Based on preliminary assessments of the client’s full situation, a categorical match will be conducted by an external reviewer, who will then indicate the average time that is needed with the standard...

Based on preliminary assessments of the client’s full situation, a categorical match will be conducted by an external reviewer, who will then indicate the average time that is needed with the standard or validated methods in regard to a given condition. The practitioner has to decide whether to accept this interpretation or to provide further information on extenuating circumstances that require the provision of more or less time and/or covered services. In addition to outcome measures, managed care thinking also will require something new in single-system designs: a continuing concern for the quality of care, including client satisfaction, and how well the intervention conforms to standard expectations for best treatment.