Clinical Practice Guidelines
Use standard clinical practices to help improve patient outcomes

Help to ensure your patients receive the best care by making certain you employ the latest standard practices in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of various medical conditions.

To make it easy for you to stay current with and adopt these nationally recognized standards of care, our Clinical Practice Guidelines*†gather dispersed information into a single comprehensive source for:

  • links to condition-based clinical practice guidelines;
  • guideline references;
  • names of and links to reports and data on which the guidelines are based.

Independence Blue Cross Clinical Practice Guidelines.

To request a copy by mail, please call the Provider Supply Line at 1-800-858-4728.

* These guidelines and clinical insights are not a statement of benefits. Benefits may vary based on state requirements, product line (HMO, PPO, etc.), contract, and/or employer group. Individual member coverage will need to be verified with Independence Blue Cross. For any additional questions, please contact Provider Services.

† Each guideline is based on nationally recognized standards and is reviewed by all of our Regional Clinical Quality Committees (which include input from network providers) and specialty advisory committees or consultants as required. These guidelines are then formally approved by the Independence Blue Cross Corporate Managed Care Quality Improvement Committee (MCQIC).

Please be advised that the websites contained in this document are maintained by organizations that Independence Blue Cross does not control. The websites are to be used as a reference for informational purposes only. Independence Blue Cross is not responsible for the content or for validating the content, nor is it responsible for any changes or updates made. Once you link to a website not maintained by Independence Blue Cross, you are subject to the terms and conditions of that website, including, but not limited to, its privacy policy. This information has been provided for general educational purposes for professional medical personnel only. It is not intended to be relied upon for treatment of an individual patient without a physician�s independent professional review.