Practice Guidelines & Quality Tools
Disclaimer: Unless otherwise noted, the Massachusetts Medical
Society, MMS, does not develop, produce, approve, or endorse the
guidelines represented on this site. All links to guidelines hosted on
our site are issued by medical specialty societies, relevant
professional associations, public or private organizations, government
agencies, health care organizations or plans, and similar
entities. Last updated by MMS on March 1, 2009.
National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC)
A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
NGC is an initiative of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NGC was originally
created by AHRQ in partnership with the American Medical Association and
the American Association of Health Plans. A sampling of guidelines
is listed below. For a complete list go to http://www.guideline.gov/.
American Academy of Pediatrics
Active
healthy living: prevention of childhood obesity through increased
physical activity.
American Cancer Society, the American Diabetes Association,
and the American Heart Association
Preventing
cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes.
American Diabetes Association
Nutrition
recommendations and interventions for diabetes
Weight
management through lifestyle modification for the prevention and
management of type 2 diabetes
American Heart Association
A scientific statement from the American Heart Association Nutrition
Committee
Diet
and lifestyle recommendations revision 2006
Evidence-based
guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention in women: 2007
update
Updated recommendation for adults from the American College of Sports
Medicine and the American Heart Association
Physical
activity and public health
American Psychiatric Association
Practice
guideline for the assessment and treatment of patients with suicidal
behaviors.
Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Medical Error
Reduction
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
Screening
for obesity in adults: recommendations and rationale
Massachusetts Health Quality Partners (MHQP) Guidelines
MHQP's goal in coming together to endorse a single set of
recommendations or tool is to support Massachusetts clinicians' efforts
to provide high quality, evidence-based care as well as to eliminate
inconsistent guidelines.
MHQP
Guidelines
Guidelines and tools developed by MHQP include:
National Heart Blood and Lung Institute: National Health
Institutes
Detection,
Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
(ACIP), 2008
Prevention and
control of influenza
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