Horizon Scanning

It is a challenge for health plans and clinicians to know what emerging technologies are in the preapproval phase and what their clinical, financial, and risk impacts might be. This is where we come in.

The Hayes Horizon Scanning Solution identifies innovative and potentially disruptive health technologies that are in various stages of the regulatory approval process. Our Research Analysts continually investigate new technologies that are on the horizon or in the early stages of clinical investigation, as well as the testing of existing technologies that may be seeking approval for new clinical applications. Hayes Horizon Scanning helps you track emerging technologies before you need to make decisions. Accessed through the Hayes Knowledge Center, Hayes Horizon Scanning addresses the following fundamental questions to help our clients forecast emerging technologies:

  • Is this emerging technology new or replacing an existing technology?
  • Where is this technology in the FDA regulatory process?
  • When will this technology be commercially available in the market?
  • What is the projected use, cost, and financial impact of this technology?

UroLift System

Permanent prostatic urethral lift implants to relieve blocked urine flow in men age 50 and older with benign prostatic hypertrophy.

Dominion Vi Scanner (DViS)

A mobile “O-arm” for real-time 3-dimensional imaging with potential applications in critical care, trauma and emergency, orthopedic, image-guided, and interventional imaging.  

MAKOplasty Total Hip Arthroplasty

A preoperative 3-dimensional image reconstruction system with a surgeon-interactive robotic arm used to assist in planning and placing the joint implant during total hip arthroplasty. 

MAKOplasty Partial Knee Resurfacing

A preoperative 3-dimensional image reconstruction system with a surgeon-interactive robotic arm used to assist in planning and performing partial knee resurfacing.