# **Local Service Term Priority Checklist (Updated 2/25/2009)**

This list is a guide to the priority for entering local services for
your area. Local needs may alter the some of these priorities. Before
your site releases, NLM expects to see listings under the priority
1service terms for most of your Go Local area. If you use this list, you
will have an easier time with the NLM Test Scenarios.

## Key to Priorities:

+----+-------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+
| ** | **Criteria  | **Degree of        | **Examples**  | **When you  |
| Pr | for         | Coverage           |               | need        |
| io | Coverage**  | Required**         |               | coverage**  |
| ri |             |                    |               |             |
| ty |             |                    |               |             |
| ** |             |                    |               |             |
+====+=============+====================+===============+=============+
| 1a | These are   | You should have    | You need a    | You need    |
|    | essential   | approved entries   | separate      | complete    |
|    | services    | for each of these  | record for    | coverage    |
|    | that        | services in your   | each hospital | for 1a      |
|    | provide     | area. Including    | in your area. | priority    |
|    | direct      | only directories   |               | terms       |
|    | access to   | is not acceptable, | If your area  | before you  |
|    | health care | though they may be | experiences   | request     |
|    | in case of  | used to identify   | extreme       | pre-release |
|    | e           | individual         | winter        | testing.    |
|    | mergencies: | services to        | weather,      |             |
|    |             | include and may    | include a     |             |
|    | -   Health  | supplement your    | hypothermia   |             |
|    |             | other records. You | hotline if    |             |
|    |  facilities | should include     | one is        |             |
|    |             | hotlines for       | available.    |             |
|    | -   Health  | important services |               |             |
|    |             | in your area.      |               |             |
|    | departments |                    |               |             |
|    |             |                    |               |             |
|    | -           |                    |               |             |
|    |    Selected |                    |               |             |
|    |             |                    |               |             |
|    |    hotlines |                    |               |             |
+----+-------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+
| 1b | These       | You should have    | You may use a | You need    |
|    | include:    | approved entries   | record for a  | coverage    |
|    |             | for these services | directory of  | for all 1b  |
|    | -           | in your area. You  | nursing homes | priority    |
|    |   Essential | may use online     | in your area. | terms       |
|    |     health  | directories\* for  | However,      | before you  |
|    |     care    | these services.    | individual    | request     |
|    |             | This would provide | records for   | pre-release |
|    |    services | at least a minimum | each nursing  | testing.    |
|    |             | of coverage. For   | home are      |             |
|    | -           | some services,     | preferred.    |             |
|    |    Services | users prefer       |               |             |
|    |     for     | specific,          | If substance  |             |
|    |             | non-directory      | abuse is a    |             |
|    |    critical | listings. You      | problem in    |             |
|    |     health  | should include     | your area, a  |             |
|    |     topics  | support groups (or | support group |             |
|    |     and     | support group      | finder or     |             |
|    |     other   | locators) for      | support       |             |
|    |     health  | issues such as     | groups for    |             |
|    |     issues  | cancer, mental     | this should   |             |
|    |             | health, and        | be included.  |             |
|    |   important | diabetes.          |               |             |
|    |     in your |                    |               |             |
|    |     area    | Critical health    |               |             |
|    |             | topics include:    |               |             |
|    | -   Support | AIDS, Allergy,     |               |             |
|    |     groups, | Asthma, Cancer,    |               |             |
|    |     as      | and specific       |               |             |
|    |             | cancers (Breast    |               |             |
|    | appropriate | Cancer, Cervical   |               |             |
|    |     and     | Cancer, Colorectal |               |             |
|    |             | Cancer, Lung       |               |             |
|    |  available, | Cancer, Ovarian    |               |             |
