AIM General Clinical Guideline
OPEN THE GENERAL CLINICAL GUIDELINE EFFECTIVE AUGUST 17, 2020
AIM CLINICAL APPROPRIATENESS GUIDELINES FOR GENETIC TESTING
The foundation of our solution platform for specialty benefits management is our clinical appropriateness guidelines. AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Genetic Testing are developed through a rigorous process integrating evidence-based literature with expert review.
AIM CLINICAL APPROPRIATENESS GUIDELINES FOR GENETIC TESTING FOR HEREDITARY CARDIAC DISEASE
The testing addressed in the AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Genetic Testing for Hereditary Cardiac Disease includes testing for inherited arrhythmias and cardiomyopathies.
AIM CLINICAL APPROPRIATENESS GUIDELINES FOR GENETIC TESTING FOR HEREDITARY CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY
The testing addressed in the AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Genetic Testing for Hereditary Cancer Susceptibility includes screening for hereditary cancer predisposition syndromes.
AIM CLINICAL APPROPRIATENESS GUIDELINES FOR MOLECULAR TESTING OF SOLID AND HEMATOLOGIC TUMORS AND MALIGNANCIES
The testing addressed in the AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Molecular Testing of Solid and Hematologic Tumors and Malignancies includes genetic testing and gene expression profiling of solid and hematologic tumors for the purpose of diagnosis or for information related to treatment selection, prognosis, or recurrence risks.
AIM CLINICAL APPROPRIATENESS GUIDELINES FOR PHARMACOGENETIC TESTING AND GENETIC TESTING FOR THROMBOTIC DISORDERS
The testing addressed in the AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Pharmacogenetic Testing and Genetic Testing for Thrombotic Disorders includes genotyping to predict response to certain medications and testing for gene mutations associated with coagulation disorders.
AIM CLINICAL APPROPRIATENESS GUIDELINES FOR GENETIC TESTING FOR SINGLE-GENE AND MULTIFACTORIAL CONDITIONS
The testing addressed in the AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Genetic Testing for Single-Gene and Multifactorial Conditions includes single-gene testing, multigene diagnostic panels, testing for variants associated with multifactorial conditions, chromosomal microarray analysis, and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) histocompatibility testing.
AIM CLINICAL APPROPRIATENESS GUIDELINES FOR WHOLE EXOME AND WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING
The testing addressed in the AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Whole Exome and Whole Genome Sequencing includes the diagnostic use of whole exome and genome sequencing in the evaluation of rare disease.
AIM CLINICAL APPROPRIATENESS GUIDELINES FOR GENETIC TESTING FOR REPRODUCTIVE CARRIER SCREENING AND PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS
The testing addressed in the AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Genetic Testing for Reproductive Carrier Screening and Prenatal Diagnosis includes carrier testing for familial mutations and common and ethnic genetic diseases; preimplantation screening and diagnosis; prenatal screening and diagnosis; and testing for recurrent pregnancy loss and infertility.
Guidelines developed by, and used with permission from, Informed Medical Decisions, Inc. (dba InformedDNA®). © 2020 Informed Medical Decisions, Inc. All rights reserved.
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About the AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Genetic Testing
The AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Genetic Testing (with any updates, referred to as the “Genetic Testing Guidelines”) were developed by and used with permission from Informed Medical Decisions, Inc.
The Genetic Testing Guidelines are protected by copyright of Informed Medical Decisions, Inc., as permitted by and to the full extent of the law. These rights are not released, transferred, or assigned as a result of allowing access. You agree that you do not have any ownership rights to the Genetic Testing Guidelines and that you are expressly prohibited from selling, assigning, leasing, licensing, reproducing, or distributing the Genetic Testing Guidelines unless authorized in writing by Informed Medical Decisions.
AIM and Informed Medical Decisions, Inc., disclaim all responsibility for any consequences or liability attributable or related to any use, nonuse, or interpretation of information contained in the Genetic Testing Guidelines.