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?

Subtalar Arthroereisis for the Treatment of Pediatric Flatfoot

Health Problem: Flatfoot (FF) refers to a progressive developmental or acquired deformity characterized by plantar medial rotation of the talus, decrease in medial arch height, and abduction of the forefoot. In children, FF may be an isolated clinical entity or it may be found with neuromuscular disorders (e.g., cerebral palsy [CP]). Untreate…

Intense Pulsed Light Therapy for Dry Eye Disease

Health Problem: Dry eye disease (DED) is a type of ocular surface disorder. Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) contributes to DED in approximately 60% of patients. The meibomian glands (MGs) are present in the upper and lower eyelids and they secrete lipids that are an important component of tears. The oily lipids float to the surface of tear …

Canaloplasty for Open-Angle Glaucoma

Health Problem: Glaucoma is a disease of the optic nerve characterized by loss of retinal ganglion cells; remodeling of the lamina cribrosa; structural changes to the nerve; elevated intraocular pressure (IOP); and progressive, irreversible loss of vision leading to blindness. Open-angle glaucoma (OAG) is associated with partial blockage of t…

Proton Beam Therapy for Treatment of Chordoma and Chondrosarcoma of the Skull Base

Health Problem: Chordomas are rare primary bone tumors originating from remnants of the embryonic notochord and most commonly arising in the skull base (32%), mobile spine (33%), and sacrum (29%). Chondrosarcomas, which arise from cartilage, are usually low-grade, indolent, invasive tumors that cause morbidity by compressing skull base neurov…

Thermal Pulsation for Chronic Dry Eye Syndrome and Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

Health Problem: Dry eye disease (DED) is a type of ocular surface disorder. Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) contributes to DED in approximately 60% of patients. The meibomian glands are present in the upper and lower eyelids and they secrete lipids that are an important component of tears. The oily lipids float to the surface of tear soluti…