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Oregon Health Evidence Review Commission And HERC's Value-based Benefits Subcommittee Meet May 19, 2022 - 04/21/22

April 21, 2022

Contacts: Philip Schmidt, 503-383-6079, philip.schmidt@dshoha.state.or.us  (media inquiries)

Daphne Peck, 503-580-9792, herc.info@dhsoha.state.or.us (meeting information or accommodation)

Oregon Health Evidence Review Commission and HERC’s Value-based Benefits Subcommittee meet May 19, 2022

Oregon Health Evidence Review Commission meets May 19

What: A public meeting of the Health Evidence Review Commission

When: Thursday, May 19, 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Where: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1616586803?pwd=WTQyN0YwcEk3SVk1dEJKU01pVy9EQT09

1 669 254 5252  Meeting ID: 161 658 6803 |Passcode: 506054

Note: Unscheduled testimony will not be allowed 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, 5/17/2022, noon Pacific time. If you decide not to testify, you can always decline later. If you need assistance in signing up for public testimony, please call Daphne Peck at 503-580-9792.

Written public comment (up to 1,000 words per sender for each topic) will be accepted until noon Pacific time on 5/17/2022; submit to HERC.Info@dhsoha.state.or.us.

Agenda: HERC will consider the following topics:

  • Value-based Benefits Subcommittee (VbBS) report*
  • PANDAS/PANS Coverage Guidance
  • Bariatric Procedures Scope statement

*Topics which remain unresolved at the conclusion of the morning's VbBS meeting will not be heard by HERC until a later date. Public notice of tabled topics will be announced 28-days prior their next scheduled discussion.

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. 

HERC’s Value-based Benefits Subcommittee meets May 19, 2022

What: A public meeting of the Health Evidence Review Commission’s Value-based Benefits Subcommittee

When: Thursday, May 19, 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Where: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1616586803?pwd=WTQyN0YwcEk3SVk1dEJKU01pVy9EQT09

1 669 254 5252  Meeting ID: 161 658 6803 |Passcode: 506054

Note: Unscheduled testimony will not be allowed 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, 5/17/2022, noon Pacific time. If you decide not to testify, you can always decline later. If you need assistance in signing up for public testimony, please call Daphne Peck at 503-580-9792.

Written public comment (up to 1,000 words per sender for each topic) will be accepted until noon Pacific time on 5/17/2022; submit to HERC.Info@dhsoha.state.or.us.

Agenda: Items scheduled for discussion could include, but may not be limited to, the following topics:

  • Straightforward consent agenda items
  • New COVID-19 codes
  • Visual field testing (Eye tests for various conditions)
  • Adenoidectomy guideline update 2022 (Adenoid removal for children with hearing loss related to ear infections)
  • Guideline revisions for bone anchored hearing aids (BAHA) (A specific type of hearing aid for children)
  • Temporary urethral stents (Small tube inserted in the urine duct to treat a prostate condition)
  • Fecal lactoferrin (A stool test to help diagnose the cause of bowel problems)
  • Gastric neurostimulators (Implanted device used for diabetic stomach problems)
  • Routine monitoring MRIs in multiple sclerosis (An imaging test for people with multiple sclerosis)
  • Autologous chondrocyte implantation (Healthy cartilage is taken from the knee and grown in a lab, then used to patch a damaged area)
  • Coronary CT angiography (An imaging test that looks at the arteries that supply blood to the heart)
  • Rhinophyma shaving (Removing thickened skin from the nose due to a skin condition)
  • Spinal cord stimulators for diabetic peripheral neuropathy (Spinal cord stimulation for lower body nerve issues for people with diabetes)
  • Shoulder arthroplasty with subacromial spacers (Shoulder surgery with balloon implants to treat conditions such as severely torn rotator cuffs)
  • Erythropoietin in chronic renal disease (A drug to treat low blood count caused by kidney disease)
  • Orthodontia guideline update (Braces for severely misaligned teeth that affect speech or eating)
  • Benign gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors (Surgery for an abnormal growth found in the stomach or intestines)
  • Coverage guidance
    • PANDAS/PANS (Mental health symptoms developed after infection in children)

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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For people who speak a language other than English or people with disabilities we can provide free help.  Some examples are: spoken language interpreters, sign language interpreters, CART captioning, braille, large print, transcripts, virtual platform change. If you need help with these services or other related services please contact Daphne Peck, 503-580-9792 (voice), HERC.Info@dhsoha.state.or.us at least 48 business hours before the meeting. All relay calls are accepted. To best ensure our ability to provide an accommodation please contact us even if you are only considering attending the meeting. The earlier you make a request the more likely we can meet the need.


