Practice Guidelines & Quality Measures

• National and International Guidelines Resources
• Quality Measures Agencies
• Quality Tools
• Selected Guidelines by Organization
  • American Psychiatric Association

National and International Guidelines Resources

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality - Clinical practice guidelines and Recommendations for clinical preventive services
• BMJ - Guidelines
• Healthcare Standards Directory - ECRI (Authorized users must contact HML at (808)547-4300 for the login and password)
• MD Consult's Collection of Practice Guidelines (Authorized user access is available through MD Consult)
• National Guideline Clearinghouse

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Quality Measures Agencies

• National Quality Measures Clearinghouse

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Quality Tools

• Quality Tools - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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Selected Guidelines by Organization

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• Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine - Practice guidelines
• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology - Practice guidelines
• American Academy of Audiology - Position statements, guidelines, standards, etc.
• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry - Clinical practice
• American Academy of Clinical Toxicology - Position statements
• American Academy of Dermatology - Guidelines of care
• American Academy of Environmental Medicine - Practice guidelines
• American Academy of Family Physicians - Clinical recommendations
• American Academy of Home Care Physicians
• American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine - Clinical practice guidelines for quality palliative care
• American Academy of Neurology - Practice guidelines
• American Academy of Ophthalmology - Education resource center includes clinical statements, technology assessments, preferred practice patterns, and quality of care
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Advisory, official, and position statements
• American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery - Policy statements
• American Academy of Pain Medicine - Position and consensus statements
• American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry - Oral health policies and clinical guidelines
• American Academy of Pediatrics - Practice guidelines and endorsed guidelines
• American Academy of Periodontology - Guidelines, position papers, statements, and parameters of care
• American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabiliation - Practice guidelines and outcomes
• American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law - Ethics guideline and position statement
• American Academy of Sleep Medicine - Clinical practice parameters and clinical practice reviews
• American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry - Position statements
• American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus - Policy statements
• American Association for Respiratory Care - Clinical practice guidelines
• American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases - Practice guidelines
• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists - Clinical practice guidelines and position statements
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing - Position statements
• American Association of Critical-Care Nurses - Position statements
• American Association of Diabetes Educators - Position statements
• American Association of Endocrine Surgeons - Practice guidelines
• American Association of Endodontists - Guidelines and position statements
• American Association of Occupational Health Nurses - Position statements
• American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine - Practice parameters and position statements
• American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses - Position statements
• American Association on Mental Retardation - Position statements
• American Clinical Neurophysiology Society - Guidelines
• American College Health Association - Position statements and recommendations
• American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology - Practice parameters
• American College of Cardiology - Clinical statements/guidelines
• American College of Chest Physicians - Current ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines
• American College of Clinical Pharmacy - Position papers
• American College of Emergency Physicians - Clinical policies and policy statements
• American College of Epidemiology - Statements
• American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons - Clinical practice guidelines
• American College of Gastroenterology - Guidelines
• American College of Healthcare Executives - Ethical policy statements, professional policy statements and public policy statements
• American College of Medical Genetics - Policy statements and practice guidelines
• American College of Medical Toxicology - Position statements
• American College of Nurse-Midwives - Position statements
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - Access for ACOG members
• American College of Physicians - Internal medicine evidence-based clinical practice guidelines
• American College of Preventive Medicine - Policy statements
• American College of Radiology - Guidelines and standards
• American College of Rheumatology - Practice guidelines and position statements
• American College of Sports Medicine - Position stands
• American College of Surgeons - Statements
• American Dental Association - Positions/standards
• American Dental Hygenists' Association - Professional issues
• American Diabetes Association - Clinical practice recommendations
• American Dietetic Association - Position papers
• American Gastroenterological Association - Medical position statements
• American Geriatrics Society - Practice guidelines
• American Head & Neck Society - Practice guidelines
• American Headache Society - Guidelines
• American Health Information Management Association - Position statements
• American Heart Association - Statements and practice guidelines
• American Medical Society for Sports Medicine - Position statements
• American Medical Women's Association - Position statements
• American National Standards Institute - Standards
• American Nephrology Nurses' Association - Standards of practice and position statements
• American Nurses Association - Position statements
• American Optometric Association - Clinical practice guidelines
• American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine - Consensus statements
• American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society - Position statements
• American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine - Position papers
• American Psychiatric Association (affiliated users only) - Practice guidelines
• American Psychiatric Nurses Association - Position papers
• American Society for Bariatric Surgery - Guidelines and statements
• American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science - Position papers
• American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Standards of practice
• American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery - Standards of practice
• American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition - Standards and guidelines
• American Society for Reproductive Medicine - Access for ASRM members
• American Society for Testing and Materials - Search for standards
• American Society of Addiction Medicine - Practice guidelines
• American Society of Anesthesiologists - Practice advisories and guidelines
• American Society of Breast Surgeons - Official statements
• American Society of Clinical Oncology - Practice guidelines
• American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons - Position statements
• American Society of Cytopathology - Position statements and practice guidelines
• American Society of Echocardiography - Guidelines and documents
• American Society of Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists - Professional competencies and position statements
• American Society of Gene Therapy - Policy and position statements
• American Society of General Surgeons - Position statements
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists - Policy positions, statements, and guidelines
• Association for Medical Ultrasound - Clinical guidelines and official statements

C

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Searchable storehouse of documents containing CDC recommendations on a variety of health, prevention, and public health practice issues
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Recommendations
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Infection Control Guidelines
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center - Pediatric evidence-based clinical practice guidelines

F

• Food and Nutrition Information Center - Dietary guidelines for Americans

American Psychiatric Association