Practice Guidelines
Preventive and clinical practice guidelines are based on the health needs and opportunities for improvement identified as part of the Quality Improvement (QI) Program. Whenever possible, Absolute Total Care 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 Guidelines
- Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic Treatment (PDF)
- Catch-up Immunization Schedule for Persons Aged Four Months Through 18 Years Who Start Late or Who Are More Than One Month Behind, United States, 2023 (PDF)
- Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines-Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices- United States, 2022-23 Influenza Season (PDF)
- Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule for Adults 19 Years or Older, United States, 2023 (PDF)
- Recommended Immunization Schedules for Children and Adolescents Aged 18 Years or Younger, United States, 2023 (PDF)
- Recommendations for Blood Lead Screening of Medicaid-Eligible Children Aged 1--5 Years: an Updated Approach to Targeting a Group at High Risk
- Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care (PDF)
- Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care: Lead (PDF)
- The Adult Well Male Examination
- Well-Woman Preventive Visits (PDF)
Quick Reference Guidelines
- Guidance on Blood Pressure Management in Low-Risk Adults with Stage 1 Hypertension (PDF)
- Guidelines for Perinatal Care (Eighth Edition)
- Diabetes Care: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes, 2023 (PDF)
- Optimizing Postpartum Care
- Prenatal Care
- Sickle Cell Disease
Full Clinical Practice Guidelines
- 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure
- 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines (December 2020)
- Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Evidence-Base Management of Sickle Cell Disease. Expert Panel Report, 2014 (PDF)
- 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines At-A-Glance (December 2020)
- Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Bipolar Disorder (PDF)
- Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Substance Use Disorders (PDF)
- Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder (PDF)
- Summary of Revisions: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes-2023
- APA Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Depression Across Three Age Cohorts (PDF)
Preventive Guidelines
- Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines-Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices- United States, 2022-23 Influenza Season (PDF)
- Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule for Adults 19 Years or Older, United States, 2023 (PDF)
- The Adult Well Male Examination
- Well-Woman Preventive Visits (PDF)
Quick Reference Guidelines
- Guidance on Blood Pressure Management in Low-Risk Adults with Stage 1 Hypertension
- Diabetes Care: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes, 2023 (PDF)
- Sickle Cell Disease
Full Clinical Practice Guidelines
- 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure
- Evidence-Base Management of Sickle Cell Disease. Expert Panel Report, 2014 (PDF)
- 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines (December 2020)
- 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines At-A-Glance (December 2020)
- Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Bipolar Disorder (PDF)
- Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Substance Use Disorders (PDF)
- Summary of Revisions: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes-2023
- APA Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Depression Across Three Age Cohorts (PDF)
Preventive Guidelines
- Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines-Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices- United States, 2022-23 Influenza Season (PDF)
- Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule for Adults 19 Years or Older, United States, 2023 (PDF)
- The Adult Well Male Examination
- Well-Woman Preventive Visits (PDF)
Quick Reference Guidelines
- Guidance on Blood Pressure Management in Low-Risk Adults with Stage 1 Hypertension
- Diabetes Care: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes, 2023 (PDF)
- Sickle Cell Disease
Full Clinical Practice Guidelines
- 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure
- Evidence-Base Management of Sickle Cell Disease. Expert Panel Report, 2014 (PDF)
- 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines (December 2020)
- 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines At-A-Glance (December 2020)
- Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Bipolar Disorder (PDF)
- Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Substance Use Disorders (PDF)
- Summary of Revisions: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes-2023
- APA Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Depression Across Three Age Cohorts (PDF)
Preventive Guidelines
- Catch-up Immunization Schedule for Persons Aged Four Months Through 18 Years Who Start Late or Who Are More Than One Month Behind, United States, 2023 (PDF)
- Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines-Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices- United States, 2022-23 Influenza Season (PDF)
- Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule for Adults 19 Years or Older, United States, 2023 (PDF)
- Recommendations for Blood Lead Screening of Medicaid-Eligible Children Aged 1--5 Years: an Updated Approach to Targeting a Group at High Risk
- Recommended Immunization Schedules for Children and Adolescents Aged 18 Years or Younger, United States, 2023 (PDF)
- Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care (PDF)
- Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care: Lead (PDF)
- The Adult Well Male Examination
- Well-Woman Preventive Visits
Quick Reference Guidelines
- Guidance on Blood Pressure Management in Low-Risk Adults with Stage 1 Hypertension (PDF)
- Guidelines for Perinatal Care (Eighth Edition)
- Diabetes Care: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes, 2023
- Optimizing Postpartum Care
- Prenatal Care
- Sickle Cell Disease
Full Clinical Practice Guidelines
- 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure
- Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Evidence-Base Management of Sickle Cell Disease. Expert Panel Report, 2014 (PDF)
- 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines (December 2020)
- 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines At-A-Glance (December 2020)
- Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Bipolar Disorder (PDF)
- Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Substance Use Disorders (PDF)
- Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder (PDF)
- Summary of Revisions: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes-2023
- APA Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Depression Across Three Age Cohorts (PDF)