Clinical Practice and Referral Guidelines

At Kids Health First, our quality improvement program focuses on developing standards of excellence in care. Throughout our existence, our quality management team has worked to create Clinical Practice and Referral Guidelines around our most frequent diagnoses. These guidelines have evolved and today focus on improving the diagnostic process, identifying appropriate treatment options, and when necessary, outlining parameters for referrals to other specialties. Modifications and enhancements to these guidelines are an ongoing process and a key responsibility of the quality management team, as well as all members of the Kids Health First network.

The primary objective of the Clinical Practice and Referral Guidelines is to create a consensus of care between the pediatricians and the subspecialists. The guidelines are aimed at improving the referral process and ensuring appropriate referrals, improving access to care, reducing wait times for patients, enhancing the overall patient experience, reducing duplicative or unnecessary procedures and improving physician-to-physician communication. As an organization, we are providing a collaborative framework for clinical decision-making, which benefits everyone.

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Acute Gastroenteritis
Acute Pharyngitis
Adverse Vaccine Reaction Reporting
Allergic Rhinitis
Anemia 1 and 2
Ankle Sprain
Asthma Management
Chest Pain
Chronic Abdominal Pain
Closed Head Injury
Common Scrotal Problems
Constipation and Encopresis in Toilet Trained Child
Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)
Eating Disorders
Extremity Injury
First Time Unprovoked, Non-febrile Seizure
Growth Deficiency or Failure to Thrive
Hyperbilirubin or Neonatal Jaundice
In-toeing
Nevi
Otitis Media
Pediatric Migraine Headache
Scoliosis
Short Stature
Sinusitis
Undescended Testicles (Cryptorchidism in children) video 2020