UnitedHealthcare has identified evidence-based clinical guidelines to guide our quality and health management programs. The following chart lists the clinical guidelines and the Web sites where the most current version of the guideline can be found.
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Topic
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Name of Guideline
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Web Address
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Supplemental Documents
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Alcohol Abuse
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Identification and Treatment of Alcohol Abuse/Dependence in Primary Care
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www.mamsi.com
/s/p/glines/
alcohol_abuse_dep.pdf
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Asthma
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Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma – Update on Selected Topics 2002
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National Heart,,br> Lung and Blood Institute
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
guidelines/
asthma/index.htm
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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Summary of the Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children, Adolescents and adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
www.aacap.org/
clinical/parameters/
summaries/
Adhdsum.htm
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www.mamsi.com
/s/p/glines/
adhd2004.pdf
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Cardiovascular Disease: Primary Prevention
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Guideline for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
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http://circ.ahajournals.
org/cgi/reprint/
109/5/672
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www.mamsi.com
/s/p/glines/
CVDisease
Prventionguide.pdf
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Cardiovascular Disease: Secondary Prevention
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ACC/ AHA Guidelines for Preventing Heart Attack and Death in Patients with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Update:2001 Update
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American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology
www.acc.org/
clinical/guidelines/
atherosclerosis/
atherosclerosis_pdf.pdf
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Cholesterol Management
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The Third Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III)
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National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
guidelines/cholesterol/
atp3_rpt.htm
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Chronic Heart Failure
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ACC/AHA Guideline for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult
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American College of Cardiology
www.acc.org/
clinical/guidelines/
failure/hf_index.htm
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Diabetes
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Standards of Medical Care for Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
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www.mamsi.com
/s/p/glines/
diabetes.pdf
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Eating Disorders
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Identification and Management of Eating Disorder Symptoms in Primary Care
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www.mamsi.com
/s/p/glines/
Eatingdisorder
guideline.pdf
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Quick Reference
Guideline for
Eating Disorder
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Hypertension
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The Seventh Report on the Joint National Committee on Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure
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National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
www.nhlbi.nih.gov
/guidelines/
hypertension
/index.htm
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Major Depression
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Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Major Depressive Disorder (Second Edition)
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American Psychiatric Association
www.psych.org/
psych_pract/
treatg/pg/
Depression2e.book.cfm
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Supplemental and Measure Guideline for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder
Supplemental Guideline for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (Primary Care)
Depression in Primary Care Medication Workflow (Adult)
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Prenatal and Perinatal Care
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Routine Prenatal and Perinatal Care
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www.mamsi.com
/s/p/glines/
prenatalguideline.pdf
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Schizophrenia
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Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
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www.mamsi.com
/s/p/glines/
schizophrenia.pdf
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This information is provided to you for general reference and is not intended to address every aspect of a clinical situation that may exist now, or in the future. Physicians and health care professionals must exercise clinical discretion in interpreting and applying this information to individual patients. We hope you will consider this information and use it, when it is appropriate for your eligible members.
