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TrueCare approves and adopts evidence-based nationally accepted standards and clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) to help inform and guide the provision of clinical care to members. CPGs are identified through member review of member population demographics and state/national priorities. Review occurs every two years by our Provider Advisory Committee and CPGs are updated as necessary.
Clinical Practice Guidelines
| Health Condition | Clinical Guideline |
|---|---|
Antipsychotic Prescribing for Children and Adolescents | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) |
Anxiety/Panic Disorder | Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Panic Disorder in Adults American Family Physician |
Immunizations: ≥ 19 Years of Age Immunization Schedule | Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule for Ages 19 Years and Older Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) |
Immunizations: 0-18 Years of Age Immunization Schedule | Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for Ages 18 Years or Younger Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
Asthma | Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Pediatrics | American Academy of Pediatrics |
Autism | Identification, Evaluation, and Management of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder American Academy of Pediatrics |
Bipolar Disorder | VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Bipolar Disorder Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense |
Cancer | National Comprehensive Cancer Network Site The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) | Global Strategy for Prevention, Diagnosis and Management of COPD: 2024 Report Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (GOLD) |
Coronary Artery Disease | American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines |
Dental Health | ADA Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry Clinical Practice Guidelines The American Dental Association |
Depression | Management of Major Depressive Disorder (MMD) (2022) United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) American Psychological Association |
Diabetes | American Diabetes Association |
Heart Failure | American College of Cardiology (ACC) Foundation American Heart Association (AHA) Task Force on Practice Guidelines Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) |
HIV/AIDS | CDC HIV Guidelines and Recommendations Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Hypertension | Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults American College of Cardiology |
Kidney Disease | Evaluation and Management of Chronic Kidney Disease National Kidney Foundation |
Lead Toxicity | Prevention of Childhood Lead Toxicity The American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Environmental Health |
Maternal Care | The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) |
Obesity & Weight Management | Managing Overweight and Obesity in Adults: Systematic Evidence Review from the Obesity Expert Panel National Institute of Health (NIH) Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Preventing Obesity and Eating Disorders in Adolescents American Academy of Pediatrics High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents: Interventions U.S. Preventive Services Task Force American Psychological Association |
Opioids & Opioid Prescribing | CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Opioid Management – Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder | National Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder American Society of Addiction Medicine |
Oppositional Defiant Disorder | American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) |
Perinatal Care | American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
Periodicity Schedule | Periodicity Schedule: Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care American Academy of Pediatrics Bright Futures |
Pneumonia | Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) |
Postpartum Care | ACOG Committee Opinion, Optimizing Postpartum Care The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists American Academy of Family Practitioners |
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and Acute Stress Disorder | United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) Department of Defense (DOD) |
Preventive Pediatric Care: 0-21 Years of Age | Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care Bright Futures/American Academy of Pediatrics |
Respiratory Illness | Clinical Care of Outpatient Adult and Pediatric Populations AFP by Topic: Respiratory Tract Infections Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
Schizophrenia | Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Schizophrenia Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Schizophrenia The American Psychiatric Association American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) |
Sickle Cell Disease | Evidence-Based Management of Sick Cell Disease, Expert Panel Report, 2014 National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) |
Substance Abuse Treatment | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) |
Suicide Risk | Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Department of Defense (DoD) |
U.S Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations | U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations U.S. Preventive Services Task Force |
Vision Screening (Adult) | Comprehensive Adult Eye & Vision Examination American Optometric Association |
Vision Screening (Pediatric) | Comprehensive Pediatric Eye & Vision Examination American Optometric Association |