We are committed to supporting our providers in the care of our members by making clinical best practice references available.
We have adopted the recommendations of the following organizations as our practice guidelines. With permission from these organizations, BlueChoice HealthPlan has created direct links from our Web site to these guidelines.
BlueChoice HealthPlan's Clinical Quality Improvement Committee (CQIC) reviews and adopts all guidelines at least annually and more frequently if necessary to review new scientific evidence or national standards as they are published.
While we review the guidelines annually, you should not construe them as a legal or required standard of care, or as an indication they will always apply in every medical situation. These are recommendations only, and do not guarantee any medical results or indicate coverage for such services by any given plan or policy.
We hope these guidelines will be a convenient resource in helping you care for your patients.
We have adopted the recommendations of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Public Health Service, the Office of Public Health and Science, and the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion as our preventive health guidelines for adults, children and adolescents. With permission from these organizations, BlueChoice HealthPlan has created direct links from our Web site to these guidelines.
The Clinician's Handbook of Preventive Services is part of Put Prevention into Practice, an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) national program to improve delivery of appropriate clinical preventive services. You can order a copy of the book from the AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse at P.O. Box 8547, Silver Spring, MD 20907 or by calling 1-800-358-9295. You can also order a free information packet of Put Prevention Into Practice materials.
Last updated January 2009