|    |     for     | Cancer, Prostate   |               |             |
|    |             | Cancer, Skin       |               |             |
|    |    critical | Cancer, Uterine    |               |             |
|    |     health  | Cancer), COPD      |               |             |
|    |     topics  | (Chronic           |               |             |
|    |     and     | Obstructive        |               |             |
|    |     other   | Pulmonary          |               |             |
|    |     health  | Disease), Dental   |               |             |
|    |     issues  | Health,            |               |             |
|    |             | Depression,        |               |             |
|    |   important | Diabetes, Exercise |               |             |
|    |     in your | and Physical       |               |             |
|    |     area    | Fitness, Heart     |               |             |
|    |             | Diseases, High     |               |             |
|    |             | Blood Pressure,    |               |             |
|    |             | Lung Diseases,     |               |             |
|    |             | Mental Health,     |               |             |
|    |             | Obesity,           |               |             |
|    |             | Pregnancy,         |               |             |
|    |             | Sexually           |               |             |
|    |             | Transmitted        |               |             |
|    |             | Diseases, Stroke,  |               |             |
|    |             | Weight Control     |               |             |
+----+-------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+
| 2  | These       | These are          | You may use a | Within a    |
| \* | include:    | important, but not | record for a  | year of     |
| \* |             | required before    | directory of  | going live, |
|    | -           | your site          | cardiologists | you should  |
|    |    Internal | launches. You may  | or blood      | have at     |
|    |             | use online         | banks in your | least       |
|    |    medicine | directories\* for  | area.         | directory   |
|    |             | these services.    |               | coverage    |
|    | specialists | This would provide |               | for all of  |
|    |     and     | at least a minimum |               | these       |
|    |             | of coverage.       |               | terms.      |
|    |    surgeons |                    |               |             |
|    |             | If your proposal   |               |             |
|    | -   Mental  | has identified     |               |             |
|    |     health  | some of these      |               |             |
|    |     pr      | services as        |               |             |
|    | ofessionals | important, you     |               |             |
|    |             | should include at  |               |             |
|    |             | least directories  |               |             |
|    |             | for them before    |               |             |
|    |             | release.           |               |             |
+----+-------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+
| 3  | These       | These are not      | If your area  | You may     |
| \* | include:    | essential for your | has a large   | include     |
| \* |             | site unless of     | senior        | records for |
|    | -           | importance in your | population,   | these at    |
|    |    Services | area. Including    | you should    | any time.   |
|    |     for     | these terms will   | have records  | Exception:  |
|    |             | make for a richer  | for senior    | If you      |
|    | populations | database and user  | centers or    | indicated   |
|    |     unique  | experience. You    | retirement    | in your     |
|    |     to      | may enter these as | facilities.   | proposal    |
|    |     certain | encountered. You   | You may use   | that a      |
|    |     areas   | may use online     | online        | particular  |
|    |             | directories\* for  | directories   | service is  |
|    | -   Social  | these services.    | for these     | a high      |
|    |             |                    | services.     | priority    |
|    |    services | The Go Local area  |               | for your    |
|    |             | may evaluate the   |               | area, it    |
|    | -   CAM     | priority for       |               | must be     |
|    |             | including these    |               | covered     |
|    |   programs, | services based on  |               | before you  |
|    |             | the local needs.   |               | request     |
|    |    services |                    |               | pre-release |
|    |     and     |                    |               | testing.    |
|    |     pr      |                    |               |             |
|    | actitioners |                    |               |             |
+----+-------------+--------------------+---------------+-------------+

