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Clinical Practice Guidelines

Clinical Practice Guidelines

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Clinical Practice Guideline
Nov 26, 2024

VHA and DOD Prosthetic Clinical Management Program Clinical Practice Recommendations for Prescriptions of Cochlear Implants

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Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Prosthetic and Sensory Aids Service (PSAS) Strategic Healthcare Group was directed by the Under Secretary for Health to establish a Prosthetic Clinical Management Program (PCMP). The objectives were to coordinate the development of clinical practice recommendations (CPRs) for prosthetic prescription practices and ...

Clinical Practice Guideline
Nov 25, 2024

SSNHL Coding Guidance Primary Care

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Adherence to the treatment guidance on SSNHL found in this CPG can aid in standardization, to a certain extent, and foster value for both the patient and healthcare system. Quality of patient care is of increasing importance in the US healthcare system and will continue to frame important discussions on healthcare utilization and delivery. Diagnosis ...

Clinical Practice Guideline
Nov 25, 2024

Aural Blast Injury and Trauma

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The goal of this CPG is to elevate the awareness of noise threat, the prevalence of hazardous noise exposure, and the symptoms of acoustic trauma for purpose of facilitating early identification and early intervention of acoustic trauma. Improving outcomes for hearing requires developing a trusted surveillance and early referral and reporting system ...

Clinical Practice Guideline
Nov 25, 2024

SSNHL Coding Guidance Audiology

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Adherence to the treatment guidance on SSNHL found in this CPG can aid in standardization, to a certain extent, and foster value for both the patient and healthcare system. Quality of patient care is of increasing importance in the US healthcare system and will continue to frame important discussions on healthcare utilization and delivery. Diagnosis ...

Clinical Practice Guideline
Nov 25, 2024

SSNHL Coding Guidance Otolaryngology

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The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) Foundation published a clinical practice guideline (CPG) in March of 2019 that defined sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) as: - An acute sensorineural loss of hearing over 72 hours, - A decrease of at least 30 decibels (dB) in three (3) consecutive frequencies, - Audiogram ...

Clinical Practice Guideline
Nov 20, 2024

Vestibular Clinical Practice Recommendations

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The vestibular working group was tasked by the VA Audiology Field Advisory Council to develop vestibular clinical practice recommendations for use by VA Audiologists. Members of the working group are listed above and include audiologists with clinical vestibular expertise from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, and a ...

Clinical Practice Guideline
Sep 1, 2023

Management of Headache

The guideline describes the critical decision points in the Management of Headache provides clear and comprehensive evidence based recommendations incorporating current information and practices for practitioners throughout the DOD and VA Health Care systems. The guideline is intended to improve patient outcomes and local management of patients who ...

Clinical Practice Guideline
Jul 1, 2023

Management of Pregnancy

The guideline describes the critical decision points in the Management of Pregnancy and provides clear and comprehensive evidence based recommendations incorporating current information and practices for practitioners throughout the DOD and VA Health Care systems. The guideline is intended to improve patient outcomes and local management of patients ...

Clinical Practice Guideline
Jun 1, 2023

Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder

The guideline describes the critical decision points in the Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder and provides clear and comprehensive evidence based recommendations incorporating current information and practices for practitioners throughout the DOD and VA Health Care systems. The guideline is intended to improve ...

Clinical Practice Guideline
May 1, 2023

Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

The guideline describes the critical decision points in the Management of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and provides clear and comprehensive evidence based recommendations incorporating current information and practices for practitioners throughout the DOD and VA Health Care systems. The guideline is intended to improve patient outcomes and local management ...

Clinical Practice Guideline
Apr 1, 2023

Management of First Episode Psychosis and Schizophrenia

The guideline describes the critical decision points in the Management of First-Episode Psychosis and Schizophrenia (SCZ) and provides clear and comprehensive evidence based recommendations incorporating current information and practices for practitioners throughout the DOD and VA Health Care systems. The guideline is intended to improve patient ...

Clinical Practice Guideline
May 5, 2022

DHA CPG Treatment of Ocular Trauma and Vision threatening Conditions by Deployed Ophthalmologists

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This Clinical Practice Guideline provides information and suggested guidelines for ophthalmologists responsible for managing ocular injuries in a deployed environment without the benefit of multidisciplinary support by fully trained and privileged subspecialty providers. This CPG is based on expert consensus and synthesis of available medical literature.

Clinical Practice Guideline
May 1, 2022

Use of Opioids in the Management of Chronic Pain

The guideline describes the critical decision points in the Use of Opioids in the Management of Chronic Pain and provides clear and comprehensive evidence based recommendations incorporating current information and practices for practitioners throughout the DOD and VA Health Care systems. The workgroup consensus statements are provided to minimize ...

Clinical Practice Guideline
Mar 1, 2022

Management of Upper Limb Amputation Rehabilitation

The ULA CPG is designed to address the key principles of rehabilitation and clinical care for patients with upper limb amputation. The overall goal of amputation rehabilitation is to optimize the patient’s health status, function, independence, and quality of life. Ongoing medical assessments and therapy interventions to address psychosocial, physical ...

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