Focus of the Report: This Health Technology Assessment focuses on the use of functional electrical stimulation (FES) for treatment of foot drop in patients who have a history of stroke an average of ≥ 1 year prior to FES treatment. This mean 1-year threshold was implemented to ensure that the majority of enrolled patients within each study we…
Evidence Analysis
It is a challenge for health plans and clinicians to distill and analyze volumes of clinical evidence to determine likely clinical, financial, and risk impacts. This is what we do.Accessed through the Hayes Knowledge Center, the Evidence Analysis Solution addresses the following fundamental questions to help our clients determine coverage positions:
- Does the technology improve health outcomes?
- Are there other benefits associated with the technology?
- What harms might be associated with the technology?
- Have patient selection criteria been established for the technology?
- For which patients might the technology provide a benefit?
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Functional Electrical Stimulation for Foot Drop in Acute or Subacute Phases of Stroke Recovery
Focus of the Report: This Health Technology Assessment focuses on the use of functional electrical stimulation (FES) for treatment of foot drop in patients who have a history of stroke < 1 year prior to FES treatment. A mean 1-year threshold was implemented to ensure that the majority of enrolled patients within each study were was in the acu...
External Female Catheters
This report addresses whether full-text clinical studies, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines and position statements support the use of external urinary catheters in inpatient hospital or residential care settings to reduce the incidence of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) in patients with female genitalia and urinary incontinence (UI).
OverStitch Endoscopic Suturing System (Apollo Endosurgery Inc.) for Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty
This report addresses whether full-text clinical studies, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines and position statements support the use of the OverStitch suturing system (Apollo Endosurgery Inc.) to perform endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty for weight loss in patients with obesity.
Percutaneous Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Treatment of Chronic Pain
Focus of the Report: This report focuses on percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) therapy utilizing an external pulse generator for the treatment of adults with intractable chronic pain (pain persisting for ≥ 3 months).
Technology Description: Percutaneous PNS is a nonpharmac…
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for the Treatment of Crohn Disease
Focus of the Report: The focus of this Health Technology Assessment is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) to treat patients with Crohn disease (CD).
Technology Description: FMT is a procedure by which processed stool from healthy donors i…
Phrenic Nerve Stimulation (remedē System) for Central Sleep Apnea
Focus of the Report: The focus of this Health Technology Assessment is the use of phrenic nerve stimulation (PNS) with the remedē System for the treatment of central sleep apnea (CSA).
Technology Description: Phrenic nerve stimulation (PNS), also known as diaphragm pacing, is the elect…
Impella Heart Pumps for Cardiac Support in Patients Undergoing High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Focus of the Report: The focus of this Health Technology Assessment is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Impella devices for hemodynamic support during high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (HRPCI).
Technology Description: The Impella 2.5, Impella CP (Cardiac Power), a…
The Tether (Zimmer Biomet) for Skeletally Immature Patients With Progressive Idiopathic Scoliosis
This report addresses whether full-text clinical studies, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines and position statements support the use of vertebral body tethering (VBT) with The Tether (Zimmer Biomet Spine Inc.) for correcting spinal curvature in skeletally immature patients with progressive idiopathic scoliosis.
MindMotion GO (MindMaze) for Stroke Telerehabilitation
This report addresses whether full-text clinical studies, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines and position statements support the use of MindMotion GO (MindMaze) for stroke telerehabilitation to improve motor function.