 

Oregon Health Evidence Review Commission And HERC's Value-based Benefits Subcommittee Meet May 19, 2022 - 04/21/22

April 21, 2022

Contacts: Philip Schmidt, 503-383-6079, philip.schmidt@dshoha.state.or.us  (media inquiries)

Daphne Peck, 503-580-9792, herc.info@dhsoha.state.or.us (meeting information or accommodation)

Oregon Health Evidence Review Commission and HERC’s Value-based Benefits Subcommittee meet May 19, 2022

Oregon Health Evidence Review Commission meets May 19

What: A public meeting of the Health Evidence Review Commission

When: Thursday, May 19, 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Where: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1616586803?pwd=WTQyN0YwcEk3SVk1dEJKU01pVy9EQT09

1 669 254 5252  Meeting ID: 161 658 6803 |Passcode: 506054

Note: Unscheduled testimony will not be allowed 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, 5/17/2022, noon Pacific time. If you decide not to testify, you can always decline later. If you need assistance in signing up for public testimony, please call Daphne Peck at 503-580-9792.

Written public comment (up to 1,000 words per sender for each topic) will be accepted until noon Pacific time on 5/17/2022; submit to HERC.Info@dhsoha.state.or.us.

Agenda: HERC will consider the following topics:

  • Value-based Benefits Subcommittee (VbBS) report*
  • PANDAS/PANS Coverage Guidance
  • Bariatric Procedures Scope statement

*Topics which remain unresolved at the conclusion of the morning's VbBS meeting will not be heard by HERC until a later date. Public notice of tabled topics will be announced 28-days prior their next scheduled discussion.

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. 

HERC’s Value-based Benefits Subcommittee meets May 19, 2022

What: A public meeting of the Health Evidence Review Commission’s Value-based Benefits Subcommittee

When: Thursday, May 19, 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Where: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1616586803?pwd=WTQyN0YwcEk3SVk1dEJKU01pVy9EQT09

1 669 254 5252  Meeting ID: 161 658 6803 |Passcode: 506054

Note: Unscheduled testimony will not be allowed 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, 5/17/2022, noon Pacific time. If you decide not to testify, you can always decline later. If you need assistance in signing up for public testimony, please call Daphne Peck at 503-580-9792.

Written public comment (up to 1,000 words per sender for each topic) will be accepted until noon Pacific time on 5/17/2022; submit to HERC.Info@dhsoha.state.or.us.

Agenda: Items scheduled for discussion could include, but may not be limited to, the following topics:

  • Straightforward consent agenda items
  • New COVID-19 codes
  • Visual field testing (Eye tests for various conditions)
  • Adenoidectomy guideline update 2022 (Adenoid removal for children with hearing loss related to ear infections)
  • Guideline revisions for bone anchored hearing aids (BAHA) (A specific type of hearing aid for children)
  • Temporary urethral stents (Small tube inserted in the urine duct to treat a prostate condition)
  • Fecal lactoferrin (A stool test to help diagnose the cause of bowel problems)
  • Gastric neurostimulators (Implanted device used for diabetic stomach problems)
  • Routine monitoring MRIs in multiple sclerosis (An imaging test for people with multiple sclerosis)
  • Autologous chondrocyte implantation (Healthy cartilage is taken from the knee and grown in a lab, then used to patch a damaged area)
  • Coronary CT angiography (An imaging test that looks at the arteries that supply blood to the heart)
  • Rhinophyma shaving (Removing thickened skin from the nose due to a skin condition)
  • Spinal cord stimulators for diabetic peripheral neuropathy (Spinal cord stimulation for lower body nerve issues for people with diabetes)
  • Shoulder arthroplasty with subacromial spacers (Shoulder surgery with balloon implants to treat conditions such as severely torn rotator cuffs)
  • Erythropoietin in chronic renal disease (A drug to treat low blood count caused by kidney disease)
  • Orthodontia guideline update (Braces for severely misaligned teeth that affect speech or eating)
  • Benign gastrointestinal carcinoid tumors (Surgery for an abnormal growth found in the stomach or intestines)
  • Coverage guidance
    • PANDAS/PANS (Mental health symptoms developed after infection in children)

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. 

# # #

For people who speak a language other than English or people with disabilities we can provide free help.  Some examples are: spoken language interpreters, sign language interpreters, CART captioning, braille, large print, transcripts, virtual platform change. If you need help with these services or other related services please contact Daphne Peck, 503-580-9792 (voice), HERC.Info@dhsoha.state.or.us at least 48 business hours before the meeting. All relay calls are accepted. To best ensure our ability to provide an accommodation please contact us even if you are only considering attending the meeting. The earlier you make a request the more likely we can meet the need.