If you would like a printed copy of any Molina Healthcare of Texas' clinical practice guidelines, please contact Provider Services at 1-866-449-6849.
The Clinical Practice Guidelines are the basis for our Disease Management and Health Education Programs. Click on the appropriate links below to view Clinical Practice Guidelines as outlined by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute , and the American Diabetes Association .
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Management of Persistent Asthm
Based on the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute of National Institutes of Health Practical Guide for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma 1997and the Update on Selected Topics 2002.
Access the NHLBI Guideline via Internet at www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma/index.htm
Management of Diabetes Mellitus
Based on the American Diabetic Association Standards of Medical Care for Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Care, Volume 28, Supplement 1, Page 4-36, January 2005.
Access the ADA Guideline via Internet at www.diabetes.org
Go to: Healthcare Professionals page and choose Clinical Practice Guidelines.
Access via Internet directly to Clinical Practice Guidelines at http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/vol29/suppl_1/
Management of Adults with Hyperlipidemia
Based on the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Third Report on the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III).
Updated based on ATP III Update 2004: Implications of Recent Clinical Trials for the ATP III Guidelines
Modifications to cholesterol clinical practice guideline are available at National Heart and Lung and Blood Institute Website, "Implications of Recent Clinical Trials for the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III Guidelines" http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/cholesterol/atp3upd04.htm
Management of Adults with Essential Hypertension
Based on the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of National Institutes of Health. The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC-7).
Access the NHLBI Guideline via Internet at www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/hypertension/index.htm
Management of Adults with Symptomatic Heart Failure
Based on the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult.
Access the ACC/AHA Guideline via Internet at content.onlinejacc.org/cgi/reprint/46/6/e1
Major Depression in Primary Care
Based on the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement Guideline, Major Depression in Adults in Primary Care, June 8, 2004.
Access the ICSI Guideline via Internet at
www.icsi.org
. Select Health Care Guidelines By Title.
COPD Summary for Treatment
Preventive Health Recommendations
Preventive Screening, Immunizations and Counseling Guidelines
Molina's Preventive Care Guidelines are derived from existing nationally recognized organizations. These are based on guidelines that were originally developed by Medical Directors of Molina Healthcare Inc. The guidelines have been reviewed and adapted for use in Texas by Molina Healthcare of Texas (MHT) Medical Directors and the outside physician representatives of the MHT Clinical Quality Improvement Committee. The guidelines were adopted by Molina Healthcare of Texas Clinical Quality Improvement Committee February 2, 2006.
Disease Management Programs
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