treatment planning
Mapping medical care
Treatment planning is the process of designing a course of action to address a problem, most often in healthcare.
A doctor develops a treatment plan for a patient's cancer; a therapist creates one for depression.
The term also appears in dentistry, radiation oncology, and mental health, where plans outline goals, interventions, and timelines: The treatment planning session lasted two hours.
- dosimetryRadiation absorption measurement
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- goal settingIdentifying desired outcomes
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
- planDetailed proposal for achieving
therapy · individualized · medication · multidisciplinary · decision trees · cognitive-behavioral therapy · mental health assessment · sessions · clinical guidelines · case review · counseling · outcomes · quality of life · palliative care · resource allocation · risk assessment · care plan · dosage
treatment planningcrisis intervention
Help during acute emergencies
emergency response · crisis management · trial and error · winging it · guesswork