Per the notice below, the Effective Health Care (EHC) Program has issued three reports for public input.
Opportunity to Submit Scientific Information
The Effective Health Care (EHC) Program is interested in receiving supplemental evidence and data (SEADs) for systematic reviews that are relevant to the questions in our evidence reports. To ensure that it has full access to relevant research, whether or not it is published, the EHC Program is interested in receiving SEADs containing detailed study-specific information. Opportunities to submit scientific information are available for:
Patient and Provider Level Strategies to Address Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health and Healthcare
(Available for submission until December 16, 2022)
As the importance of addressing health disparities has become widely recognized, there is an increasingly broad and diverse body of evidence on interventions to reduce racial/ethnic disparities in health. Yet, uncertainty exists regarding the nature, volume and quality of the research identifying the most effective and sustainable interventions to implement. This technical brief will describe the state of the research on strategies targeted at patient and providers designed to improve health outcomes and reduce racial/ethnic disparities.
Healthcare System Level Strategies to Address Racial/Ethnic and Related Disparities in Health and Healthcare (Available for submission until December 16, 2022)
As the importance of addressing health disparities has become widely recognized, there is an increasingly broad and diverse body of evidence on interventions to reduce racial/ethnic disparities in health. Yet, uncertainty exists regarding the nature, volume and quality of the research identifying the most effective and sustainable interventions to implement. This technical brief will describe the state of the research on healthcare system level strategies designed to improve health outcomes and reduce racial/ethnic disparities.
Research Report Now Available
Analysis of Requirements for Coverage With Evidence Development (CED) – Topic Refinement
(Research Report, released on November 9, 2022)
The objective of this report is to describe the process and resulting recommendations to CMS for an update to the Coverage with Evidence Development (CED) study design requirements. We aimed to refine the study design requirements so that investigators are efficient in completing studies that contribute to an evidence base with the goal of ending the CED process when there is 1) sufficient evidence for a coverage NCD; 2) sufficient evidence for a non-coverage NCD; or 3) a decision to defer the coverage decision to a Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC). Our goal for the set of requirements is that they will guide investigators to collect and use data generated in the care of patients to produce strong evidence about the health outcomes from use of products by Medicare beneficiaries, with integrity in the scientific process and transparency at all stages.