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Payer authorization letter over a progress note page, illustrating progress notes for utilization review

August 16, 2026

How to Write Progress Notes That Pass Utilization Review

Progress notes for utilization review answer a forward-looking question about whether another block of sessions is warranted. Here is what a reviewer checks, how to write each SOAP section so it holds, and what to do when a review is already underway.

By Rindie Eagle