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Clinical Practice Guidelines


 Heart Failure/Coronary Artery Disease

Suggested Guidelines for the Management of Heart Failure

--Source: 2005 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) full-text guidelines of the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult.

Suggested Guidelines for the Management of Post-Discharge Care of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

--Source: 2004 ACC/AHA full-text guidelines of the Management of Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

Suggested Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension

--Source: The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC-VII) full-text guidelines.

Suggested Guidelines for the Management of LDL and Non-LDL Cholesterol

--Source: Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III, or ATP III) full-text guidelines.

 

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These Clinical Guidelines are provided for informational purposes and do not constitute offers of coverage, a contract, or medical advice. ConnectiCare does not provide health care services and, therefore, cannot guarantee any results or outcomes. Participating providers are independent contractors in private practice and are neither employees nor agents of ConnectiCare or its affiliates. Treating providers are solely responsible for medical advice and treatment of members. These Clinical Guidelines may be updated and are therefore subject to change.

 
 Asthma/COPD

Suggested Guidelines for the Management of Asthma

--Sources: National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) Expert Panel Report 2: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma—Update on Selected Topics 2002. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, June 2002; NIH Publication No. 02-5075.

Clinical Guidelines for COPD

--Source: Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD); Pocket Guide to COPD Diagnosis, Management and Prevention; updated July 2004.


 Diabetes

Suggested Guidelines for the Management of Diabetes

--Source: 2006 American Diabetes Association full-text Clinical Practice Recommendations.


 Preterm Birth

Suggested Risk Assessment and Education Guidelines for Preterm Birth

--Sources: The Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ISCI); Committee of Practice Bulletins—Obstetrics of the American