The guidelines program has been discontinued and will no longer be developing or updating the guidelines. Guidelines that are still within date can be located on PolicyStat Home.
Ambulatory Care
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (See also COPD - Inpatient management of acute exacerbations in the Inpatient Care Section below)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Guideline
- Patient Education Materials
- Methodological Appendix
- Cover Memo/Key Points:
- Key Points -- Cover Memo
- Also see the Inpatient guideline "Care of the Hospitalized Patient with Acute Exacerbation of COPD"
Depression
- Depression Guideline
- Patient Education Materials
- Cover Memo/Key Points:
- MQIC Guideline:
Diabetes
- Diabetes Guidelines
- Patient Education Materials
- Cover Memo/Key Points:
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Guideline
- Patient Education Materials
- Cover Memo/Key Points:
Low Back Pain
- Low Back Pain Guideline
- Patient Education Materials
- Cover Memo/Key Points:
Chronic Non-Terminal Pain, Managing Patients with
- Pain Guideline
- Patient Education Materials:
- Tools for Clinicians:
- MDHHS Start Talking (English)
- MDHHS Start Talking (Arabic)
- MDHHS Start Talking (Spanish)
- Clinic policy: patients on long-term controlled substances
- Discontinuing opioids
- Oral opioid dosing equivalents and conversions
- Opioid Tapering -- Mayo article
- Ordering and interpreting urine drug tests
- Outline for Initial Evaluation of Chronic Pain
- Outline for Follow-Up Evaluation of Chronic Pain
- PEG (Pain, Enjoyment, General Activity) Scale
- Pain Disability Index -- UM-specific
- Safely Discontinuing Opioid Analgesics during natural disasters
- Pain Management Questionnaire
- Pocket guide on opioid reduction -- CDC
- Patient-Provider Agreement for Controlled Substance Medication
- Tapering schedule template
- Tip Sheet to create a CSA document - UM-specific
Inpatient Care
Adult Inpatient Bladder Instillation
Alcohol Withdrawal in Hospitalized Patients
- Alcohol Withdrawal in Hospitalized Patients
- Cover Memo/Key Points:
- Alcohol Withdrawal in Hospitalized Patients -- Cover Memo
- Note: There are Michart order sets that corresponds to this guideline. They can be accessed in MiChart by typing “Gen Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome- Mild/Mod”, “Gen Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome/Adjunctive Therapy”, and “Gen Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome/Severe” in the order set search box.
Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter
- Management of Acute Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter in Non-Pregnant Hospitalized Adults
- Cover Memo/Key Points:
- There is now an evidence-based order set for atrial fibrillation available in MiChart. This order set supports the recommendations made in the UM Medical Group Guideline on “Management of Acute Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter in Non-Pregnant Hospitalized Adults”. This order set contains decision-support to facilitate optimal care for patients with atrial fibrillation. It can be accessed in MiChart by typing “atrial” in the order set search box.
COPD - Inpatient Management of Acute Exacerbations
- Note: There are Michart order sets that corresponds to this guideline. They can be accessed in MiChart by typing “Gen COPD Exacerbation” in the order set search box.
Cirrhosis (Alternative format guidance)
- Note:There are Michart order sets that corresponds to this guideline. They can be accessed in MiChart by typing “Hepatic encephalopathy”, and “Treatment of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis” in the order set search box.
Cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, and other gallstone-related diseases
- Evaluation and Management of Gallstone-Related Diseases in Non-Pregnant Adults
- Cover Memo/Key Points:
- Note: There are Michart order sets that corresponds to this guideline. They can be accessed in MiChart by typing “cholecystitis” or “cholangitis” in the order set search box.
Diabetes Inpatient Adult Non-Critically Ill
- Cover Memo/Key Points: PDF
- Also see the Ambulatory guideline on "Diabetes" http://www.med.umich.edu/1info/FHP/practiceguides/diabetes/dm.pdf
- Note: There are Michart order sets that corresponds with this guideline.
Diuretic Guideline for Patients with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Family-Centered Rounds
Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
- Guideline
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Note: There are Michart order sets that corresponds to this guideline. They can be accessed in MiChart by typing “Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia” in the order set search box.
Sepsis Early Recognition and Initial Management in Adult Patients
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