News and blog posts
17
Apr 2017
Belgian Health Care Knowledge Center issued information about ongoing and planned health technology assessments of medical technologies and IVD tests. They include external cardiac defibrillators, bariatric surgery, OncoType for breast cancer, peripheral drug eluting balloons and others.
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14
Apr 2017
Report found that Sweden has high regional variability in provision of cardiovascular procedures (PCI and CABG), but low to moderate variability in provision of orthopedic and obstetrics procedures compared with selected OECD countries.
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13
Apr 2017
The procedure will be included into Prescribed Specialized Services. About 8000 patients can benefit from the treatment annually. Other stroke treatments are commissioned by Clinical Commissioning Groups.
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10
Apr 2017
Reports presents summary of the reimbursement situation in Europe for all developed or currently under development minimally invasive (transapical approach via mini-thoracotomy) and transcatheter mitral valve repair and replacement procedures for mitral regurgitation.
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06
Apr 2017
A paper comes in response to the European Commission's impact assessment on ways to strengthen the use of and cooperation on Health Technology Assessments (HTAs) at European level. Med Tech Europe proposes five key principles for such a cooperation.
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04
Apr 2017
NICE in the UK has released a consultation document in relation to the TAVI procedure (Interventional Procedure Guidance). Publication of the final guidance, which will replace the guidance from the 2012, is expected in July 2017.
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31
Mar 2017
NHS England has confirmed number of steps, included into the Cancer Strategy Implementation Plan: investment of 94 million pounds into linear accelerators and building up 10 new Rapid Diagnostic and Assessment Centres.
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30
Mar 2017
Our analysis of creation of procedure codes for TAVI in 11 European markets shows different speed in creation of codes, but in general it was a quick process (1.8 years on average). However, in all markets, availability of procedure code did not automatically lead to reimbursement or appropriate reimbursement.
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29
Mar 2017
iFR-SWEDEHEART trial gave another example of quick, inexpensive and reliable way to develop comparative effectiveness for medical device and IVD industry.
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24
Mar 2017
From 1st of April 2017 bariatric surgery will be fully transferred for commissioning by Clinical Commissioning Groups from national payer, the NHS England. English physicians are concerned that provision of surgery will face restrictions by local payers.
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20
Mar 2017
MTRC has released reimbursement report for transcatheter aortic valve implantation in 11 European countries. Report includes information about procedure coding, payment mechanisms, reimbursement tariffs and policies for TAVI.
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15
Mar 2017
MTRC is working on release of 9 reimbursement reports for medical technologies during March 2017, including report for transcatheter aortic valve replacement and eight minimally invasive mitral valve repair and replacement procedures.
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