LANSDALE, Pa., March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Hayes, Inc., a leading provider of evidence-based health technology assessments, now offers its Health Technology Brief Service for hospitals and health networks. The web-based service will provide health care decision-makers with critical information to support their decisions regarding acquiring or adopting new and evolving health technologies for their facilities.
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Developed by Hayes, in direct response to client requests, the service provides clinically focused health technology assessment reports designed to address emerging technologies that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, but not yet widely used or well studied.
“We listened to the needs of our clients over the past year and proactively created a product that addresses their health technology issues and concerns,” said Dr. Diane Hayes, Hayes, Inc. Vice President, Research and Development. “It will help support the decision-making process in hospitals and help them plan for new technologies. The goal for the service is to help hospitals make good decisions and provide the best care for their patients.”
Hayes, Inc. has been providing robust, clinically focused, health technology assessment reports to healthcare organizations for more than 15 years. It supports the belief that the process for contracting and acquisition decisions in hospitals and hospital systems should be supported by an evidence-driven approach to ensure that new technologies that are adopted are safe and efficacious. A sample of information contained in the Brief Service includes:
-- Technology description and targeted patient population -- Current published research evidence -- Regulatory status, including FDA approvals, safety concerns, and contraindications -- Cost for the product and product implementation -- Staffing requirements -- Credentialing related to the new technology -- Coverage information such as CMS policy and cost of technology -- Recommendation for technology adoption
Hayes reports are based on a systematic analysis of all available scientific data derived from formal studies and clinical trials. It has no ties to device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, or any organization standing to benefit from the sale or use of any health technology.
About Hayes
Hayes, Inc., based in Lansdale, PA, is a leader in health technology assessment and has been providing clinically focused reports to healthcare organizations for more than 15 years. The company tracks new and emerging technologies that may have a substantial impact on healthcare costs, utilization, and quality. It offers a wide range of information services, including publications on scheduled releases; client-specific custom reporting; and training in medical literature searching, study design and methodology, data analysis, epidemiological principles, and applied technology assessment. Hayes also provides web-based health decision support tools to assist consumers in making decisions about their health care. For more information, visit http://www.hayesinc.com/.
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CONTACT: Rosemarie Jennings, Hayes, Inc., +1-215-855-0615, ext. 346,rjennings@hayesinc.com
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