Clinical Guidelines

For Alere Disease Management Programs

The following clinical guidelines are used as the basis for Alere
disease management programs:

Heart Failure

ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management
of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult
American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3004542
ACC/AHA Clinical Performance Measures for Adults with Chronic
Heart Failure (2005)
American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3004542

CAD

Clinical Performance Measures, Chronic Stable Coronary Artery Disease (2003)
American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3004542

Coronary Artery Disease, Stable (4/06)
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI)
Click here

AHA/ACC Guidelines for Secondary Prevention for Patients With Coronary and Other Atherosclerotic Vascular Disease: 2006 Update
American Heart Association
American College of Cardiology
American Medical Association
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/113/19/2363

Diabetes

Clinical Guidelines for Adults with Diabetes (10/20/06)
Joslin Diabetes Center and Joslin Clinic
http://www.joslin.org/managing_your_diabetes_joslin_clinical_guidelines.asp

Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes-2007
American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org/for-health-professionals-and-scientists/cpr.jsp

Asthma

Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (1997) / Update on Selected Topics 2007
National Institute of Health
National Health, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Asthma Education & Prevention Program
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/asthma/

COPD

Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) -
Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention
of COPD
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Pulmunary Disease
http://www.goldcopd.com/GuidelinesResources.asp?l1=2&l2=0

For the Alere Neonatal Care Management Program

Alere, formerly ParadigmHealth, has developed comprehensive Neonatal Clinical Management Guidelines. Alere Care Managers and Medical Directors utilize these guidelines during management of cases. These guidelines present a literature and peer-based approach to effectively advancing care within each of the areas addressed (Complete edition and individual guidelines available in PDF format).

Neonatal Clinical Management Guidelines
http://www.paradigmhealth.com/?bfid=21