tci Part B Insider - 2003 Issue 9

COVERAGE: CMS Plans to Reach Out for Tech Advice

If you think you're having a hard time keeping up with the galloping advances in medical technology, just think how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must feel. CMS put out a draft document explaining guidelines it may use for seeking an external Technology Assessment when it's considering a new device for a national coverage decision. The Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee may request an external TA when: the scope and scale of the TA involved are too massive to review internally in a reasonable timeframe; orthe complexity of one or more TA activities needs extra help for Coverage...

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