Practice Guidelines
Preventive and clinical practice guidelines are based on the health needs and opportunities for improvement identified as part of the Quality Assurance Program Improvement (QAPI) program. Whenever possible, Louisiana Healthcare Connections adopts preventive and clinical practice guidelines that are published by nationally recognized organizations or government institutions as well as state-wide collaborative and/or a consensus of healthcare professionals in the applicable field.
| Condition/Disease | Guideline | Source |
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| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents | American Academy of Pediatrics |
| Diagnosis and Evaluation of the Child With Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder | American Academy of Pediatrics | |
| Treatment of the School-Aged Child with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder | American Academy of Pediatrics | |
Depression |
Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Major Depressive Disorder. Third Edition. (Nov 2010)
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Anxiety |
Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with panic disorder. 2nd edition
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| Asthma | Expert Panel Report 3: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (Published July 2007)
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New Approaches for Monitoring Asthma Control, Expanded Recommendations for Children
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National Asthma Education and Prevention Program; National Institutes of Health |
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Behavioral Health |
DHH/LBHP Service Definitions Manual
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DHH/LBHP Service Definitions Manual
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| Congestive Heart Failure | 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines
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HFSA 2010 Comprehensive Heart Failure Practice Guideline
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| Diabetes | Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes—2011
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American Diabetes Association Clinical Practice Recommendations (Diabetes Care 2014, Volume 37, S1-S149)
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Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes – 2014
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| Hypertension | Treatment of Hypertension in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and American Society of Hypertension
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2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk: A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines
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| Obesity | USDA 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
The Practical Guide to the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults
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Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults: Evidence Report
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Treatment of childhood overweight and obesity
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Low Back Pain |
Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain: A Joint Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society (2007)
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American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society |
Hemophilia |
Guidelines for the Management of Hemophilia
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Hepatitis C |
Recommendations for Testing, Managing, and Treating
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HIV/AIDS |
Primary Care Guidelines for the Management of Persons Infected With HIV: 2013 Update by the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
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HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America |
Pain |
Pain Management Guideline
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Perinatal Substance Use Disorders |
Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Substance Use Disorders
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| Sickle Cell | The Management of Sickle Cell Disease
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Evidence-Based Management of Sickle Cell
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Kidney Disease |
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic Kidney Disease: Evaluation, Classification and Stratification
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| Prenatal (Perinatal) | ICSI Health Care Guideline: Routine Prenatal Care
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Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement Health Care Guideline Routine Prenatal Care |
ACOG Guidelines for Perinatal Care, Seventh Edition (Available for purchase)
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The American Academy of Pediatrics and The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
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Clinical Practice Guideline Reference |
National Guideline Clearinghouse
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Adult Preventive Services |
Guide to Clinical Preventive Services 2014. Recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
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Periodic Health Evaluation |
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment. Value of the Periodic Health Evaluation
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The Johns Hopkins University, Evidence-based Practice Center |
| Immunizations | Adult Immunization Schedules
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Recommended Immunization Schedule for Personas Aged 0 through 18 Years
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Catch-up Immunization Schedule(Ages 4 months through 18 years)
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| Pediatric Preventive Services | Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care
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EPSDT – A Guide for States: Coverage in the Medicaid Benefit for Children and Adolescents
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Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services |
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Lead |
Recommendations for blood lead screening of Medicaid-eligible children aged 1-5 years: An updated approach to targeting a group at high risk (Aug 2009)
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Centers for Disease Control; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid |