Practice Guidelines
Preventive and clinical practice guidelines are based on the health needs and opportunities for improvement identified as part of the Quality Assurance Program Improvement (QAPI) program. Whenever possible, Sunshine Health adopts preventive and clinical practice guidelines that are published by nationally recognized organizations or government institutions as well as state-wide collaborative and/or a consensus of healthcare professionals in the applicable field.
Preventive
- The American Cancer Society’s Guidelines for the Early Detection of Cancer (2018).
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. This site provides a series of public health information and recommendations as well as State Health Statistics that can be very useful in the preventative care of adults.
- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is an independent panel of experts in primary care and prevention who systematically reviews the evidence of effectiveness and develops recommendations for clinical preventive services. These reviews are published as U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations on the Task Force website
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Final Recommendation Statement Gonorrhea and Chlamydia: Screening, September 2014
- Society of Critical Care Medicine and European Society of Intensive Care Medicine. Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International Guidelines for Management of Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Identifying infants and young children with developmental disorders in the medical home: an algorithm for developmental surveillance and screening (Reaffirmed November 2014)
- Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Adult Immunization Schedule, United States 2019
- Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Recommended Immunization Schedule for Children and Adolescents Aged 18 Years or Younger, United States, 2019
- Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Prevention and Control of Influenza with Vaccines: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) — United States, 2018–19 Influenza Season
- 2020 Recommendations for Pneumococcal Vaccination from the CDC, New Pneumococcal Vaccine Recommendations for Adults Aged ≥65 Years Old (CDC, Nov. 22, 2019)
- Advisory Committee On Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention (ACCLPP) CDC’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
- Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning, Division of Environmental and Emergency Health Services, and National Center for Environmental Health Recommendations for Blood Lead Screening of Medicaid-Eligible Children Aged 1-5 Years: an Updated Approach to Targeting a Group at High Risk (Last Reviewed 07/28/2009)
- All children enrolled in a Florida Medicaid health plan are required to have at least one blood lead screening before 2 years of age.
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Periodicity Schedule: Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care (2018)
- American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Guidelines on Periodicity of Examination, Preventive Dental Services, Anticipatory Guidance/Counseling, and Oral Treatment for Infants, Children, and Adolescents, and Individuals with Special Health Care Needs
- American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) AFP by Topic: Prenatal (2016)
- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Guidelines for Perinatal Care, Eighth Edition (2017). Available online for ACOG members only.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Adult and Pediatric treatment recommendations. (Last updated April 17, 2015)
- American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (Publication dates vary)
- Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) Diagnosis and Treatment of Respiratory Illness in Children and Adults. (Updated September 2017)
- Casey Family Programs (casey.org) Addressing Child Sex Trafficking from a Child Welfare Perspective (PDF) (September 2014)
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States (PDF) (2013)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Committee Opinion 721: Smoking Cessation During Pregnancy (October 2017)
- Tobacco Free Florida
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Adult Weight Management (AWM) Guideline (2014)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Managing Overweight and Obesity in Adults: Systematic Evidence Review from the Obesity Expert Panel (2013)
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Final Recommendation Statement Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening, January 2010
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Active Healthy Living: Prevention of Childhood Obesity Through Increased Physical Activity. (Pediatrics Vol. No.5 May 1, 2006 pp.1834-1842)
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Clinical Report: Preventing Obesity and Eating Disorders in Adolescents. (Pediatrics Vol. 138 Iss.3 Sept. 2016 pp.1834-1842)
- American Psychological Association (APA) Clinical practice guideline for multicomponent behavioral treatment of obesity and overweight in children and adolescents (PDF) (March 2018)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Childhood Obesity Prevention (2018)
Chronic
- American Psychiatric Association (APA) Practice guideline for the pharmacological treatment of patients with alcohol use disorder (PDF) (January 2018)
- Anxiety and Depression Association of America Clinical Practice Review for GAD (July 2015 Revised)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; National Institute of Health; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Asthma Care Quick Reference Diagnosing and Managing Asthma (PDF). Guidelines from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. Expert Panel Report 3. (Current as of February 2018)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; National Institute of Health; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Expert Panel Report 3: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (Full Report July 2007) and Changes to the Guidelines (August 2008)
- National Institute of Health Asthma Management Guidelines: Focused Updates 2020
- American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents (October 2019) (Correction March 1, 2020)
- American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder (February 2014)
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Identification, Evaluation, and Management of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (January 2020)
- Council of Autism Service Providers (CASP) Applied Behavior Analysis Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Practice Guidelines for Healthcare Funders and Managers, Second Edition (PDF) (2014, 2020)
- Council of Autism Service Providers (CASP) Practice Parameters for Telehealth-Implementation of Applied Behavior Analysis, Second Edition (PDF) (2021)
- Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) Adult Acute Low Back Pain (Updated March 2018)
- American Psychiatric Association (APA) Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Bipolar Disorder (PDF) Second Edition (April 2002) Guideline Watch (PDF) (November 2005)
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder (PDF) (June 2007)
- American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Guidelines, Tools, & Resources
- American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Clinical Practice Guidelines
- National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) NCCN Guidelines Treatment by Cancer Type
- National Kidney Foundation Guidelines and Commentaries
- Department of Veteran Affairs (VA)/Department of Defense (DoD) Management of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) (2019)
- The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (PDF)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institute of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Integrated Guidelines for Cardiovascular Health and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents. The Report of the Expert Panel (Last Updated January 2013)
