Evaluation of individual medical services - MEL 2012

Marisa Warmuth
Project co-operation: LBI-HTA staff for individual reviews
Duration: January 2012 - April 2012

Suggested by: BMG
Publication of reports: on July, 15th 2012

Objective:
Each year, the Austrian Ministry of Health, Family and Youth receives suggestions for numerous new medical interventions to get reimbursed. The aim of this project is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of interventions, suggested to be included into the MEL (German for: individual medical services) catalogue. Themes (interventions) were prioritized by the Ministry of Health and contracted out to the LBI-HTA.

Method:
The assessments are based on systematic reviews for each intervention and a summary of the scientific evidence according to the GRADE scheme. For the second time, there is a cooperation with the german NUB process, which also appraises with the same method for both countries relevant new medical interventions at the same time.

Decision Support Documents 2012:

• DSD 53: Radiofrequency ablation of tumors of the lung and mediastinal lymph nodes
  https://eprints.aihta.at/957/
• DSD 54: Radiofrequency ablation of bone tumors (osteoid-osteoma and osseous metastases)
  https://eprints.aihta.at/958/
• DSD 55: Radiofrequency Ablation for Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer
  https://eprints.aihta.at/959/
• DSD 56: Radiofrequency Ablation for Treatment of Benign and Malignant Lesions of Endocrine Organs (Thyroid and Adrenal Gland)
  https://eprints.aihta.at/960/
• DSD 57: Radiofrequency Ablation for Treatment of Breast Cancer
  https://eprints.aihta.at/961/  
• DSD 58: Radiofrequency ablation of primary tumors of the gastrointestinal tract (colorectal and pancreatic cancer)
  https://eprints.aihta.at/962/   
• DSD 59: Radiofrequency Ablation for Treatment of Tumors of the Urogenital Tract (Renal Cell Carcinoma, Prostate Cancer and Uterine Leiomyoma)
  https://eprints.aihta.at/963/  
• DSD 60: Sling suspension in male urinary incontinence
  https://eprints.aihta.at/964/

+ 4 Updates:

• DSD 06/ Update 2012: Cell therapy for urinary stress incontinence
  https://eprints.aihta.at/965/
• DSD 23/ Update 2012: Intraoperative radiotherapy for primary breast cancer
  https://eprints.aihta.at/966/                                                                      
• DSD 41/ Update 2012: Percutaneous repair of mitral regurgitation with the MitraClip
  https://eprints.aihta.at/967/
• DSD 45/ Update 2012: Renal denervation in patients with essential hypertension
  https://eprints.aihta.at/968/