Accessed through the Hayes Knowledge Center, the Evidence Analysis Solution addresses the following fundamental questions to help our clients determine coverage positions:
Focus of the Report: This report focuses on pattern electroretinography (PERG) for the diagnosis of glaucoma.
Technology Description: Early diagnosis of glaucoma can reduce the risk of irreversible vision loss and blindness. Electroretinography (ERG) is a minimally invasive procedure that provides an objective assessment of retinal function. PERG is a …
Focus of the Report: This report focuses on Aquablation therapy for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Technology Description: Aquablation therapy is a minimally invasive procedure that ablates overgrown prostatic tissue in order to restore patency to the urethral passageway. High-veloci…
Focus of the Report: This report focuses on the use of intravenous (IV) ketamine for the treatment of chronic nonmalignant pain.
Technology Description: The hydrochloride (HCl) acid salt of ketamine is a rapid-acting phencyclidine anesthetic indicated for the induction of anesthesia prior to the administration of other general anesthetic agents, as a s…
Focus of the Report: Oral anticoagulation (OAC) is standard care to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and risk factors for stroke. Limitations of OAC therapy have spurred the development of nonpharmaceutical approaches to prevent stroke in patients with AF by occluding the left atrial appendage (LAA). LAA occlu…
Focus of the Report: This report focuses on venous sinus stenting (VSS) for treatment of idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) that has failed to respond to available drug and conservative treatments.
Technology Description: VSS is an endovascular procedure performed via the jugul…
Focus of the Report: This report evaluates the use of liquid sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) for the treatment of allergic rhinitis in the United States.
Technology Description: Liquid SLIT involves the daily administration of a diluted dose of an allergen under the tongue, which allow…
Focus of the Report: This report focuses on Eustachian tube balloon dilation (ETBD) for treatment of adults with chronic Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) refractory to medical management (MM).
Technology Description: ETBD is a minimally invasive transnasal endoscopic procedure in whic…
Focus of the Report: This report focuses on the use of prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) as an alternative to standard primary closure of open abdominal wounds following elective surgery with the goal of preventing surgical site infections (SSIs).
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Focus of the Report: This report focuses on the HCV-FibroSure blood test for detection and staging of liver damage in patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV).
Technology Description: The FibroSure test (marketed as FibroTest outside the United States) measures blood levels of bi…
Focus of the Report: Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is used as an adjunct to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) for the treatment of seizures uncontrolled by medical management, epileptic surgery, or other interventions such as ketogenic diets.
Technology Description: VNS requires the surgical implantation of a pulse generator under the skin of the chest, conne…