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Procedures on mitral valve

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Nov 2024

Designation of Benchmark centers of the Spanish National Health System in October 2024

In October 2024, the Agreements on new pathologies and procedures for the care of which it is necessary to designate Benchmark centers, departments, and units of the National Health System (CSURs) were approved in the cardiovascular, endoscopy, gastrointestinal, nephrology, and urology, obstetrics and gynecology, surgical procedures, neuromodulation, and peripheral vascular fields. In addition, several CSURs were designated or redesignated for previously approved pathologies and procedures.
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Nov 2022

Changes regarding the Spanish Common Package of Benefits

On October 28, 2022, several Resolutions of the General Directorate of the Common Package of Benefits of the National Health and Pharmacy System were published concerning the use of the system for percutaneous repair of the mitral valve with clip, prioritization of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus for the provision of glucose monitoring systems, and the use of glucose monitoring system with sensors (flash type) for type 1 diabetes mellitus in childhood and adolescence.
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Nov 2021

The final version of the 2022 OPS procedure coding classification released in Germany

In late October 2021, the BfArM (Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices) has published the final version of the 2022 OPS procedure coding classification. The OPS, together with the ICD-10-GM (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision, German Modification), forms the basis for the reimbursement systems in outpatient and inpatient care.
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Sep 2019

NHS England: May 2019 Prioritisation Decisions

In May and November each year, NHS England makes decisions on which new treatments should be included for routine commissioning. The decisions are taken by the NHS England Board based on recommendations from the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group (CPAG), which is made up of doctors, health experts, and patient representatives.
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May 2019

Assessments of six medical devices published in Tuscany

With the regional decree of April 23, 2019, Tuscany Regional Healthcare has published assessments of six medical devices belonging to various therapeutic areas, including a system for monitoring in heart failure, TAVI, glaucoma drainage system, intravascular lithotripsy system.
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Mar 2018

The guideline on minimally invasive heart valve interventions will be evaluated by the Institute for Quality Assurance and Transparency in Health Care (IQTIG) in Germany

The German Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) has commissioned the Institute for Quality Assurance and Transparency in Health Care (IQTIG) to evaluate the guideline on minimally invasive heart valve interventions with minimum quality standards for hospitals that want to perform transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) or clip procedures on the mitral valve. The report has to be submitted by December, 2019.