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)
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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