These guidelines are valuable tools for health plans and medical groups who wish to reduce variation in care and improve quality for primary care services and in preparation for accreditation surveys. Detailed medical (asthma, COPD, diabetes, hypertension, smoking cessation, cardiovascular disease prevention, hormonal therapy, heart failure) and obstetrical (LOS and prevention of preterm deliveries) care protocols plus preventive health care standards by age and sex with related patient ed handouts plus resource materials helpful for accreditation and to reduce variation while improving outcomes.

Extensive references, resource materials, and related web sites are included for all guidelines . Useful for accreditation and quality improvement strategies. This product is updated as new information becomes available.

Table of Contents

Clinical Guidelines for Primary Care, second edition (2007 update/revision)

Introduction to Disease State Management Guidelines

Medical guidelines

1. Asthma, evaluation and management
2. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), evaluation and management
3. Diabetes mellitus, evaluation and management
4. Hypertension, evaluation and management
5. Heart Failure, evaluation and management

Preventive Health Care guidelines

1. Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease - exercise, nutritional and drug treatment strategies
2. Preventive Health Care/ 'Wellness' guidelines for evaluation, by age and sex
3. Smoking Cessation, effective management options
4. Hormone Replacement Therapy (adult female)

Obstetrical guidelines

1. Obstetrical Length of Stay - vaginal and cesarean deliveries
2. Prevention of Preterm Delivery

Behavioral Healthcare Guidelines (2007 update/revision)

1. Alcohol/Substance Abuse and Dependency - evaluation and management, coverage issues
2. Alzheimer’s disease - includes other dementing illnesses
3. Anxiety, Phobias and Panic Disorder
4. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
5. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
6. Bipolar Disorder
7. Cognitive Mental Disorders in Children or Adolescents
8. Major Depression
9. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
10. Personality Disorders
11. Impulse Control Disorders
12. Conduct Disorder
13. Oppositional Defiant Disorder
14. Schizophrenia - guideline resource with links