Mercy Healthcare Group has selected certain practice guidelines for distribution to the provider network. These guidelines include treatment protocol for:

• Diabetes
• Asthma
• Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
• Major Depressive Disorder in Adults
• HIV
• Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Selected practice guidelines are distributed under a quality improvement/utilization management program in order to identify criteria for appropriate and effective use of health care services and consistency in the care provided to members and the general community. These guidelines are not intended to:

• Supplant the duty of a qualified health professional to provide treatment based on the individual needs of the patient;
• Constitute procedures for or the practice of medicine by the party distributing the guidelines; or,
• Guarantee coverage or payment for the type or level of care proposed or provided.

We hope these guidelines will be helpful in clarifying standards and expectations. If you need a hard copy, please contact the Mercy Healthcare Group Medical Director’s office at (602) 798-2800 or (800) 780-2300.

Disease Management Guidelines
• Asthma Guidelines (Last Updated 02/06/2006)
• Diabetes Mellitus Ambulatory Guidelines (Last Updated 02/06/2006)
• Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Guidelines (Last Updated 02/06/2006)
• COPD Clinical Guidelines (Last Updated 02/06/2006)
• Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Practice Guidelines
  (Last Updated 10/01/2001)
• Major Depressive Disorder in Adults in the Primary Care Setting:
  www.oqp.med.va.gov/cpg/MDD/MDD_Base.htm
• HIV guidelines:
   www.aidsinfo.nih.gov
• ADHD:
• ADHD Evaluation Guidelines
• ADHD Treatment Guidelines
• ADHD Treatment Toolkit
    • ADHD Management Plan Sample 1
    • ADHD Management Plan Sample 2
    • ADHD Diagnosis Overview
    • NICHQ Vanderbilt Assessment Scale - PARENT Informant
    • NICHQ Vanderbilt Assessment Follow-up - TEACHER Informant
    • Cover Letter to Teachers
    • Primary Care Provider ADHD Monitoring Form
    • Scoring Instructions for the NICHQ Vanderbilt Assessment Scales