The following clinical practice guidelines are intended to support our health care team and serve as resources to ensure our providers have the most up to date, evidence-based information recommended by nationally recognized organizations.

Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine:

• American Medical Directors Association – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine

COPD:

• Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of COPD

Diabetes:

• Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes

Heart Failure:

• 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure

Hypertension:

• ACC and American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines for the detection, prevention, management and treatment of high blood pressure

Dementia:

• Alzheimer’s Association Dementia Care Practice Recommendations
• American Psychiatric Association – Practice Guidelines on the use of Antipsychotics to Treat Agitation or Psychosis in Patients with Dementia

Osteoporosis:

• 2020 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

Depression:

• American Psychiatric Association(APA)(2019). APA Guideline For the Treatment of Depression. Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Depression Across Three Age Cohorts

Prevention:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Prevention and Control of Seasonal Influenza with Vaccines
• Adult Vaccines
• Preventive Services
• Breast Cancer
• Colorectal Cancer

Guidelines are provided for informational purposes only and are not meant to direct individual treatment decisions. All patient care and related decisions are the sole responsibility of providers. These guidelines do not dictate or control a provider’s clinical judgement regarding the appropriate treatment of a patient in any given case.