\*Directories may be local, state, regional or national. Some national
directories may allow you to use a URL to search by state. Also,
consider hospital physician directories as a source for specialists.
Check out the Useful Sites for Building Go Local for directories you
could include.

\*\*When you are creating a record for a hospital, medical center or
other facility offering multiple services, you may wish to include these
terms.

Sample Priority Terms Bulleted List\
See also the [Local Term
Definitions](http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/golocaldocs/Local_Term_Definitions.doc)

##  Priority 1a:

-   Ambulatory Care Centers

-   Emergency Medical Services

-   Hospitals

-   Hotlines/Crisis Services

-   Pediatric Hospitals

-   Poison Control Centers

-   Psychiatric Hospitals

-   Public Health Services

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##  Priority 1b:

-   Alcohol Abuse Programs

-   Assisted Living Facilities

-   Cancer Clinics

-   Clinics

-   Dentists

-   Dialysis Services

-   Drug Abuse Treatment Centers/Programs

-   Family Physicians

-   Health Care Equipment/Supplies

-   Health Insurance Programs

-   Health Screening Programs

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-   Hospice Care Services

-   Immunization Programs

-   Internists

-   Mental Health Clinics/Programs

-   Nursing Home Facilities

-   Pediatricians

-   Pharmacies

-   Prescription Programs

-   Smoking Cessation Programs

-   Support Groups

-   Weight Management Programs

##  Priority 2:

-   Adult Day Care Services

-   Allergists

-   Blood Banks

-   Cardiologists

-   Child Care Resource/Referral

-   Child Day Care Services

-   Counselors/Therapists

-   Dermatologists

-   Dietitians/Nutritionists

-   Disability Programs

-   Disaster Planning and Preparedness

-   Disaster Response and Relief Services

-   Ear/Nose/Throat Specialists

-   Endocrinologists

-   Exercise/Fitness Programs

-   Family Planning Services

-   Food Programs

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-   Gastroenterologists

-   Geriatricians

-   Gynecologists

-   Hematologists

-   Home Health Care Services

-   Immunologists

-   Infectious Disease Specialists

-   Long-Term Acute Care Facilities

-   Midwives

-   Neonatologists

-   Nephrologists

-   Neurological Surgeons

-   Neurologists

-   Nurse Practitioners

-   Nurses

-   Obstetricians

-   Oncologists

-   Ophthalmologists

-   Organ Donation Programs

-   Orthopedists

-   Osteopaths

-   Pain Clinics

-   Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation Specialists

-   Physical Rehabilitation Programs

-   Physician Assistants

-   Plastic Surgeons

-   Pregnancy Termination Services

-   Primary Care Services

-   Psychiatrists

-   Psychologists

-   Pulmonologists

-   Referral Services

-   Rheumatologists

-   Sex Education Programs

-   Shelters

-   Specialty Care Assisted Living Facilities

-   Surgeons

-   Thoracic Surgeons

-   Transitional Care Facilities

-   Transplant Programs

-   Transportation Services

-   Urologists

-   Vascular Surgeons

## Priority 3: 

-   Acupuncturists

-   Advocacy Services

-   Alexander Technique Programs

-   Anesthesiologists

-   Animal Assisted Therapy Programs

-   Aquatic Therapy Programs

-   Aromatherapy Programs

-   Art Therapy Programs

-   Audiologists

-   Ayurveda Programs

-   Bilingual Services

-   Biofeedback Programs

-   Birth Centers

-   Breastfeeding Consultants

-   Case Management

-   Childbirth Educators/Coaches

-   Chiropractors

-   Clinical Social Workers

-   Clinical Trials

-   Complementary and Alternative Medicine Programs

-   Dance Therapy Programs

-   DWI Counseling Services

-   Faith Based Programs

-   Funeral Homes

-   Genetic Counselors

-   Group Homes

-   Health Education Programs

-   Health Statistics

-   Herbal Medicine Services

-   Homeopathy

-   Humor Therapy Programs

-   Hypnotherapy Programs

-   Immigrant and Refugee Health Programs

-   Indian Health Service Clinics

-   Indian Health Service Hospitals

-   Inspection Services

-   Libraries

-   Marriage/Family Therapists

-   Massage/Bodywork Therapists

-   Meditation Programs

-   Migrant Farm Worker Health Programs

-   Music Therapy Programs

-   Naturopaths

-   Occupational Therapists

-   Opticians

-   Optometrists

-   Oriental Medicine Programs

-   Orthodontists

-   Parish Nurses

-   Pastoral Counselors

-   Pathologists

-   Patient/Family Housing

-   Personal Trainers

-   Physical Therapists

-   Podiatrists

-   Radiologists

-   Recreational Therapists

-   Research Centers

-   Respiratory Therapists

-   Respite Care Services

-   Retirement Facilities

-   Senior Centers

-   Service Animals

-   Sex Therapists

-   Sheltered Workshops

-   Sleep Disorder Clinics

-   Social Services

-   Speech Therapists

-   Sport Psychologists

-   Telemedicine Programs

-   Therapeutic Camps

-   Veterinary Medical Services

-   Waste Management Services

-   Yoga Programs