Clinical Guidelines

Adapting Your Practice: Treatment Recommendations for Homeless Patients with Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia and Heart Failure

Diseases affecting the heart or blood vessels are highly prevalent among people experiencing homelessness. Among the cardiovascular diseases most commonly seen by primary care providers serving homeless individuals are hypertension (high blood pressure), hyperlipidemia (high cholesterol and triglycerides) and heart failure (impaired cardiac function, which often results from uncontrolled hypertension and/or hyperlipidemia). Metabolic syndrome—including hypertension, […]

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Documenting Disability for Persons with Substance Use Disorders & Co-occurring Impairments: A Guide for Clinicians

This guide was written to assure that individuals with substance use disorders and co-occurring impairments that meet Social Security disability criteria receive Federal disability assistance under the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program or the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program. The guide focuses on the complex issues involved in documenting impairments that co-occur with substance

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