Clinical Guidelines For the Management of Diabetes
Schaller Anderson, an Aetna Company has adopted the American Diabetes Association
Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes – 2012. Executive summary report can be found
at:
These guidelines are distributed under a quality improvement/utilization management
program in order to identify criteria for appropriate and effective use of health
care services and consistency in the care provided to plan enrollees. The guidelines
are not intended to: (i) supplant the duty of a qualified health professional to
provide treatment based on the individual needs of a patient; (ii) constitute procedures
for or practice of medicine by the party distributing the guidelines; or (iii) guarantee
coverage payment for the type or level of care proposed or provided.