Clinical Care Guidelines

Clinical care guidelines standardize care for specific conditions, clinical problems, or procedures. Lurie Children’s Clinical Care Guideline (CCG) Program aims to promote evidence-based clinical decision-making, reduce unwarranted variation, and reliably measure the quality of care we provide.

At Lurie Children's, the foundation of every CCG is an evidence-based algorithm, which is typically supported by clinical decision support tools in the electronic medical record, and patient and family education materials. CCGs are intended to apply to about 80% of a patient population, not every patient. They are meant to guide healthcare providers to reduce unwanted or unintentional variation in care and are not substitutes for medical judgement. View our comprehensive disclaimer statement.

Formal quality improvement methodologies, specifically the Lean Six Sigma DMAIC approach, serve as the anchor of our program. At the heart of each CCG implementation is an interdisciplinary team that conducts a formal assessment of barriers, reviews literature to identify best practices, and engages in data-driven tests of change. Over time, this team adapts the guideline to incorporate new evidence and make improvements based on measurement, clinician feedback and family feedback.

Accessing CCGs

Lurie Children's Employees & Staff

All team members with a luriechildrens.org email address can access CCGs as follows:

• On your Desktop: Visit our Clinical Care Guidelines in Practice Sharepoint site
• On your Phone: Download the SharePoint app at either the  App Store or at Google Play. Once you have installed the app, you may need to authenticate using your luriechildrens.org email address. Then search for Clinical Care Guidelines in Practice to access the CCGs. 

Other Visitors

• If you wish to request access to our full catalog of CCGs, please complete this form.
• Access is granted through our SharePoint site, and the review and approval process may take up to two weeks. Please note that Lurie Children’s reserves the right to deny access at its sole discretion.  
• Providers who intend to use these guidelines at other hospitals should adapt them for that environment and ensure they are consistent with internal policies and review processes.
• If you have any questions or experience difficulties with the process, feel free to contact us at ccg@luriechildrens.org.