Health Plan of San Joaquin/Mountain Valley Health Plan (“Health Plan”) adopts National, published, Peer Reviewed Guidelines and the guidelines are reviewed and approved by the Committee with Network Physician participation. Health Plan offers education and training tools to help our provider partners connect with our members and achieve best practice status. Clinical Practice Guidelines are about defined tasks or functions in clinical practice, such as desirable diagnostic tests, the optimal treatment regimen for a specific diagnosis, and links to resources. The guidelines, with best practices based on latest clinical evidence, have been reviewed by Health Plan’s Medical Directors and includes addition of new practice areas along with links to resources.

Clinical Practice Guidelines are guidelines about a defined task or function in clinical practice, such as desirable diagnostic tests or the optimal treatment regimen for a specific diagnosis. They are generally based on the best available clinical evidence.In addition to Clinical Practice Guidelines, we also offer Preventive Health Guidelines for Children and Adults.