Cognitive Evaluation: Is It Time to Require Standardized Assessments?

Authors

• Daniel P. Swiatek, California State University, Dominguez HillsFollow
• Vanessa D. Jewell, Creighton UniversityFollow

Abstract

Mounting evidence from across the medical community supports standardized cognitive assessment and intervention. This manuscript presents a clinical perspective on the benefits of utilization of standardized assessments to inform clinical practice. Today’s value-based care initiatives demand standardized testing to support evidence-based practice. Standardized cognitive assessment would wisely be adopted into practice to help practitioners fully identify impairments preventing patients from achieving successful outcomes.

Author Bio(s)

Daniel Swiatek, OTD, OTR/L, is Assistant Professor in the Occupational Therapy Department at California State University, Dominguez Hills.

Vanessa Jewell, PhD, OTR/L, is Assistant Professor in the Occupational Therapy Department at Creighton University in Omaha, NE, and Program Director of its Post-Professional Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program.

Recommended Citation

Swiatek DP, Jewell VD. Cognitive Evaluation: Is It Time to Require Standardized Assessments?. The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice. 2020 Jan 01;18(1), Article 12. DOI: https://doi.org/10.46743/1540-580X/2020.1883