Clinical Practice Guidelines

BMC HealthNet Plan adopts, endorses and implements Clinical Practice Guidelines relevant to its membership. These evidence-based guidelines are from national sources, professional organizations, or developed by regional collaborative groups. Guidelines serve as a means of establishing standards among medical and behavioral health providers to improve health outcomes. They are not intended to replace clinical judgment. 

If you would like hard copies of any guidelines, please contact your Provider Relations Representative.

Preventative Care

Well Adult Guidelines (From the Massachusetts Health Quality Partners or MHQP)
Well Child Guidelines (MHQP)

Behavioral Health Clinical Guidelines

Major Depression in Adults in Primary Care (Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement or ICSI)
Diagnosis and Management of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Primary Care for School-Age Children and Adolescents (ICSI)
Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Substance Use Orders

Asthma

Asthma Guidelines (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
Pediatric Asthma Action Plans (Massachusetts Health Quality Partners or MHQP)
Adult Asthma Action Plans (MHQP)

Diabetes

Diabetes Guidelines (American Diabetes Association)

Prenatal Guidelines

Perinatal Guidelines (MHQP)
Routine Prenatal Care - Recommendations for High-Risk Screening and Follow Up (ICSI)

Cardiac and Pulmonary Guidelines

Stable Coronary Artery Disease (ICSI)
Heart Failure Guidelines (Heart Failure Society of America)
Global Strategy for Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of COPD

Obesity

Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents (US Preventative Services Task Force or USPSTF)
Screening for and Management of Obesity in Adults (USPSTF)

HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS Guidelines  (For additional resources visit www.aidsinfo.nih.gov)

Additional Resources

Pediatric Environment Home Assessment 
Massachusetts Lead Screening Prevention Program