Finding Clinical Practice and National Guidelines

Guideline Central is currently working with a handful of other organizations to establish a new non-profit initiative which will aim to fill the gap left by the sudden closure of AHRQ’s National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC). This new initiative will include a database of quick-reference guideline summaries, along with a focus on developing a repository of various guideline implementation tools (including machine-computable guidelines for EHRs). This new database will be made available to all healthcare providers in both web and mobile app formats, and will be available for FREE.

Through awards from the AHRQ, institutions in the United States and Canada to serve as EPC’s (Evidence-based Practice Centers) and review scientific literature on a wide spectrum of clinical and health services topics to produce evidence reports, which are used to create clinical practice guidelines and other resources.

A small collection of clinical practice guidelines endorsed by the the AAFP.

Succinct summaries of recommendations from US and international organizations regarding controversial topics in screening, prevention, and management. ACP focuses on Clinical Practice Guidelines, Clinical Guidance Statements, Best Practice Advice, and Comparative Guideline Tables. ACP Guidelines meet the Guidelines International Network (G-I-N) standards for development.

Guidelines provided by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and the National Library of Medicine (NLM). Includes Evidence Reports, Protocols, Preventive Medicine, Consensus Reports, Methods, and Archives.

These third-party guidelines, compiled, but not created by, the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), focused on diagnosis and management of patients. Topics include Allergy and Immunology, Cardiology, Family Medicine, Gastroenterology, Men's Health, Neurology, Oncology, Orthopaedics, Pain Management, Pediatrics, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Rheumatology, and Women's Health.

TRIP is a free database with international coverage that offers access over 10,000 guidelines and is a major searching interface for guidelines. To find guidelines on TRIP, search for a topic, then refine the results by the "Guidelines" filter on the right under "Evidence Type".

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is an independent panel of experts in primary care and prevention who systematically reviews the evidence of effectiveness and develops recommendations for clinical preventive services.

Guidelines developed by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and the Department of Defense (DoD). Topics include Chronic Disease in Primary Care, Mental Health, Pain, Rehabilitation, Women's Health, and Military Related subjects.