Information Resources
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Evidence-Based Clinical Guidelines
Decision support incorporated into a clinical information system must be evidence-based and tailored to the needs of the individual users, whether they are primary care physicians or hospital intensivists, pediatricians or psychiatrists.
The following web pages contain evidence-based clinical guidelines as defined by leading medical organizations of the United States. These or other evidence-based guidelines must be used when defining the rules and algorithms of a Clinical Decision Support system.
General Guidelines
- National Guideline Clearinghouse, NIH
- Women’s Health, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services:
- Pediatric Practice Guidelines, AAP:
- Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association:
- Adolescent Psychiatry, AACAP:
- Guidelines, American College of Physicians:
- Clinical Recommendations, American Academy of Family Physicians:
- National Institute of Medicine Consensus Statements:
- Evidence Based Practice, AHRQ:
- Clinical Practice Guidelines, AHRQ:
- OB/GYN, American College of OB/GYN: requires password
- U.S. Preventative Service Task Force Guidelines:
Main Page: [12] Topic Index: [13]
- A to Z Index, Center for Disease Control:
Condition Specific Guidelines
- ADHD: [14]
- Adolescent Preventative Services: [15]
- Asthma:
- Atrial Fibrillation, new onset: [18]
- Cancer
- Cholesterol: : [21]
- Diabetes: [22]
- Health Supervision in Infants, Children and Adolescents, Bright Futures: [23]
- Hypertension: [24]
- Otitis Media: [25]
- Obesity: [26]
Margaret Donahue
