On the 26th of April of 2018, the Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) has commissioned to the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) to provide a rapid report regarding the current state of medical knowledge on synchronous balneophototherapy in atopic eczema. The identified results of the current state of medical knowledge would form the basis for the further G-BA’s assessment of adequacy, appropriateness and economic benefits of the researched method.

Flash Glucose Monitoring (FGM) is covered care for four groups of diabetic patients who are already eligible for reimbursement of real-time continuous glucose monitoring (RTCGM). This is stated in the 'Flash Glucose Monitoring' assesement of the Dutch National Health Care Institute

NHS Digital has published experimental statistics on patients that have had a procedure for urogynaecological prolapse or stress urinary incontinence including those where mesh, tape or their equivalents have been used

In the second half of April, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published one diagnostic guidance on adjunctive colposcopy technologies for assessing suspected cervical abnormalities, four Interventional Procedure Guidance for robot-assisted kidney transplant, nerve transfer to partially restore upper limb function in tetraplegia, prostate artery embolisation for lower urinary tract symptoms caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia and microinvasive subconjunctival insertion of a trans-scleral gelatin stent for primary open-angle glaucoma, and two new MedTech Innovation Briefings for sleep mask for diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular oedema and disinfecting cap for needleless connectors.

The cardiothoracic surgery report from the 'Getting It Right First Time' (GIRFT) programme sets out twenty recommendations to improve the way cardiothoracic surgical services are organised and delivered in England.

National Institute for Sickness and Disability Insurance (RIZIV/INAMI) reimburses some or all of the non-implantable medical devices provided by the pharmacist or in some cases by a supplier. In May 2018 the list of non-implantable medical devices has been updated.

On 26th April, the Italian national agency for regional healthcare, AGENAS, announced that five new HTA documents will be produced for medical technologies during the next months.

Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZa) has published the DBC product structure and maximum tariffs for specialist medical care for 2019. Healthcare providers and health insurers can start using it for the contract negotiations for 2019. The most important changes include reimbursement for telemonitoring consultation and reimbursement tariffs

On the 26th of April of 2018, Dental and Pharmaceutical Benefit Agency (Tandvårds- och läkemedelsförmånsverket, TLV) has published a positive decision for inclusion of Aurum Convex (one-piece range of colostomy, ileostomy and urostomy bags with Manuka honey) into the list of pharmaceutical benefits with the price of its comparators of 48.13 SEK per product.

Between 28th of May and 9th of July 2018, SwissDRG will be accepting the requests/suggestions regarding the DRG system in the country.

This is an updated version of the National Clinical Guidelines for the Treatment of Brain Metastases published in 2014.

The Clinical Coding and Schedule Development Group develops and maintains procedural and diagnostics nomenclature for private payers in England. In March one new code for non-invasive nasal airway remodelling was added to the CCSD Schedule.