AIM CLINICAL APPROPRIATENESS GUIDELINES FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL
The foundation of our solution platform for specialty benefits management is our clinical appropriateness guidelines.
AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Musculoskeletal are developed through a rigorous process integrating evidence-based literature with expert physician review. Included below are guidelines for spine surgery, joint surgery, and interventional pain management.
AIM CLINICAL APPROPRIATENESS GUIDELINES FOR SPINE SURGERY
The interventions addressed in the AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Spine Surgery include bone grafts, bone growth stimulators, foraminotomies, fusions, laminectomy, discectomy, disc arthroplasty, treatment of spinal deformity, and vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty.
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AIM CLINICAL APPROPRIATENESS GUIDELINES FOR JOINT SURGERY
The interventions addressed in the AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Joint Surgery include total replacement of the hip, knee, and shoulder; arthroscopy of the hip, knee, and shoulder; treatment of osteochondral defects; and meniscal allograft transplantation.
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AIM CLINICAL APPROPRIATENESS GUIDELINES FOR INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT
The interventions addressed in the AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Interventional Pain Management include epidural steroid injections; paravertebral facet injection, nerve block, and neurolysis; sacroiliac steroid injections; spinal cord stimulators; and regional sympathetic nerve block.
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AIM CLINICAL APPROPRIATENESS GUIDELINES FOR SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION
The intervention addressed in the AIM Clinical Appropriateness Guidelines for Sacroiliac Joint Fusion is the minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion with the IFuse system (titanium triangular implant).
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AIM LEVEL OF CARE GUIDELINES FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL SURGERY AND PROCEDURES
The Level of Care Guidelines for Musculoskeletal Surgery and Procedures are intended to assist in determining the appropriate level of care necessary to safely and effectively perform the requested surgical procedure.
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