Advantages

‡ Allows inexperienced practitioners to assess the degree of difficulty that each case presents
‡ i.e. use to determine if it is a 2nd floor case or a resident case

‡ Standardizes interprofessional communication ‡ Gives standardized outcome assessment criteria

Advantages
‡ Allows for appropriate third party reimbursement rates and justification for referral to a specialist ‡ Decreases the chances of retreatment