Health Care Guidelines for Providers
Clinical practice, preventive health and behavioral health guidelines for HealthLink's network of providers and facilities.
| Condition/Disease | Guideline Title | Recognized Source(s) | Date Reviewed | Date Adopted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADULT HEALTH | ||||
| Adjustment Disorder | Adjustment Disorder (2017) | John Hopkins Medicine | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Disease / Dementia | Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias (Guideline Watch October 2014) | American Psychiatric Association | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline on the Use of Antipsychotics to Treat Agitation or Psychosis in Patients with Dementia (July 2018) | American Psychiatric Association | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Anxiety | Anxiety Disorders (Last Revised July 2018) | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Asthma | Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (EPR-3) (August 2007) | National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines: A Report from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Committee Expert Panel Working Group | National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Asthma Clinical Practice Guidelines (2021) | Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Behavioral Health Screening, Assessment and Treatment | The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines for the Psychiatric Evaluation of Adults 3rd edition (August 2015) | American Psychiatric Association (APA) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Bipolar Disorder* * addresses diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder in special populations such as children and adolescents | CANMAT and International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) 2018 guidelines for the management of patients with bipolar disorder | Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)* | AHA / ACCF Secondary Prevention and Risk Reduction Therapy for Patients with Coronary and Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease (2011 Update) | American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology Foundation (AHA/ACCF) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Treatment of Hypertension in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease (March 2015) | American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, and American Society of Hypertension | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Effectiveness-Based Guidelines for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Women- 2011 Update (February 2011) | American Heart Association (AHA) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease (2019) | American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| 2021 AHA/ACC/ASE/CHEST/SAEM/SCCT/SCMR Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain | American College of Cardiology/ American Heart Association/ Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography / Society for Academic Emergency Medicine / Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance / American College of Chest Physicians / American Society of Echocardiography / American Heart | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery Revascularization (2021) | American College of Cardiology /American Heart Association /Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Celiac Disease | ACG Clinical Guidelines: Diagnosis and Management of Celiac Disease (April 2013) | American College of Gastroenterology | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) | The National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (NKF KDOQI)TM evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for all stages of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and related complications | National Kidney Foundation | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Chronic Kidney Disease: Detection and Evaluation (2017) | American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| National Chronic Kidney Disease Fact Sheet (2017) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| KDIGO (Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes) 2012 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease. (January 2013) | International Society of Nephrology | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| KDIGO (Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes) 2017 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease (July 2017) | International Society of Nephrology | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) | Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (2020) | Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Depression | Depression in Adults: Screening (January 2016) | U.S. Preventive Services Task Force | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| CANMAT Clinicians Guidelines 2016 Depression Guidelines | Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Nonpharmacologic Versus Pharmacologic Treatment of Adult Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians (2016) | American College of Physicians (ACP) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Depression in adults: recognition and management Clinical Guideline CG90 (Updated April 2018). | National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health commissioned by the National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Diabetes | Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (May 2022) | American Diabetes Association (ADA) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Gender-Dysphoria/ Incongruence | Endocrine Treatment of Gender-Dysphoric/Gender-Incongruent Persons: An Endocrine Society* Clinical Practice Guideline (September 2017) | The Endocrine Society | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Correction to Clinical Practice Guideline (February 2018) | Correction February 2018 | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Correction to Clinical Practice Guideline (July 2018) | Correction July 2018 | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Fall Risk | Falls Prevention in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Interventions | U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Evidence - Based Falls Prevention Programs: Resources for Professionals and Advocates | National Council on Aging | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Heart Failure (HF) | 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 (October 2013) | American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines/ Heart Failure Society of America | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| ACCF/AHA/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure (Focused Update 2017) | 2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Hyperlipidemia | AHA/ACC/AACVPR/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/ADA/AGS/APhA/ASPC,NLA/PCNAGuideline on the Management of Blood Cholesterol (October 2018) | American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association/ American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation/American Academy of Physician Assistants/Association of Back Cardiologists/American