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 assesses subtalar arthroereisis (SA) for treating adults with symptomatic flatfoot (FF) deformity that does not respond to conservative measures and negatively impacts the patient’s ability to function in activities of daily living.
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Focus of the Report: This report evaluates the use of the ProKera device (Bio-Tissue Inc.) for the treatment of ocular indications.
Technology Description: ProKera is comprised of a cryopreserved human amniotic membrane graft that is fastened to an ophthalmic conformer without the use …
Focus of the Report: This report addressed the use of microfragmented adipose tissue (MFAT) as a stand-alone treatment via intra-articular injection for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA).
Technology Description: To prepare MFAT for use in the joint, fat is extracted from another lo…
Focus of the Report: This report focuses on the use of proton beam therapy (PBT) to treat prostate cancer.
Technology Description: PBT is a type of external radiation treatment in which positively charged subatomic particles (protons) are precisely targeted to a specific tissue mass us…
Focus of the Report: This report addresses the use of processed nerve allografts (Avance Nerve Graft) for repair of peripheral nerve discontinuities.
Technology Description: The Avance Nerve Graft is a processed nerve allograft intended for bridging nerve discontinuities to support reg…
Focus of the Report: This report addresses the use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) used in addition to standard wound care following surgery to treat pilonidal disease.
Technology Description: NPWT uses a device to apply subatmospheric pressure in a closed environment to cont…
Focus of the Report: The focus of this report is phacocanaloplasty (P-CP) for the treatment of concomitant open-angle glaucoma (OAG) and cataract in adult patients.
Technology Description: P-CP combines phacoemulsification (phaco), the standard care cataract extraction and intraocular …
Focus of the Report: This report evaluates cooled radiofrequency ablation (CRFA) using the Coolief Cooled Radiofrequency system (Avanos Medical Inc.) for pain associated with knee osteoarthritis (KOA).
Technology Description: CRFA is intended to use less heat than conventional radiofre…
Focus of the Report: This report evaluates cooled radiofrequency ablation (CRFA) using the Coolief Cooled Radiofrequency system (Avanos Medical Inc.) for pain associated with knee osteoarthritis (KOA).
Technology Description: CRFA is intended to use less heat than conventional radiofre…
Focus of Report: Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) with real-time magnetic resonance imaging thermography is being investigated as a minimally invasive surgical alternative for treatment of mesial refractory temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE).
Technology Description: LITT delivers …