The "SOAP" -- subjective, objective, assessment, plan -- format has been in common use for decades as a way of organizing physician progress notes in medical records, but it was created during a ...

Which record-keeping system is more accurate for documenting a patient's progress, paper or electronic? There were mixed results after researchers reviewed 500 progress notes written by physicians at ...

In this study, the authors demonstrate widespread adoption and satisfaction with the novel APSO (Assessment, Plan, Subjective, Objective) format for progress notes at a large, integrated health ...