Decisions made for an assessment could change because of a change of circumstance or because new evidence was received. Equally, an organization may wish to track a client's progress over time, to see if the client's needs are changing, or if the organization's interventions are effective. Based on this information, corrective actions can be taken. For example, it is important to monitor a client's risk of abuse or neglect over time to ensure that the risk does not progress from low to medium or high.
Determination-based assessments support making decisions more than once and also comparison of those decisions. Two decisions can be selected, which can be from within the same determination, or across determinations for a client. The information that can be compared includes decision outcomes and scores, the questions asked, and the answers provided.