Clinical Resources

Clinical Practice Guidelines | Preventive Service Guidelines | Documentation and Office Standards

CareFirst's Quality Improvement (QI) program seeks to enrich clinical care and administrative services in every area of the health care delivery system. Clinical resources are developed under our QI program and support our providers in treating chronic disease, providing preventive care and maintaining office operations.

All of our guidelines are based on national medical association and health organization recommendations, approved by a Quality Improvement Advisory Committee of physicians and reviewed annually or when national guidelines change.

Clinical Practice Guidelines

Heart Disease and Coronary Artery Disease

• Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure (2005)
• Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Adults (2009)
• Scientific Statements and Practice Guidelines (2009-2010)
• Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults (2009)
• Prevention for Patients with Coronary and Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease (2006)

Respiratory Disease

• Diagnosis and Management of Asthma, Expert Panel Report 3: 2007
• Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2009 COPD Guidelines
  

Depression

• Clinical Practice Guidelines for Depression in Adults in the Primary Care Setting
  

Diabetes

• Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (2010)
• Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (2007)
• Diabetes Care Supplement 1, Clinical Practice Recommendations (2008)
  

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Preventive Service Guidelines

CareFirst's Quality Improvement Council has approved the guidelines listed below. To access this information, download CareFirst's Preventive Service Guidelines (292KB, 14 pgs.)

• Recommended Service Guidelines for Children
• Recommended Immunization Schedule for Children
• Recommended Service Guidelines for Adults
• Recommended Immunization Schedule for Adults
• Recommended Perinatal Services Guidelines for Normal Pregnancy

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Documentation and Office Standards

• Medical Record Documentation Standards (227KB, 7 pgs.)
  
• Practitioner Office Standards (205KB, 8 pgs.)

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