Table 2. The Four-Cut Method.

Situation	Action
1. Patients who saw only one clinician	Assign them to that clinician.
2. Patients who saw one clinician predominantly	Assign them to that clinician.
3. Patients who were seen by more than one clinician equally	Assign them to the first, last, or most recent general/annual exam clinician (any standard criteria can be used).
4. For the remaining patients	Ask the patient or clinicians who the primary clinician should be.