the clinic classroom and will not involve actually seeingpatients. The renal clinic will on the second Monday afternoon of each month.The C2 resident will review four to eight charts for the clinic, organizing allpertinent information. Dr. DeVlaming will discuss the cases and make additionalrecommendations.After consulting with Dr. DeVlaming, the C2 residents will writerecommendations on a MFHC RENAL CLINIC form with a red “Take Action”stamp to assure that the primary care provider has a chance to follow-up on therecommendations before the chart is filed.Page 32 of 153C:\Documents and Settings\dhutak\Desktop\rshb13.doc