Carelon Medical Benefits Management clinical appropriateness guidelines and cancer treatment pathways

Radiology

Guidelines for imaging modalities, including CT, MRI, MRA, PET, arterial ultrasound, and nuclear scintigraphy.

Cardiology

Guidelines for cardiac imaging modalities, including echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, cardiac CT, cardiac MRI, and cardiac PET.

Sleep

Guidelines for testing and treatment of sleep disorders, including obstructive sleep apnea.

Musculoskeletal

Guidelines for spine surgeries, joint surgeries, and interventional pain management.

Rehabilitation

Guidelines for physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy.

Genetic Testing

Guidelines for genetic testing, including for pharmacogenomics, prenatal diagnosis, cardiac disease, cancer susceptibility, and tumors and malignancies.

Radiation Oncology

Guidelines for radiation therapies, including brachytherapy, image-guided radiotherapy, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, proton beam therapy, and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals.

Cancer Treatment Pathways and Guidelines

Cancer treatment pathways and guidelines for common types of cancer, including breast cancer, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, melanoma, lung cancer, and lymphoma.

Surgical Procedures

Guidelines for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and surgical site of care.

New and Emerging Interventions

Guidelines for new and emerging healthcare interventions defined as drugs, devices, tests, or procedures.

Information for Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan available here.

Please email us for any questions about guidelines.

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