Every Hayes publication is developed by multidisciplinary teams of clinicians and scientists using rigorous methods grounded in internally recognized standards for systematic review and Health Technology Assessment. Learn more about these evidence resources and see sample titles below.
See below for some of our recent publications.
Focus of the Report: This report focuses on Rezūm water vapor therapy for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
Technology Description: Rezūm is a minimally invasive surgical therapy that utilizes the convective principles …
Focus of the Report: The focus of this health technology assessment is use of the coflex Interlaminar Stabilization device (Surgalign Spine Technologies Inc.) for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) in adults. The coflex device offers a minimally invasive adjunct to traditional decompressive surgery and a surgical alternative to spi…
Focus of the Report: This health technology assessment focuses on partial knee arthroplasty (PKA) with the Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery system for treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA).
Technology Description: The Mako Robotic-Arm system is a semi-active tactile robotic system, m…
Tavneos (avacopan) is an oral complement 5a receptor (C5aR) antagonist indicated as an adjunctive treatment of adult patients with severe active anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (granulomatosis with polyangiitis [GPA] and microscopic polyangiitis [MPA]) in combination with standard therapy including glucocorticoids.
This report reviews clinical study abstracts and clinical practice guidelines addressing genetic testing for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD).
Focus of the Report: This health technology assessment focuses on the use of an absorbable perirectal spacer (APS) (SpaceOAR; Boston Scientific) to prevent rectal toxicity in patients undergoing radiation therapy (RT) for prostate cancer (PCa).
Technology Description: The SpaceOAR APS …
This report addresses whether full-text clinical studies, systematic reviews, and clinical practice guidelines and position statements support the use of ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent with Neuroprotective System compared with open carotid endarterectomy (CEA) procedure for the treatment of coronary artery stenosis to improve clinical outcomes, decrease length of stay, and reduce…
This report evaluates the clinical utility of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) (formerly NIPS, NIPT) screening for fetal sex chromosome aneuploidy (SCA) in women with singleton or twin pregnancies.
Tivdak (tisotumab vedotin-tftv) is an intravenously administered tissue factor-directed antibody and microtubule inhibitor conjugate indicated for the treatment of adult patients with recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer with disease progression on or after chemotherapy.
Focus of the Report: This report focuses on transperineal template prostate (TTP) biopsy as an alternative to standard transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) biopsy for purposes of confirming candidacy for active surveillance or for restaging during active surveillance in men who previously had biopsy results that were positive for favorable-risk pros…