- American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association Task Force ACC/AHA Prevention Guideline: 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk. (Circulation. 2014; 129:S49-S73) (Published online November 12, 2013)
- American Heart Association AHA Scientific Statement: Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in Older Adults. (Circulation. 2013; 128:2422-2446)
- American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, and American Society of Hypertension AHA/ACC/ASH Scientific Statement Treatment of Hypertension in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease. (Circulation 2015;131:e435-e470)
- American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology Foundation AHA/ACCF Guideline: AHA/ACCF Secondary Prevention and Risk Reduction Therapy for Patients with Coronary and Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease, (PDF) 2011 Update (Circulation. 2011; 124: 2458-2473)
- 2019 AHA/ACCF Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Routine Assessment and Promotion of Physical Activity in Healthcare Settings; A scientific statement from the American Heart Association (Circulation. 2018; 137:e495–e522)
- American Heart Association(AHA) 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines (April 2022)
- American Psychiatric Association (APA) Practice guideline on the use of antipsychotics to treat agitation or psychosis in patients with dementia (May 2016)
- World Health Organization Fact Sheet on Dementia
- Department of Veteran Affairs (VA)/Department of Defense (DoD) Management of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) (2022)
- American Psychological Association Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Depression Across Three Age Cohorts (August 2019) (Updated 2021)
- AACE/ACE Consensus Statement: Consensus Statement by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology on the Comprehensive Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm-2018 Executive Summary (Endocrine Practice 2018; Volume 24, No.1)
- American Diabetes Association (ADA) Clinical Practice Recommendations – 2018. Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (Diabetes Care 2018, Volume 41, Supplement 1)
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology AACE/ACE Guidelines: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Comprehensive Care Plan (Endocrine Practice 2015, Volume 21, S1-87).
- American Diabetes Association (ADA) Clinical Practice Recommendations – 2015. Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (Diabetes Care 2016, Volume 39, S1-S112)
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with eating disorders (May 2015)
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Addressing early childhood emotional and behavioral problems (December 2016)
- National Kidney Foundation Guidelines and Commentaries
- Department of Veteran Affairs (VA)/Department of Defense (DoD) Management of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) (2019)
- American College of Cardiology Foundation and American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines ACCF/AHA Practice Guideline 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure A Report of the ACC, AHA and HFSA (Circulation. 2017; CIR.0000000000000509, originally published April 28, 2017)
- American Heart Association (AHA), American College of Cardiology (ACC) Foundation, Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA), and the Heart Failure Association and the European Society of Cardiology Updated Clinical Practice Guidelines on Heart Failure: An International Alignment (April 2017)
- Most current federal HIV/AIDS Treatment Guidelines on a range of topics, including antiretroviral therapy, prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), and HIV in pregnancy are available at ClinicalInfo.HIV.gov – Clinical Guidelines
- HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) guidelines on Primary Care guidance and on Management of chronic pain in patients with HIV
- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), and from Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) - Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Routine Human Immunodeficiency Virus Screening (May 2014) (Reaffirmed 2024)
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)/ Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)/ Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program - Clinical Care Guidelines and Resources
- National Coordinating Resource Center of the AETCs (AIDS Education & Training Center Program) provides links to educational resources and the regional centers
- Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) Lipid Management in Adults (February 2017)
- National Institute of Health and National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III) Final Report September 2002
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/AP hA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults; A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines
- American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) National Practice Guideline 2020 Focused Update
- Substance Abuse and Mental health Services Administration (SAMHSA) SAMHSA 2015 Federal Guidelines for Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) guidelines (March 2015)
- Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)/Substance Abuse and Mental health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Clinical Guidance for Treating Pregnant and Parenting Women with Opioid Use Disorder and Their Infants (PDF) (January 2018
- American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 2020 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis (2020 Update)
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Osteoporosis Prevention, Screening, and Diagnosis (September 2021)
- American Academy of Neurology Dopaminergic Therapy for Motor Symptoms in Early Parkinson Disease Practice Guideline Summary. (November 2021)
- American Psychological Association (APA) Clinical practice guideline for the treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Adults (PDF) (February 2017)
- American Psychiatry Association (APA) Practice guidelines for the psychiatric evaluation of adults, Third edition (PDF) (August 2015)
- University of South Florida, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences Florida Medicaid Drug Therapy Program for Behavioral Health: Psychotherapeutic Medication Treatment Guidelines. BH Disorders covered; Medication Guidelines for multiple BH diagnosis, Bipolar, Anxiety, Schizophrenia, Psychosis, Autism, Mood disorders ect.
- American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with reactive attachment disorder and disinhibited social engagement disorder (PDF) (November 2016)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Adult and Pediatric treatment recommendations. (Last updated April 17, 2015)
- American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (Publication dates vary)
- Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI) Diagnosis and Treatment of Respiratory Illness in Children and Adults. (Updated September 2017)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Sickle Cell Disease, Recommendations (PDF) (Last updated Aug. 9, 2017)
- American Society of Hematology Clinical Practice Guidelines on Sickle Cell Disease
- Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP)/National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) National Standards for Systems of Care for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Version 2.0 (PDF) (June 2017)
- Department of Veteran Affairs (VA)/Department of Defense (DoD) Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) (2021)
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network CPP: Child-Parent Psychotherapy (April 2012)
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (April 2012)
- FSU Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Policy Trauma-informed Practices for Pediatricians (PDF) (2016)