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Oregon Health Policy and Research

Health Evidence Review Commission

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This commission is administered through the Office for Oregon Health Policy & Research, Jeanene Smith MD, MPH, Administrator.  Darren Coffman, Director, Health Evidence Review Commission. 
 
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Salem Office
General Services Building
1225 Ferry Street, Suite C
Salem, OR 97301		 8:00 am - 5:00 pm  Dorothy Allen
Commission Specialist
503-373-1985

  
  

 

 

 

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HERC Information

The Health Evidence Review Commission (HERC) shall:
  • Develop and maintain a list of health services ranked by priority, from the most important to the least important, representing the comparative benefits of each service to the population to be served
  • Develop or identify and shall disseminate evidence-based health care guidelines for use by providers, consumers and purchasers of health care in Oregon
  • Conduct comparative effectiveness research of health technologies

Statute (ORS 414.688 to 414.704)
Administrative Rule (OAR 409-060-0100 to 409-060-0150), eff. 2/1/2013
House Bill 2100 (2011) Creates the Health Evidence Review Commission
Commission By-Laws  

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Public Meeting Notice

 

Public Testimony and Top Review Criteria

HERC Criteria for Topic Review on the Placement of Services on the Prioritized List
HERC Policy on Acceptance of Testimony and Guidelines for Speakers & Presenters Updated 8/9/12



 
 
June Public Meetings

Evidence-based Guidelines Subcommittee (EbGS)
June 6, 2013
2:00pm - 3:30pm  New time
Meridian Park Hospital Community Health Education Center, Room 117
19300 SW 65th Avenue, Tualatin, OR 97062 Map                                                        Edited: 5/21/13
Discussion of the following previously reviewed coverage guidance topic will continue and a draft guidance may be approved for opening to the 30-day written public comment period:
-Prenatal genetic testing

Discussion of the following previously reviewed coverage guidance topic will continue, and a draft guidance may be approved to forward to the Value-based Benefits Subcommittee and the Health Evidence Review Commission:

-Treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children

The following new coverage guidance topic will be reviewed and a draft guidance may be approvedfor opening to the 30-day written public comment period:

-Botulinum toxin for prophylaxis of chronic migraine and tension-type headache
Removed from agenda 5/21/13

Public comment will be accepted at each meeting but may be limited per the HERC policy.



Health Technology Assessment Subcommittee (HTAS)
Junel 24, 2013
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Meridian Park Hospital
Community Health Education Center, Room 117
19300 SW 65th Avenue, Tualatin, OR 97062

The Health Technology Assessment Subcommittee will meet on June 24, 2013.
The items scheduled for discussion include:
1) Continue discussion of new draft coverage guidance on Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome
    (FAI) Surgery
2) Initial review of draft coverage guidances on:
    a. Upper Endoscopy for GERD
    b. Use of DEXA in screening for and monitoring of osteoporosis
Public comment will be accepted at each meeting but may be limited per the HERC policy.


August Public Meetings

Value-based Benefits Subcommittee (VbBS)
August 8, 2013
~8:30am - 12:30pm
Meridian Park Hospital
Community Health Education Center, Room 117
19300 SW 65th Avenue, Tualatin, OR 97062 Map


Health Evidence Review Commission (HERC)
August 8, 2013
~1:00pm - 4:00pm
Meridian Park Hospital
Community Health Education Center, Room 117
19300 SW 65th Avenue, Tualatin, OR 97062


Public comment will be accepted at each meeting but may be limited per the HERC policy.






 Staff  
Darren Coffman Director (503) 373-1616
Ariel Smits, MD MPH Medical Director (503) 373-1647
Cat Livingston, MD MPH Associate Medical Director  (503) 373-1647
Jason Gingerich Policy Analyst (503) 373-1771
Dorothy Allen Commission Specialist (503) 373-1985
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Prioritized List

Prioritized List of Health Services
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Evidence-based Guidelines

Updated 5/1/12
Information and Updates:
 
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Coverage Guidance

For information on the Coverage Guidance Process including topics for which public comment is currently being accepted, completed coverage guidances, coverage guidance topics currently under development and potential future topics for coverage guidance development, please visit:

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Coverage Guidance Current Topics

Coverage Guidance Topics Currently Under Development
The following link provides the list of topics that are currently undergoing the coverage guidance development process, including their current status and the earliest date at which they could be considered by the Health Evidence Review Commission for final approval.  Where available, links to publicly available evidence reports from trusted sources on which a coverage guidance is being based are provided.  When evidence reports from trusted sources are proprietary, summaries of those reports, along with citations of evidence referenced in the report, will be provided prior to the topic’s initial discussion by either the Evidence-based Guidelines Subcommittee or Health Technology Assessment Subcommittee. 
 
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Coverage Guidance Potential Future Topics

Potential Future Topics for Coverage Guidance Development
The following link provides a list of topics approved by the Health Evidence Review Commission for potential future coverage guidance development, including the date of the commission meeting when the topic was added to this list and the subcommittee which the topic has initially been assigned. Where available, links to publicly available evidence reports from trusted sources on which a potential coverage guidance will be based are provided.
 
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Commission Meetings

Lead Staff:  Darren Coffman, HERC Director
Health Evidence Review Commission 

 

August 8, 2013

Meridian Park Hospital
Community Health Education Center, Room 117
19300 SW 65th Avenue, Tualatin, OR 97062


 
 
2013 Tentative Meetings
The standard time for this meeting is 1:30-4:30 pm, see public notice for exact time of upcoming meetings. 
Date          Location
01/10/2013 Meridian Park Hospital, Room 117B
03/14/2013 Meridian Park Hospital, Room 117B Cancelled
05/09/2013 Wilsonville Training Center, Room 112 *Time change: 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
08/08/2013 Meridian Park Hospital, Room 117B
10/10/2013 Meridian Park Hospital, Room 117B 
11/14/2013 Conference Call -New, Tentative
12/12/2013 Meridian Park Hospital, Room 117B Tentative
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Subcommittee Meetings

   EbGS
Lead staff: Dr. Cat Livingston, Associate Medical Director 
Evidence-based Guidelines Subcommittee (EbGS)
6/6/13

Meridian Park Hospital
Community Health Education Center, Room 117
19300 SW 65th Avenue, Tualatin, OR 97062 
 
2013 Tentative Meeting
The standard time for this meeting is 2:00-5:00 pm, see public notice for exact time of upcoming meetings.
Date           Location
02/07/2013 Wilsonville Training Center Room 218
04/04/2013 Meridian Park Hospital, Room 117B
06/06/2013 Meridian Park Hospital, Room 117B - Time change: 2:00-3:30 pm
09/12/2013 Meridian Park Hospital, Room 117B
11/07/2013 Meridian Park Hospital, Room 117B
   HTAS
Lead Staff: Jason Gingerich, Policy Analyst
Health Technology Assessment Subcommittee (HTAS) 
June 24, 2013

Meridian Park Hospital
Community Health Education Center, Room 117
19300 SW 65th Avenue, Tualatin, OR 97062
Public Meeting Notice | Map  
 
  
2013 Tentative Meeting
The standard time for this meeting is 1:00-4:00 pm, see public notice for exact time of upcoming meetings.
Date           Location
02/25/2013 Meridian Park Hospital, Room 117B
04/22/2013 Wilsonville Training Center, Room 111-112
06/24/2013 Meridian Park Hospital, Room 117B
09/23/2013 Meridian Park Hospital, Room 117B
11/25/2013 Meridian Park Hospital, Room 117B
 
 
 
   VbBS
Lead staff: Dr. Ariel Smits, Medical Director
 
Value-based Benefits Subcommittee (VbBS)
August 8, 2013

Meridian Park Hospital
Community Health Education Center, Room 117
19300 SW 65th Avenue, Tualatin, OR 97062
  
2013 Tentative Meetings   
The standard time for this meeting is 9:00-1:30 pm, see public notice for exact time of upcoming meetings. 
Date           Location
01/10/2013 Meridian Park Hospital, Room 117B
03/14/2013 Meridian Park Hospital, Room 117B
05/09/2013 Wilsonville Training Center, Room 112 ~8:30 am to 12:30 pm
08/08/2013 Meridian Park Hospital, Room 117B
10/10/2013 Meridian Park Hospital, Room 117B 
11/14/2013 Meridian Park Hospital, Room 117B  -New
12/12/2013 Meridian Park Hospital, Room 117B  
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Meeting Minutes and Agendas

 

 
2013 Meetings 
 

Health Evidence Review Commission
01/10/13  Agenda     Materials    Minutes
05/09/13  Agenda     Materials    Minutes   Handouts  Updated 5-7-13
08/08/13  Agenda     Materials    Minutes   Handouts
10/10/13  Agenda     Materials    Minutes   Handouts
11/14/13  Agenda     Materials    Minutes   Handouts

 

Evidence-based Guidelines Subcommittee
02/07/13  Agenda     Materials    Minutes   Handout-1  Handout-2

04/04/13  Agenda     Materials    Minutes
06/06/13  Agenda     Materials    Minutes   Handouts
09/12/13  Agenda     Materials    Minutes   Handouts
11/07/13  Agenda     Materials    Minutes   Handouts

 
Health Technology Assessment Subcommittee
02/25/13  Agenda     Materials    Minutes   Handouts 
04/22/13  Agenda     Materials    Minutes   Handouts   Handout-2
06/24/13  Agenda     Materials    Minutes   Handouts
09/23/13  Agenda     Materials    Minutes   Handouts
11/25/13  Agenda     Materials    Minutes   Handouts
 
Value-based Benefits Subcommittee 
01/10/13  Agenda     Materials    Minutes   Handouts  
03/14/13  Agenda     Materials    Minutes   Handouts
05/09/13  Agenda     Materials    Minutes   Handout-1  Handout-2 Updated 5/8/13
08/08/13  Agenda     Materials    Minutes   Handouts
10/10/13  Agenda     Materials    Minutes   Handouts
11/14/13  Agenda     Materials    Minutes   Handouts
12/12/13  Agenda     Materials    Minutes   Handouts
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Roster

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Meeting Location Maps

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Rooms vary
Community Health Education Center
19300 SW 65th Avenue, Tualatin, OR 97062
 
Clackamas Community College
29353 SW Town Center Loop E
Wilsonville, Oregon 97070 
 
800 NE Oregon Street
Portland, OR 97232
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