ABSTRACT
This chapter identifies and discusses important factors that should be carefully considered when one sets out to determine which among the available psychological test options is optimal for one or more clinical purposes within a primary care setting. It also discusses the selection of psychological measures and some of the more common technologies that are available for the administration, scoring, and/or reporting of those measures. The primary care setting in which the practitioner provides services may have an assessment system in place–instrumentation, delivery system, and associated reports–and the practitioner may be required to use it. A primary care setting wishing to initiate an offsite smartphone or tablet-based assessment system should therefore determine what percentage of their patient population has access to a smartphone or tablet before completing the decision-making process. Electronic health record systems' contribution as a tool for healthcare improvement has been recognized and continues to be adopted by healthcare organizations.
