How Scoring Tools Help Shape Patient Care

Featuring Jill Cowan, APRN, FNP-BC, CNL | DOCS Dermatology Group Cincinnati, OH | Published December 10, 2025

What do PASI, EASI, SALT, and ACR actually do for us in everyday practice? 

Here, Jill Cowan, NP, breaks down the role of validated scoring tools—not as numbers to memorize but as frameworks that help us communicate treatment expectations, evaluate response, and bring clinical trial results into meaningful patient discussions. 

This teaser leads into our upcoming full breakdown on applying scoring tools at the point of care.

 

Question: Which of the following best describes the purpose of using validated clinical trial scales such as SALT, PASI, EASI, or ACR in dermatology practice?




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