ICSI: Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement

If you are looking for a guideline for treatment, ICSI is notable for their generous use of evaluation and treatment algorithms, flow charts and indication of levels of evidence.

The Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement is a collaborative of insurance companies and hospitals which produces guidelines for patient care. Clinicians from member organizations survey scientific literature and draft health care recommendations based on the best available evidence. These documents are subjected to an intensive review process that involves physicians and other health care professionals from ICSI member organizations before they are made available for general use.

• Behavioral Health Guidelines
  Guidelines, order sets and protocols related to emotional, mental, or behavioral health conditions.
• Cardiovascular Guidelines
  Guidelines, order sets and protocols related to heart disease, hypertension, and other causes of cardiovascular disease.
• Musculo-Skeletal Disorders Guidelines
  Guidelines, order sets and protocols related to muscular or skeletal conditions.
• Patient Safety & Reliability Guidelines
  Guidelines, order sets, and protocols related to a variety of patient safety issues in the inpatient and outpatient care setting.

• Preventive & Health Maintenance Guidelines
  Guidelines, order sets and protocols related to maintaining good health, immunizations, or preventing illness or disease development.
• Respiratory Disease Guidelines
  Guidelines, order sets and protocols related to respiratory illness or lung disease.
• Women's Health Guidelines
  Guidelines, order sets and protocols related to obstetric and gynecologic health conditions.
• Other Health Care Conditions Guidelines
  Guidelines, order sets and protocols related to a variety of health care conditions not included in specific categories.