Policy UpdatesCommercialApril 1, 2019

Clinical practice and preventive health guidelines available online

As part of our commitment to provide you with the latest clinical information and educational materials, we have adopted nationally recognized medical, behavioral health, and preventive health guidelines, which are available to providers on our website.  The guidelines, which are used for our Quality programs, are based on reasonable medical evidence, and are reviewed for content accuracy, current primary sources, the newest technological advances and recent medical research. All guidelines are reviewed annually, and updated as needed. The current guidelines are available on our website. To access the guidelines, go to https://www.anthem.com/ca/provider/.   From there, scroll down and click on Read Polices.  This will take you to Medical Policy, Clinical UM Guidelines (for Local Plan M, and Pre-Certification Requirements. Then click on the Practice Guidelines on the Health & Wellness tab.