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.

DOI

10.46743/1540-580X/2020.1883

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.