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Adopted Clinical Practice and Preventive Health Guidelines

Physical Health

Guideline Title: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
Recognized Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations (Publication dates vary)
Recognized Source: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Asthma Care Quick Reference Diagnosing and Managing Asthma. Guidelines from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Expert Panel Report 3. (Revised 2012.)
Recognized Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institute of Health (NIH); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) 
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Expert Panel Report 3: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (Full Report 2007) and 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines: A Report from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Commitee Expert Panel Working Group (December 2020)
Recognized Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; National Institute of Health; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: 2022 GINA Report, Global Strategy For Asthma Management and Prevention
Recognized Source: Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain. (2022)
Recognized Source: Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense (VA/DoD)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Noninvasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline from the American College of Physicians (April 2017)
Recognized Source: American College of Physicians
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain (PDF) (2020)
Recognized Source: North American Spine Society (NASS)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Low Back Pain: Clinical Practice Guidelines Linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (2012)
Recognized Source: Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

 

Guideline Title: ASCO Guidelines by Clinical Area
Recognized Source: American Society of Clinical Oncology
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: ASTRO Guidelines by Clinical Area
Recognized Source: American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: NCCN Guidelines Treatment by Cancer Type
Recognized Source: National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Final Recommendation Statement Gonorrhea and Chlamydia: Screening. (September 2021)
Recognized Source: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (2023 Report)
Recognized Source: American College of Physicians
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Pharmacologic Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline. (2020)
Recognized Source: American Thoracic Society
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. (2021)
Recognized Source: United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: The Care of Children With Congenital Heart Disease in Their Primary Medical Home (2017)
Recognized Source: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: 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)
Recognized Source: American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology Foundation. (ACC)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Overview of Testing for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) (Updated September 2022)
Recognized Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines. (Updated regularly, last update March 2023)
Recognized Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Integrated Guidelines for Cardiovascular Health and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents. The Report of the Expert Panel (October 2012)
Recognized Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institute of Health (NIH); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: ACC/AHA Prevention Guideline: 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk (Circulation. 2014; 129:S49-S73) (Published online Nov. 2013)
Recognized Source: American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) Task Force
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Routine Assessment and Promotion of Physical Activity in Healthcare Settings; A scientific statement from the American Heart Association (Circulation. 2018; 137:e495–e522) 
Recognized Source: American Heart Association (AHA)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: AHA Scientific Statement: Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults (Circulation. 2013; 128:2422-2446) 
Recognized Source: American Heart Association (AHA)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: AHA/ACC/ASH Scientific Statement Treatment of Hypertension in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease. (Circulation 2015;131:e435-e470)
Recognized Source: American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, and American Society of Hypertension
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: AHA/ACCF Guideline: Secondary Prevention and Risk Reduction Therapy for Patients with Coronary and Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease (Circulation 2015;131 :e435-e470)and (Correction 2016;134:e260)
Recognized Source: American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACC)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: AHA/ACCF Guideline: Secondary Prevention and Risk Reduction Therapy for Patients with Coronary and Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease, 2011 Update (Circulation. 2011; 124: 2458-2473) and (Correction 2015; 131: e048)
Recognized Source: American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACC)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: 2019 AHA/ACC 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. (Circulation 2019; 2019;140:e596—e646) and (Correction 2020; 141:e60, Correction 2020; 141:e774)
Recognized Source: American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACC)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: 2021 ACC/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Coronary Artery Revascularization: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. (Published Dec. 2021) (Circulation. 2022;145:e18–e114)
Recognized Source: American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock 2021
Recognized Source: Society of Critical Care Medicine and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)
Recognized Source: Journal of the American Medical Association
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline: Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Comprehensive Care Plan-2022 Update
Recognized Source: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Standards of Care in Diabetes- 2023 (Volume 46, Issue Supplement 1)
Recognized Source: American Diabetes Association (ADA)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Guidelines by Topic: Epilepsy (Publication Dates Vary)
Recognized Source: American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: American Geriatrics Society 2019 Updated AGS Beers Criteria® for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults
Recognized Source: American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Managing Medicines for Adults Receiving Social Care in the Community (2017)
Recognized Source: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Choosing Wisely
Recognized Source: Choosing Wisely; American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines
Recognized Source: American College of Cardiology (ACC) Foundation, American Heart Association (AHA) Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/ AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PC NA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults; A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines
Recognized Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology (ACC)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: 2020 International Society of Hypertension Global Hypertension Practice Guidelines
Recognized Source: American Heart Association (ACA) International Society of Hypertension (ISH)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care 4th Edition
Recognized Source: National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: AFP by Topic: Prenatal (Publication dates vary)
Recognized Source: American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: AFP by Topic: Labor, Delivery, and Post-Partum Issues (Publication dates vary)
Recognized Source: American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Guidelines for Perinatal Care, Eighth Edition (2017) 
Recognized Source: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: 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)
Recognized Source: Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia. An Official Practice Guideline of the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America. (Published 2019)
Recognized Source: American Thoracic Society, Infectious Diseases Society of America
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: 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 (2011) 
Recognized Source: Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) and the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Adult Preventive Screenings
Recognized Source: United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Periodicity of Examination, Preventive Dental Services, Anticipatory Guidance/Counseling, and Oral Treatment for Infants, Children, and Adolescents (Revised 2022)
Recognized Source: American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Periodicity Schedule: Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care (2022)
Recognized Source: Bright Futures/American Academy of Pediatrics 
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Adult and Pediatric treatment recommendations 
Recognized Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: AFP by Topic: Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (Publication dates vary)
Recognized Source: American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: 2021 American College of Rheumatology Guideline for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Recognized Source: American College of Rheumatology (ACR)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Sickle Cell Disease, Recommendations (Last reviewed October 21, 2021)
Recognized Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Evidence-Based Management of Sickle Cell Disease: Expert Panel report, 2014
Recognized Source: National Institutes of Health Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: ASH Clinical Practice Guidelines on Sickle Cell Disease (2016)
Recognized Source: American Society of Hematology
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Standards for Systems of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (PDF) (2017)
Recognized Source: Association Of Maternal And Child Health Programs and the 
National Academy For State Health Policy
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Tobacco and Nicotine Cessation During Pregnancy. Committee Opinion No. 807 (April 2020, Reaffirmed 2023)
Recognized Source: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Cessation Materials for State Tobacco Control Programs
Recognized Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons: Interventions (2021)
Recognized Source: United Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions (April 2020)
Recognized Source: United Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Management and Rehabilitation of Post-Acute Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) (2021)
Recognized Source: United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Adult Weight Management (AWM) Guideline (2021-22)
Recognized Source: Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology Comprehensive Clinical Practice Guidelines For Medical Care of Patients with Obesity
Recognized Source: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: 2013 AHA/ACC/TOS Guideline for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults
Recognized Source: American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity (2023)
Recognized Source: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Managing Overweight and Obesity in Adults: Systematic Evidence Review from the Obesity Expert Panel (2013)
Recognized Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Final Recommendation Statement Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening, June 2017 (Update in progress)
Recognized Source: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Clinical practice guideline for multicomponent behavioral treatment of obesity and overweight in children and adolescents (PDF) (March 2018)
Recognized Source: American Psychological Association (APA)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: For Healthcare Providers: New Zika and Dengue Testing Guidance (November 2019)
Recognized Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Review Approval Date: August 18, 2023

