Information Resources
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 Home Page [1] Index [2]
• Women’s Health, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services: [3]
• Pediatric Practice Guidelines, AAP: [4]
• Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Association: [5]
• Adolescent Psychiatry, AACAP: [6]
• Guidelines, American College of Physicians: [7]
• Clinical Recommendations, American Academy of Family Physicians: [8]
• National Institute of Medicine Consensus Statements: [9]
• Evidence Based Practice, AHRQ: [10]
• Clinical Practice Guidelines, AHRQ: [11]
• 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: [http://www.cdc.gov/az.do ]
Condition Specific Guidelines
• ADHD: [14]
• Adolescent Preventative Services: [15]
• Atrial Fibrillation, new onset: [18]
• Cholesterol: : [21]
• Diabetes: [22]
• Health Supervision in Infants, Children and Adolescents, Bright Futures: [23]
• Hypertension: [24]
• Otitis Media: [25]
• Obesity: [26]
• Kidney Disease [http://www.nkdep.nih.gov/professionals/clinical_practice_guidelines.htm
Margaret Donahue
