MANAGEMENT

Detailed explanation-1: -A process used by clinicians to identify and assess a patient’s health status, and the subsequent treatments or course of therapy to improve this status.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Subjective, Objective, Assessment and Plan (SOAP) note is an acronym representing a widely used method of documentation for healthcare providers. The SOAP note is a way for healthcare workers to document in a structured and organized way.[1][2][3]

Detailed explanation-3: -SOAP-or subjective, objective, assessment and plan-notes allow clinicians to document continuing patient encounters in a structured way.

Detailed explanation-4: -The acronym SOAP stands for Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan. Each category is described below: S = Subjective or symptoms and reflects the history and interval history of the condition. The patient’s presenting complaints should be described in some detail in the notes of each and every office visit.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Objective (O) part of the note is the section where the results of tests and measures performed and the therapist’s objective observations of the patient are recorded. Objective data are the measurable or observable pieces of information used to formulate the Plan of Care.