Aetna InstitutesTM is a program that offers access to networks of high-performing hospitals, clinics and health care facilities that offer specialized care. These programs focus on bariatric, cardiac and orthopedic surgeries. They also provide transplant support, infertility treatment and gene-based, cellular and other innovative therapy (“GCIT™”) services.
Our members look for the Aetna Institutes name. They know they’ll get high-quality care at a reasonable cost. There are three types of Aetna Institutes programs and networks.
1. Institutes of Excellence™
2. Institutes of Quality®
3. GCIT Designated Networks
Aetna Institutes of Excellence providers help patients who are facing a transplant or going through treatment for infertility. To be an Institute of Excellence, a health care facility must meet certain quality criteria. These include:
Aetna Institutes of Quality provide bariatric, cardiac and orthopedic procedures. We select hospitals that meet certain standards of quality and cost efficiency. We measure many factors, such as:
Program criteria for bariatric surgery
The Aetna Institutes program also helps patients who have been diagnosed with certain genetic conditions that may be treated with the use of innovative FDA-approved GCIT products. To be part of this network, a health care facility must:
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