College of Preventive Medicine/American Diab | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Hypertension | 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 (November 2017) | American College of Cardiology (ACC)/ American Heart Association (AHA)/ American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)/ Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC)/ American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM)/ American Geriatrics Society (AGS)/ American | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Correction to Guideline (May 2018) | Correction to Guideline | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Low back Pain | 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 (ACP) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Obesity | Weight Loss to Prevent Obesity-Related Morbidity and Mortality in Adults (September 2018) | U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| AHA /ACC /TOS Guideline for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults (November 2013) | American College of Cardiology (ACC)/ American Heart Association (AHA) Task Force on Practice Guidelines and The Obesity Society (TOS) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) | Common Questions About Oppositional Defiant Disorder (April 2016) | American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Post-traumatic Stress Disorder | Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Adults (February 2017) | American Psychological Association (APA) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| VA/DOD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder (V3.2017) | Department of Veterans Affairs Department of Defense: The Management of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Work Group | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| PTSD Screening Instruments | Department of Veterans Affairs: PTSD: National Center for PTSD | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | American College of Rheumatology: Referral Guidelines (August 2015) | American College of Rheumatology (ACR): Referral Guidelines | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| 2015 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (October 2015) | American College of Rheumatology (ACR): Guidelines for Treatment | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Schizophrenia | Page maintained by the College of Psychiatric & Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP). Sources include, but not limited to:
| Treatment Guidelines: Schizophrenia | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Sickle Cell Anemia | Evidence-Based Management of Sickle Cell Disease: Expert Panel Report (September 2014) | National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Suicide Risk | SAFE-T: Suicide Assessment Five Step Evaluation and Triage | Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide (2019) | Veterans Administration/Department of Defense (VA/DoD) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Surgery | Surgical technical evidence review for gynecologic surgery conducted for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (December 2018) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Surgical Technical Evidence Review for Colorectal Surgery Conducted for the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (October 2017) | AHRQ | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Surgical Technical Evidence Review for Elective Total Joint Replacement Conducted for the AHRQ Safety Program for Improving Surgical Care and Recovery (February 2018) | AHRQ | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Trauma Care | A Treatment Improvement Protocol: Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services (2014) | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services: Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series | Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| INFECTIOUS DISEASE | ||||
| Chlamydia/ Human Papillomavirus (HPV) | Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines (2021) | Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Hepatitis B | AASLD Guidelines for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B (August 2015) | American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Update on Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B: AASLD 2018 Hepatitis B Guidance (Jan 2018) | Update on Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Hepatitis C | HCV Guidance: Recommendations for Testing, Managing and Treating Hepatitis C | Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)/ American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Guidelines for the Screening, Care and Treatment of persons with Hepatitis C Infection (April 2016) | World Health Organization | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| 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 (November 2013) | HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| HIV Guidelines | Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| 2017 HIVMA of IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Chronic Pain in Patients Living With HIV (September 2017) | Infectious Diseases Society of America | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| HIV and adolescents: Guidance for HIV testing and counselling and care for adolescents living with HIV Guidance document (2013) | World Health Organization (WHO) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Upper Respiratory Infections | Treatment of the Common Cold (2019) | American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Adult Outpatient Treatment Recommendations (2017) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Pediatric Outpatient Treatment Recommendations (2017) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| PEDIATRIC/ADOLESCENT HEALTH (See ADULT HEALTH for additional resources for Bipolar Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder) | ||||
| Adjustment Disorder | Adjustment Disorder: Collection of Evidence-Based Practices, 7th Edition | Virginia Commission on Youth | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) | Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents (October 2019) | American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Autism | Practice parameter: Screening and diagnosis of autism (Reaffirmed August 2014) | American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the Child Neurology Society (CNS) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Identification Evaluation and Management of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (January 2020) | American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Celiac Disease | Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Celiac Disease in Children: Recommendations of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (January 2005) | North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Depression | Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents: Screening (October 2022) | U.S. Preventive Services Task Force | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Depression in children and young people: identification and management (Updated June 