Asthma - Comprehensive Management

Clinical practice guidelines serve as an educational reference, and do not supersede the clinical judgment of the treating physician with respect to appropriate and necessary care for an individual patient. In the event that HMSA policies differ from the clinical practice guidelines, for benefit purposes, HMSA policies shall supersede the clinical practice guidelines.

The links below direct you to the latest national guidelines (in alphabetical order):

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Asthma Control Program
  Overview and links to resources that includes links to state asthma control programs and asthma evaluation resources.
• Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Preventions
  Main page that includes links to various provider resources, such as GINA’s annually updated main report, clinical pocket guides, difficult-to-treat & severe asthma guides. GINA documents and programs are based on recent scientific literature review by international experts on the GINA Science Committee.
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Asthma for Health Professionals
  • NIH Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines
    2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines
  • Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma
    Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma 2007 (EPR-3)

Guideline review date: December 2025

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