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, Nebraska Total Care 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.
Last revised 05/2019
Preventative Care
- American Cancer Society Guidelines for the Early Detection of Cancer (Revised May 2018) - American Cancer Society (ACS)
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) (Updated Weekly) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations - U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
- Guidelines on Periodicity of Examination, Preventive Dental Services, Anticipatory Guidance/Counseling, and Oral Treatment for Infants, Children, and Adolescents (Revised 2018) - American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
- Periodicity Schedule: Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care (2019) - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Recommended adult immunization schedule for ages 19 years and older, United States 2019 - Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
Recommended child and adolescent Immunization Schedule for ages 18 years or younger, United States, 2019 - Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the ACIP — United States, 2018–19 Influenza Season - Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
- Final Recommendation Statement Gonorrhea and Chlamydia: Screening, September 2014 - U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
- CDC’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program - Advisory Committee for Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention (ACCLPP)
- Recommendations for Blood Lead Screening of Medicaid-Eligible Children Aged 1-5 Years: an Updated Approach to Targeting a Group at High Risk (Last Reviewed 07/28/2009) - Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning, Division of Environmental and Emergency Health Services, and National Center for Environmental Health
- AFP by Topic: Prenatal (Publication dates vary) - American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
- Guidelines for Perinatal Care, Eighth Edition (2017) - The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Available online for ACOG members only.
Disease Management
- Asthma Care Quick Reference Diagnosing and Managing Asthma (PDF) (Revised 2012) - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institute of Health (NIH); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Expert Panel Report 3: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (Full Report July 2007) and Changes to the Guidelines (August 2008) - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institute of Health (NIH); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- GINA Report, Global Strategy For Asthma Management and Prevention (PDF) (Updated 2018) - Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA)
- Low Back Pain, Adult Acute and Subacute (Updated March 2018) - Institute for Clinical Improvement (ISCI)
- Diagnosis and treatment of low back pain: a joint clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society (October 2, 2007) and Correction: Diagnosis and Treatment of Low Back Pain (February 5, 2008) - 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 (April 2017) - American College of Physicians
- Radiation Therapy for the Whole Breast: An American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Evidence-Based Guidelines (PDF) - American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)
- Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (PDF) (2019 Report) - The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
- Integrated Guidelines for Cardiovascular Health and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents. The Report of the Expert Panel (PDF) (October 2012) - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); National Institute of Health (NIH); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- ACC/AHA Prevention Guideline: 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk (PDF) (Circulation. 2014; 129:S49-S73) (Published online November 12, 2013) - American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) Task Force
- Routine Assessment and Promotion of Physical Activity in Healthcare Settings; A scientific statement from the American Heart Association (Circulation. 2018; 137:e495–e522) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- AHA Scientific Statement: Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults. (Circulation. 2013; 128:2422-2446) - American Heart Association (AHA)
- AHA/ACC/ASH Scientific Statement Treatment of Hypertension in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease. (Circulation 2015;131:e435-e470) - American Heart Association (AHA), American College of Cardiology (ACC), and American Society of Hypertension
- AHA/ACCF Guideline: AHA/ACCF Secondary Prevention and Risk Reduction Therapy for Patients with Coronary and Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease, 2011 Update (PDF) (Circulation. 2011; 124: 2458-2473) - American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACC)
- 2019 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 - American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACC)
- Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guideline for Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: 2016 - Society of Critical Care Medicine and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
- AACE/ACE Consensus Statement: Consensus Statement by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology on the Comprehensive Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm-2018 Executive Summary (PDF) (Endocrine Practice 2018; Volume 24, (No.1) - American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology
- Clinical Practice Recommendations – 2019 Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (Diabetes Care 2019, Volume 42) - American Diabetes Association (ADA)
- 2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the ACC, AHA and HFSA (PDF) (Circulation. 2017; CIR.0000000000000509, originally published April 28, 2017) - American College of Cardiology (ACC) Foundation, American Heart Association (AHA) Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA)
- Updated Clinical Practice Guidelines on Heart Failure: An International Alignment (April 2017) - American Heart Association (AHA), American College of Cardiology Foundation (ACC), Heart Failure Society of American (HFSA), and the Heart Failure Association and the European Society of Cardiology
- Lipid Management in Adults (February 2017) - Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)
- 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) - American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines
- 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: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines - Journal of the American College of Cardiology (ACC)
- Adult and Pediatric treatment recommendations (Adult reviewed Oct. 2017, Pediatric Feb. 2017) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- AFP by Topic: Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (Publication dates vary) - American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Respiratory Illness in Children and Adults (Updated September 2017) Guideline Summary - Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)
- Sickle Cell Disease, Recommendations (Last reviewed Aug. 9, 2017) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Evidence-Based Management of Sickle Cell Disease: Expert Panel report, 2014 (PDF) - National Institutes of Health Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Overweight and Obesity Prevention Strategies and Guidelines (2018) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Adult Weight Management (AWM) Guideline (2014) - Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Clinical Report: Preventing Obesity and Eating Disorders in Adolescents (Pediatrics Vol. 138 Iss.3 Sept. 2016 pp.1834-1842) - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- 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
- Final Recommendation Statement Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening, June 2017 - U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
- Clinical practice guideline for multicomponent behavioral treatment of obesity and overweight in children and adolescents (PDF) (March 2018) - American Psychological Association (APA)
Behavioral Health
- Practice guideline for the pharmacological treatment of patients with alcohol use disorder (PDF) (Jan. 2018) - American Psychiatric Association (APA)
- Practice guideline on the use of antipsychotics to treat agitation or psychosis in patients with dementia (May 2016) - American Psychiatric Association (APA)
- Identifying infants and young children with developmental disorders in the medical home: an algorithm for developmental surveillance and screening (Reaffirmed Nov. 2014) - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- Addressing early childhood emotional and behavioral problems (Dec. 2016) - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with eating disorders (PDF) (May 2015) - American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
- Clinical practice guideline for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Adults (PDF) (Feb. 2017) - American Psychological Association (APA)
- Practice guidelines for the psychiatric evaluation of adults, Third edition (Aug. 2015) - American Psychiatry Association (APA)
- Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with reactive attachment disorder and disinhibited social engagement disorder (PDF) (Nov. 2016) - American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
- Committee Opinion 721: Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy (Oct. 2017) - American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
- Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Choosing Wisely (2018) - Choosing Wisely; American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation