Dear Amalia,
As I mentioned, the
Ministry of Health needs to resolve some coverage questions for our health
system. We pay for several procedures and some of those devices that we consider
included within the health basket. Nonetheless our coverages are restricted to
"average available technology" (AAT) which means not the latest, not the oldest
device. Our system cannot afford to pay the top of the list in each
device.
We have found difficulties in the assessment
of what AAT exactly means for each and every one of the devices. Difficulties
have ranged from review of written evidence to cost and economic evaluation. At
this precise moment we need to define what AAT exactly is for a range of 60-80
items and there is quite an important time pressure.
Can ECRI help us?
Let us say, medicated earphones. Can ECRI do
a review of what earphones are available in the market with its particular
clinical indications? Can ECRI provide an approach of what can be the AAT in
each case? Can ECRI help us with the cost- assessment?
How long will it take to answer each
question?
Thanks a lot and will be waiting for a prompt
reply,
Leonardo
_____
Leonardo
Cubillos Turriago
Director
General
Dirección
General de Gestión de la Demanda en Salud
Tel:
+ 57 1 3305000 ext. 1590
Tel:
+ 57 316 3362508
email:
lcubillos@minproteccionsocial.gov.co
"Do
or do not. There is no try"
Master
Yoda
Star
Wars - Episode V The empire strikes back
De: Leonardo
Cubillos [mailto:leocubillos@gmail.com]
Enviado el: martes, 14 de
abril de 2009 08:22 a.m.
Para: Patino, Amalia
CC: Leonardo
Cubillos Turriago
Asunto: Health Devices
Evaluation
Dear Amalia,
As I mentioned, the Ministry of Health
needs to resolve a coverage question for our health system. We cover several
procedures and some of those devices. But our coverages are restricted to
"average available technology" (AAT) which means not the latest, not the oldest
device. So we need to precise define what is AAT in every device of a 60-80 item
list. We have an important time-pressure.
Can ECRI provide us that
service? How long will it take to answer each question?
Thanks a lot and
will be waiting for a prompt reply,
Leonardo
--
Leonardo Cubillos Turriago
Cel: + 57 311 5929621
--
All his life
has he looked away... to the future, to the horizon. Never his mind on where he
was... what he was doing.
Master Yoda
Episode V
The empire strikes
back