2019) | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Hypertension in Children and Adolescents | Clinical Practice Guideline for Screening and Management of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents (September 2017) | American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Obesity | Expert Committee Recommendations Regarding the Prevention, Assessment, and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity: Summary Report (December 2007) | American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Clinical Report: The Role of the Pediatrician in Primary Prevention of Obesity (July 2015) | American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) | Fifty years of preventing and treating childhood behavioral disorders: a systematic review to inform policy and practice (April 2017) | National Institute of Health (NIH) PubMed | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Pharmacologic Monitoring of Antipsychotics | Canadian Alliance for Monitoring Effectiveness and Safety of Antipsychotics in Children (CAMESA) Guidelines (2011) | Canadian Institutes of Health Research | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| SUBSTANCE USE | ||||
| Substance Use | Medication-Assisted Treatment of Adolescents With Opioid Use Disorders (September 2016) | American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| American Society of Addiction Medicine Consensus Statement -Appropriate Use of Drug Testing in Clinical Addiction Medicine (Reviewed December 2019) | American Society of Addiction Medicine | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions (November 2018) | U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain - United States (March 2016) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Erratum for report (March 2016) | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| American Society of Addiction Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline on Alcohol Withdrawal Management (2020) | American Society of Addiction Medicine | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Pharmacological Treatment of Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder (Reviewed 2020) | American Psychiatric Association | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| American Pain Society and College on Problems of Drug Dependence Methadone Safety: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American Pain Society and College on Problems of Drug Dependence, in Collaboration with the Heart Rhythm Society (July 2018) | American Pain Society and College on Problems of Drug Dependence | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| The National Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder - 2020 Focused Update | American Society of Addiction Medicine | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Cigarette Cessation | Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) (Last Updated February 2018) | Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Relearn Life Without Cigarettes | National Alliance for Tobacco Cessation | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Identifying and Treating Patients Who Use Tobacco (July 2017) | U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Tobacco Cessation Treatment (2018) | American College of Cardiology (ACC) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Electronic Cigarettes | Electronic Cigarettes | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| All states offer free smoking cessation telephone quit line services. Dialing 1-800-QUIT NOW will connect the caller to their state quit line. | ||||
| WOMEN'S HEALTH | ||||
| Routine Antepartum Care | American Academy of Pediatrics, Guidelines for Perinatal Care, Eighth Edition (September 2017) | American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) & American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) (Members Only) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Preventive Care | Women's Preventive Services Guidelines (Last Reviewed 2022) | Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Cancer Screening | Women's Health Care Physicians: Cervical Cancer FAQs (December 2015) | American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Cervical Cancer: Screening (August 2018) | U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Diabetes and Pregnancy | Management of Diabetes in Pregnancy (January 2022) | American Diabetes Association (ADA) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Gestational Diabetes Mellitus, Screening (August 2021) | United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Gestational Diabetes | American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Obstetrical Care | Guidelines for Antenatal Care | American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| WHO recommendations for Prevention and treatment of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (2011) | World Health Organization | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Committee Opinion 455. Magnesium Sulfate Before Anticipated Preterm Birth for Neuroprotection (Reaffirmed 2020) | American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG)/ Society for Maternal Fetal Health | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Pre-Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Number 201 (December 2018) | American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Management of preterm labor Number 171 (Reaffirmed 2018) | American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy (January 2019) | American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Alcohol Abuse and Other Substance Use Disorders: Ethical Issues in Obstetric and Gynecologic Practice Number 633 (Reaffirmed 2021) | American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Guidelines for the identification and management of substance use and substance use disorders in pregnancy (2014) | World Health Organization | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association Clinical Guidance for Treating Pregnant and Parenting Women with Opioid Use Disorder and Their Infants (May 2018) | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Committee Opinion 749 Marriage and Family Building Equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and Gender Nonconforming Individuals (August 2018) | American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Committee Opinion 749 Health Disparities in Rural Women (February 2014) | American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Smoking Cessation during Pregnancy | Tobacco and Nicotine Cessation During Pregnancy ACOG. Number 807 (May 2020) | American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) | January 2022 | July 2022 |
| Need Help Putting Out That Cigarette? | American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| Smoking Cessation for Pregnancy and Beyond: A Virtual Clinic, an Innovative Web-Based Training for Healthcare Professionals | Dartmouth Medical School | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
| OTHER TECHNOLOGY | ||||
| Guidelines for the Practice of Telepsychology (2013) | American Psychological Association (APA) | January 2022 | July 2022 | |
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