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. Printed hard copies are available upon request.
Medical Practice Guidelines
- Asthma Care Quick Reference: Diagnosing and Managing Asthma (2012) - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- GINA Report, Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention (2022) - Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA)
- Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (EPR-3) (2012) - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Adult Acute Low Back Pain (2018) - Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain (2017) - Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense (VA/DoD)
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain: A Joint Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians and American Pain Society (2007) - American College of Physicians & American Pain Society
- Noninvasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians - (2017) American College of Physicians
- ASCO Guidelines by Clinical Area (2023) - American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
- ASTRO Guidelines by Clinical Area (2023) - American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
- NCCN Guidelines® & Clinical Resources (2024) - National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
- Chlamydia and Gonorrhea: Screening (2021) - US Preventive Services Task Force
- Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (2021) - United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD)
- Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (PDF) (2020) - The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
- ACC/AHA Prevention Guideline: ACC/AHA Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk. –American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) Task Force
- AHA/ACCF Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines (2019) - American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACC)
- AHA/ACCF Secondary Prevention and Risk Reduction Therapy for Patients With Coronary and Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease (PDF) (2011) - American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology Foundation
- Integrated Guidelines for Cardivascular Health and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents (2012) - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Routine Assessment and Promotion of Physical Activity in Healthcare Settings; A scientific statement from the American heart association (2018) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults (2013) - American Heart Association
- Treatment of Hypertension in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease (2015) - American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, and American Society of Hypertension
- Guideline for the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines (2018) - American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Foundation
- The Care of Children With Congenital Heart Disease in Their Primary Medical Home (2017) - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- Overview of Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) (2024) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock (2021) - Society of Critical Care Medicine and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
- Consensus Statement: Consensus Statement by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology on the Comprehensive Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm (PDF) (2020) - American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology
- Standards of Care in Diabetes - (2024) American Diabetes Association
- Guidelines by Topic: Epilepsy American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society
- AGS Beers Criteria® for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults (2019) - American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
- Managing Medicines for Adults Receiving Social Care in the Community (2017) - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
- Choosing Wisely - American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation
- 2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Failure Society of America (2017) - American College of Cardiology (ACC) Foundation, American Heart Association (AHA) Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA)
- NHF‐McMaster Guideline on Care Models for Hemophilia Management (2016) - National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF)
- Diagnosis and Management of Acute HIV Infection (2021) - New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening (2019) - United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
- Prevention of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Preexposure Prophylaxis (2019) - United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
- Recommendations for the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs in Pregnant Women with HIV Infection and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV Transmission in the United States (2024) - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Routine Human Immunodeficiency Virus Screening (2020) -American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
- ACC/AHA Prevention Guideline: 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults (Circulation 2014; 129:S1-S45, Circulation 2014; 129:S46-S48, Circulation 2015; 132:e396,) - American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA) Task Force on Practice Guidelines
- Lipid Management in Adults (PDF) (2017) - Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)
- 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults (PDF) (2018) - Journal of the American College of Cardiology
- Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2023–24 Influenza Season (2023) - Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
- Recommended Immunization Schedule for Children and Adolescents Aged 18 Years or Younger, United States (2024) - Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
- Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults Aged 19 Years or Older, United States (2024) - Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
- CDC's Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (2024) - Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
- Recommendations for Blood Lead Screening of Medicaid-Eligible Children Aged 1--5 Years: an Updated Approach to Targeting a Group at High Risk (2009) - Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning, Division of Environmental and Emergency Health Services, and National Center for Environmental Health
- Recommended Actions Based on Blood Lead Level (2024) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Transitions of Care in the Long-Term Care Continuum Clinical Practice Guidelines (2010) - American Medical Directors Association
- Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain (2022) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- National Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (2020) - American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis (2020) - American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE)
- Palliative Care for Adults (2020) - Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)
- AFP by Topic: Labor, Delivery, and Post-Partum Issues (publication dates vary) - American Academy of Family Physicians
- AFP by Topic: Prenatal Care (publication dates vary) - American Academy of Family Physicians
- Guidelines for Perinatal Care, Seventh Edition (2012) - American Academy of Pediatrics
- Management of Adults With Hospital-acquired and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia: 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Thoracic Society (PDF) (2016) - Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
- The Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Infants and Children Older Than 3 Months of Age: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (PDF) (2011) - Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
Adult
- Guidelines for the Early Detection of Cancer (2023) - American Cancer Society
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Recommendations for Primary Care Practice - US Preventive Services Task Force
Pediatric
- Guidelines on Periodicity of Examination, Preventive Dental Services, Anticipatory Guidance/Counseling, and Oral Treatment for Infants, Children, and Adolescents (2022) - American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
- Periodicity Schedule: Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care (PDF) (2024) - American Academy of Pediatrics
- AFP by Topic: Respiratory Tract Infections (publication dates vary) - American Academy of Family Physicians
- Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis: 2012 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2012) - Infectious Disease Society of America
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Respiratory Illness in Children and Adults (PDF) (2019) - Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement
- Guideline for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (2021) - American College of Rheumatology (ACR)
- Evidence-Based Management of Sickle Cell Disease: Expert Panel Report , 2014 (PDF) (2014) - National Institutes of Health Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Sickle Cell Disease Recommendations - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Management and Rehabilitation of Post-Acute Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) (2021) - United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD)
- Adult Weight Management (AWM) Guideline (2014) - Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Clinical Practice Guideline for Multicomponent Behavioral Treatment of Obesity and Overweight in Children and Adolescents (PDF) (2018) - American Psychological Association (APA)
- High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: Interventions (2024) - US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
- Managing Overweight and Obesity in Adults: Systematic Evidence Review from the Obesity Expert Panel (2013) - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Clinical Testing and Diagnosis for Zika Virus Disease (2024) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Behavioral Health Practice Guidelines
- Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents (2019) - American Academy of Pediatrics
- Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with anxiety disorders (PDF) (2007) - American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
- Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder (2014) - American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
- Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People (PDF) (2015) - American Psychological Association (APA)
- Management of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) (2022) - United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD)
- Guideline Watch: Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (PDF) (2013) - American Psychiatric Association (APA)
- Clinical Guidance for Treating Pregnant and Parenting Women With Opioid Use Disorder and Their Infants (2018) - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- Federal Guidelines for Opioid Treatment Programs (2015) -Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- National Practice Guideline For the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (PDF) (2020) - American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
- VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain (PDF) (2017) - United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD)
- Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder (PDF) (2017) - United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD)
- The Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Schizophrenia (PDF) (2013) - American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Management of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) (2021) - United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD)
- Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide (2024) - Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense (VA/DoD)
- Interventions for Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons (2021) - United Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
- Tobacco and Nicotine Cessation During Pregnancy (2023) - American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
- Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions (2020) - United Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
- Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence (2008) - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)