Behavioral Health 

Guideline Title: Clinical Practice Guideline for Multicomponent Behavioral Treatment of Obesity and Overweight in Children and Adolescents (PDF) (March 2018)
Recognized Source: American Psychological Association (APA)
Reviewed/Updated: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Guidance on Strategies to Promote Best Practice in Antipsychotic Prescribing for Children and Adolescents (PDF) (March 2019)
Recognized Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA)
Reviewed/Updated: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents (Correction March 1, 2020)
Recognized Source: American Academy of Pediatrics
Reviewed/Updated: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Generalized Anxiety Disorder And Panic Disorder In Adults: Management (Updated June 2023)
Recognized Source: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Reviewed/Updated: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder (February 2014)
Recognized Source: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Reviewed/Updated: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Identification, Evaluation, and Management of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (2020) 
Recognized Source: American Academy of Pediatrics
Reviewed/Updated: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Applied Behavioral Analysis Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Practice Guidelines for Healthcare Funders and Managers, Second Edition (2020)
Recognized Source: The Council of Service Providers (CASP)
Reviewed/Updated: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Practice Parameters for Telehealth-Implementation of Applied Behavior Analysis, Second Edition (PDF) (2021)
Recognized Source: The Council of Service Providers (CASP)
Reviewed/Updated: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Management of Major Depressive Disorder (2022)
Recognized Source: United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD)
Reviewed/Updated: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Depression Across Three Age Cohorts (2019)
Recognized Source: American Psychological Association
Reviewed/Updated: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People (PDF) (2015)
Recognized Source: American Psychiatric Association (APA)
Reviewed/Updated: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Substance Use Disorders (PDF) (2015)
Recognized Source: Department of Veterans Affairs
Reviewed/Updated: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Clinical Practice review for OCD (2015)
Recognized Source: Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA)
Reviewed/Updated: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (2012)
Recognized Source: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Reviewed/Updated: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: National Practice Guideline For the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (2020) 
Recognized Source: American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
Reviewed/Updated: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Federal Guidelines for Opioid Treatment Programs (March 2015) 
Recognized Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Reviewed/Updated: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Clinical Guidance for Treating Pregnant and Parenting Women With Opioid Use Disorder and Their Infants (PDF) (January 2018)    
Recognized Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Reviewed/Updated: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Postraumatic Stress Disorder (PDF)
Recognized Source: American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Reviewed/Updated: June 23, 2023

Guideline Title: VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder (PDF) (2017) (Update in progress)
Recognized Source: United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD)
Reviewed/Updated: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Schizophrenia. Third Edition (2020)
Recognized Source: The American Psychiatric Association American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Reviewed/Updated: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Schizophrenia (2013)
Recognized Source: American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Reviewed/Updated: August 18, 2023

Guideline Title: Suicide Prevention (February 2023)
Recognized Source: American Psychiatric Assocation (APA)
Reviewed/Updated: June 1, 2023

Guideline Title: Suicide Prevention (2022)
Recognized Source: National Institute of Mental Health (NIH)
Reviewed/Updated: June 1, 2023

Guideline Title: VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide (2019)
Recognized Source: Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense (VA/DoD)
Reviewed/Updated: August 18, 2023