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@OHAOregon
September 24, 2020
Contact: Daphne Peck, 503-373-1985, herc.info@dhsoha.state.or.us (meeting information or accommodation).
What: A public meeting of the Health Evidence Review Commission’s Value-based Benefits Subcommittee.
When: October 1, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: By Zoom or conference call.
Written public comment will be accepted until Sept. 29, at noon. Impromptu testimony will not be taken at the meeting. If you think you may want to testify, please complete the survey to sign up at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/herc-public-comment by Tuesday, Sept. 29, at noon. If you decide not to testify, you can decline later. If you need assistance in signing up for public testimony, please call Daphne Peck at 503-373-1985.
Agenda: Items scheduled for discussion could include, but may not be limited to, the following topics: 2021 CPT, CDT, and HCPCS placement; completion and re-review of GN173 entries: straightforward clean up; low vision aids; cryosurgical ablation of the prostate; facial nerve decompression; bone marrow MRI; radiofrequency ablation for lung tumors; AFP-L3; Cystatin C; nerve allografts; combined kidney liver transplants; hysterectomy at time of salpingo-oophorectomy for BRCA1+ women; peanut allergies and allergy testing and treatment; NASH and bariatric surgery; artificial disks and spinal fusion joint procedures; magnetoencephalography; home intraocular pressure monitoring; evidence-based report: Multicomponent Interventions to Improve Screening for Breast, Cervical or Colorectal Cancer; various straightforward coding and guideline changes.
For more information about the meeting, visit the committee’s website at https://www.oregon.gov/oha/HPA/DSI-HERC/Pages/Meetings-Public.aspx. The meeting agenda and materials will be available one week before the meeting.
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If you need help or have questions, please contact Daphne Peck at 503-373-1985, 711 TTY or herc.info@dhsoha.state.or.us at least 48 hours before the event. Written comments are also welcome at herc.info@dhsoha.state.or.us.