Accessed through the Hayes Knowledge Center, the Evidence Analysis Solution addresses the following fundamental questions to help our clients determine coverage positions:
Focus of the Report: This report evaluates the use of tisagenlecleucel (Kymriah) for the treatment of relapsed or refractory (r/r) B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) or r/r diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).
Technology Description: Tisagenlecleucel therapy is a form of chime…
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Focus of the Report: This health technology assessment focuses on the use of genicular nerve blocks (GNB) for the management of knee pain associated with osteoarthritis of the knee (KOA) or persistent pain following total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
Technology Description: In a GNB proced…
Focus of the Report: This report focuses on electronic monitoring (EM) of hand hygiene (HH) in a hospital setting.
Technology Description: Electronic HH monitoring systems vary in their degree of sophistication. The simplest are straightforward counters that record the number of times …
Focus of the Report: This report focuses on magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) for diagnosis and staging of liver fibrosis.
Technology Description: MRE relies on visualization of the passage of sound waves through liver tissue while the patient is in a magnetic resonance imaging (MR…
Focus of the Report: This report focuses on the use of lymphovenous anastomosis (LVA) for the surgical treatment of patients with lymphedema.
Technology Description: LVA is a microsurgical procedure used to restore adequate lymphatic drainage from tissues of the upper or lower extremit…
Focus of the Report: This health technology assessment focuses on prostatic urethral lift (PUL) with the UroLift System for treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Technology Description: The UroLift System is a minimally invasi…
Focus of the Report: This Health Technology Assessment focuses on expandable interbody cages (EICs) for cervical fusion in patients with degenerative disc disease (DDD).
Technology Description: Interbody fusion procedures involve the removal of a pathologic disc and insertion of interbody cages and bone grafts, with the aim of stabilizing the spine by …
Focus of the Report: This report focuses on the efficacy and safety of TYRX antibacterial envelopes (Medtronic Inc.) for the prevention of infection following implantation of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs).
Technology Description: The TYRX antibacterial envelope is a su…
Focus of the Report: This report focuses on minimally invasive techniques for thyroidectomy.
Technology Description: For minimally invasive thyroid surgery, patients are placed under general anesthesia and the procedure is performed through small incisions in the neck, breast, armpits,…