News and blog posts
08
May 2017
French National Authority for Health (HAS) has initiated an assessment of organizational impact of mechanical thrombectomy on the system of stroke management in France with objective to find the most adequate way of further introduction of the method into French health care system.
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05
May 2017
A new decree changed reimbursement approach for critical care in France. Before, it was reimbursed via daily supplements on top of base DRG tariff. New model introduces a mixed payment system with daily supplements and additional annual flat-rate fee, which depends on the size of the intensive care unit and activity in the previous year.
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04
May 2017
Check out reimbursement summary for the most established transcatheter mitral valve repair procedure in England, France and Germany. Reimbursement is established in Germany and France (for one indication). It is in process to be established in England and in France (for other indications).
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04
May 2017
Currently there are 10 ongoing mini-health technology assessments of medical technologies in Norway. After completion of evaluation, decision will be made about funding of these technologies at hospital level.
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03
May 2017
Guidelines from Norwegian Directorate for Health have high impact and can be considered as commissioning guidelines. New criteria for screening for gestational diabetes and new fasting glucose threshold for diagnosis were determined.
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03
May 2017
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the UK issued one Interventional Procedure Guidance, one Med Tech Innovation Briefing and updated two of Clinical Guidelines in April 2017.
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03
May 2017
As the leading distributor of market intelligence, MarketResearch.com is pleased to announce a business partnership with European Med Tech Reimbursement Consulting AB that allows for the marketing and distribution of MTRC's proprietary reimbursement reports for medical technologies.
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02
May 2017
The Forum of Norwegian payers made decision about introduction of three medical technologies: mechanical thrombectomy for stroke, baroreflex activation therapy for resistant hypertension and non-invasive prenatal testing for detection of trisomy 13, 18 and 21.
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01
May 2017
This post presents an extract from our reimbursement analysis for angioplasty of arteries lower extremities using plain and drug-coated balloons (DCBs) for peripheral artery disease in England, France and Germany. Plain balloon angioplasty is reimbursement via DRG solely and DCBs are reimbursement via combination of DRG and add-on reimbursement.
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28
Apr 2017
Three mini-HTAs were published since beginning of 2017: procalcitonin for diagnostic of bacterial infections, Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) for achalasia, and use of the Prosigna test (PAM50 ROR) for decisions on adjuvant treatment in breast cancer. These assessments can support introduction of methods at local hospital level in Norway.
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28
Apr 2017
Suggestions for change of DRG system will be accepted by Dutch Healthcare Authority (NZa) by 1st of June 2017. If accepted, changes will be implemented in 2019.
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27
Apr 2017
Assessment using HTA Core Model framework revealed that technology is safe, but evidence of efficacy is limited.
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