Clinical Guidelines
If you would like a printed copy of a clinical guideline, please contact your Horizon NJ Health Professional Relations Representative at 1-800-682-9094.
Asthma
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (EPR-3), 2007.
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), “Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents ”
Chronic Kidney Disease
KDOQI Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic Kidney Disease: Evaluation, Classification, and Stratification
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of COPD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2017.
Cognitive Impairment
American Academy of Neurology, Detection, Diagnosis and Management of Dementia
Practice Parameter update: Evaluation and management of driving risk in dementia
Congestive Heart Failure
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, "2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure"
2009 Focused Update Incorporated Into the ACC/AHA 2005 Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Adults
2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines
Depression
American Psychiatric Association (APA) Psychiatric Evaluation of Adults (June 2006)
Diabetes
American Diabetes Association (ADA) Clinical Practice Guidelines (2015)
HIV/AIDS
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),"Recommendations for HIV Prevention with Adults and Adolescents with HIV," 2014
Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Hypertension
Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (2005)
Lead Case Management
CDC Guidelines: Managing Elevated Blood Lead Levels Among Young Children: Recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
State of New Jersey Department of Health Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention
Obesity Pediatric and Adult
American Academy of Pediatrics Assessment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity
National Institute of Health Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults
Perinatal Care
Horizon BCBSNJ, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Section Non on Preventive Health Guidelines: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Perinatal Care
State of New Jersey Department of Health Perinatal Care
Preventive
American Cancer Society: Breast Cancer Prevention and Early Detection
American Cancer Society : Cervical Cancer
American Cancer Society : Colorectal Cancer Prevention and Early Detection
American Cancer Society: Prostate Cancer
American Cancer Society: Skin Cancer Prevention and Early Detection
CDC Guidelines: Pneumococcal
CDC Guidelines: Influenza
CDC Guidelines: Childhood Vaccinations
Seizure Management
American Epilepsy Society,Guidelines
Sickle Cell Disease
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, "Evidence-Based Management of Sickle Cell Disease: Expert Panel Report, 2014"
Smoking Cessation
Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, June 2008 and United States Preventive Services Task Force