Each year, HNE distributes information about Clinical Practice Guidelines to physicians. These Guidelines are tools to help practitioners and members make decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances, and to reduce inter-practitioner variation in diagnosis and treatment.

The Guidelines are available on the HNE Web site (click here)– as well as the physician-only secure Web site, HNEDirect. If you would like a paper copy of a Guideline, call Alres Dinnall, RN at 413-787-4000 or 800-842-4464, ext. 3553.

HNE has adopted the following Guidelines:

Asthma

• Practical Guide for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (NIH Publication No. 97-4053 October 1997)

Diabetes

• Massachusetts Guidelines for Adult Diabetes Care (Diabetes Prevention and Control Program, Massachusetts Department of Public Health)

Depression

• Practical Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Major Depressive Disorder (American Psychiatric Association)
• Improving Patient Compliance with Antidepressants: A Health New England Clinical Guideline

Dyslipidemia

• Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (ATP III) (NIH Publication No. 02-5215 September 2002)

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

• Diagnosis and Evaluation of the Child with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (American Academy of Pediatrics)
• Treatment of the School-Aged Child with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (American Academy of Pediatrics)

Preventive Care

• Adult and Pediatric Preventive Care Recommendations (Massachusetts Health Quality Partners)

Obstetric Care

• Perinatal Recommendations (Massachusetts Health Quality Partners)
• Scope of Services for Uncomplicated Obstetric Care (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)

Immunizations

• Childhood Immunization Schedule (Centers for Disease Control, Department of Health and Human Services)
• Adult Immunization Schedule (Centers for Disease Control, Department of Health and Human Services)