On June 15, 2023, the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV) informed that new services for the detection of the adeno-associated virus (AAV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) will be included in the German Uniform Evaluation Standard (EBM) catalog since July 1, 2023.

On June 13, 2023, the Swedish Medical Technologies Product (MTP) Council recommended that all regions delay the introduction of robotic systems for knee, hip, and spine surgery until they have been evaluated as part of the Orderly introduction framework. For now, MTP Council recommends robotic systems in these indications only to be used in the context of research.

In June 2023, the Clinical Coding and Schedule Development (CCSD) working group, which develops and maintains procedural and diagnostics nomenclatures for private payers in England, published Bulletins 190 and 086 with changes to be implemented no later than August 4, 2023. Fourteen new procedure codes (concerning cardiovascular, diagnostic imaging, endocrine, endoscopy, gastrointestinal, orthopedic and spine, peripheral vascular, robotic surgery, men's health, and radiotherapy fields) and six new diagnostic codes were introduced.

The HTA body of the Tuscany Regional Healthcare issues three types of documents: full HTA reports, rapid HTA reports, and motivational forms. With regional decree 11957 of June 07, 2023, Tuscany Regional Healthcare has published assessments of two medical devices in the cardiovascular and spine areas.

In May 2023, the latest set of guidance (List 3) of the Evidence-based Interventions (EBI) Programme was published. The program is run by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC), supported by NHS England and NICE. Ten procedures were added to the List across a range of medical specialties, including breast surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, cardiovascular, urology, and ophthalmology. It is expected that where treatment criteria outlined in the List for the intervention are met, it would be routinely funded.

On June 5, 2023, the updated version of the Laboratory test nomenclature was published by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) to come into force on July 1, 2023. A total of 138 new codes were introduced.

On June 6, 2023, Belgian National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (INAMI/RIZIV) introduced a new convention to reimburse aspirational and mechanical thrombectomy catheters for arterial thrombosis, deep vein thrombosis, arteriovenous fistula, and pulmonary embolism. Funding will only be provided if there is a shortage of thrombolytic drugs in Belgium.

MTRC offers a new service of paid hourly consultations by the Director, Dr Oleg Borisenko. Normally, MTRC works on a project basis with a fixed budget. However, the format of the project does not fit all our clients. Sometimes, instead of a project, a one-two-hour consultation can be sufficient to guide the company in the right direction in relation to European market access, evidence generation and other related topics. MTRC now offers the possibility of hourly paid consultations with Oleg Borisenko, one of the most knowledgeable experts in European Med Tech market access. Read about typical situations for such support and conditions in this post.

We are happy to announce the further expansion of our HEOR Department with Sandeep Moola, an Evidence Synthesis Specialist. Sandeep holds a Master’s degree in Health Services Management with Honors Care from Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia (2006) and a Master’s degree in Philosophy (Clinical Science) in Evidence-Based Health Care from the University of Adelaide, Australia (2012), and he has a Ph.D. degree in Evidence-Based Health Care from the University of Adelaide, Australia (2017). Sandeep has extensive experience working for one of the world’s leading organizations on evidence-based medicine, Joanna's Briggs Institute in Australia.

On June 1, 2023, NHS England issued an updated version of the National Genomic Test Directory, which lists genomic tests commissioned by NHS England via Genomic Laboratory Hubs. Three new codes (test-indication combinations) were introduced in the Test Directory for rare and inherited diseases.

On May 25, 2023, the Dutch Organization for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) initiated submission of applications for research into the effectiveness and costs of interventions (diagnostic and therapeutic) under the 2025 Incentive subsidy round of the Efficiency Research program. The deadline for submission of applications is September 5, 2023.