Accessed through the Hayes Knowledge Center, the Evidence Analysis Solution addresses the following fundamental questions to help our clients determine coverage positions:
Focus of Report: The focus of this Health Technology Assessment is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of dry needling (DN) compared with standard therapies to treat knee osteoarthritis (KOA) in adults.
Technology Description: DN (also called intramuscular stimulation or trigger-p…
This report addresses whether full-text clinical studies, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines and position statements support the use of the GraftJacket Now human dermal allograft (Stryker) for hand surgeries in adults.
Focus of Report: The focus of this Health Technology Assessment is evaluation of the effectiveness and safety of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) compared with conventional surgical wound care for management of surgical incisions after total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
Technology Descripti…
This report addresses whether full-text clinical studies, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines and position statements support gender-affirming hair removal (not related to gender-affirming surgery [GAS] preparation) for patients with gender dysphoria (GD).
This report addresses whether full-text clinical studies, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines and position statements support the use of hair removal as a procedure for gender-affirming surgery (GAS) preparation in patients with gender dysphoria (GD).
Focus of Report: The focus of this Health Technology Assessment is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of sacroiliac joint (SIJ) corticosteroid injection compared with alternative therapies to treat SIJ pain and low back pain (LBP) in adults.
Technology Description: Corticosteroid…
Focus of the Report: The focus of this Health Technology Assessment is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of cochlear implantation to treat hearing loss in adults with single-sided deafness (SSD).
Technology Description: Cochlear implants are surgically implanted electronic devic…
This report addresses whether full-text clinical studies, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines and position statements support the use of female-to-male (FtM) gender-affirming surgery (GAS) for adolescents with gender dysphoria (GD).
Focus of the Report: The focus of this Health Technology Assessment is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of dry needling (DN) compared with standard therapies to treat chronic pain of the neck or upper trapezius in adults.
Technology Description: DN (also called intramuscular st…
This report addresses whether full-text clinical studies, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines and position statements support the use of male-to-female (MtF) gender-affirming surgery (GAS) for adolescents with gender dysphoria (GD).