Assessments provide a way for workers to assess client circumstances over one or more factors. The organization should consider its requirements for assessing client needs as part of an outcome plan. In Outcome Management, assessment data is captured using an Intelligent Evidence Gathering (IEG) script, and the data captured is used to determine the assessment results using either Cúram Decision Assist (CDA) or Cúram Express Rules (CER).
The organization needs to consider the assessments that are required for the outcome plan. For example, what data needs to be captured? How will that data be structured in the assessment script? Based on the complexity of the assessment, either CDA or CER can be used to determine the assessment results. In general, CDA is used for more straightforward assessments, where the results can be derived without rules processing or interpretation of data, such as calculations or comparisons. CER is used for more complex assessments that require rules to derive the results.