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Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee
By Karen Matthias
Lansdale, PA—February 12, 2010
Hayes, Inc., the nation’s leading health technology research and consulting company, today announced that Susan A. Levine, DVM, MS, PhD, Vice President of Health Technology Research and Consulting, has joined the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee (MEDCAC).
The MEDCAC was established in 1998 to provide independent guidance and expert advice to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on specific clinical topics. Dr Levine will serve a two-year term beginning January 1, 2010.
About MEDCAC
MEDCAC is utilized by CMS to supplement its own research and allow for additional expert and public input on coverage topics, including those that are highly complex or have a major potential impact on the health of beneficiaries and/or the Medicare program itself. The MEDCAC reviews and evaluates medical literature and technology assessments to determine reasonable and necessary applications of medical services and technology. Advisory in nature, MEDCAC provides an unbiased, external evaluation of the strength of available evidence in a public forum. The committee also provides expert clinical and technical review regarding conclusions about the net health outcomes of a technology under consideration.
Interview
MEDCAC members are valued for their background, education, and expertise in a wide variety of scientific, clinical and other related fields. “I am honored to be invited to work with this prestigious group of professionals,” says Dr Levine. “In order to improve the quality of healthcare in the United States, decisions about policy, coverage, utilization, and personal healthcare must be grounded in scientific evidence.”
Dr Levine has extensive experience in health technology assessment, clinical trial methodology and data analysis, and comparative effectiveness reviews, and has held a senior management position at Hayes, Inc. for the past 13 years.
Previous Career
Before joining Hayes, Dr Levine earned a PhD in Pharmacology and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Cornell University, and completed a surgical residency at the University of Wisconsin, School of Veterinary Medicine. She has held faculty appointments at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Mayo Graduate School of Medicine.
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The Committee provides independent, expert advice to CMS in a public forum.
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PRESS RELEASE
Genetic Testing
[Lansdale, PA – August 11, 2010]
Dr. Diane Allingham-Hawkins, Director of the Genetic Test Evaluation Program at Hayes, Inc., will be the featured guest on the August 13, 2010 radio broadcast of Life Love & Health: Special Edition, hosted by Christopher Springmann.
Dr. Allingham-Hawkins will discuss the growing concerns associated with genetic tests marketed directly to consumers; she will also offer expert insight into the recently held meetings on FDA oversight of laboratory-developed tests and the congressional hearing on direct-to-consumer genetic testing.
Dr. Allingham-Hawkins holds dual accreditation in molecular genetics and cytogenetics from the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists. From 2006 to 2009, she served as vice-chair of the Genetics Committee, Quality Management Program – Laboratory Services (QMP-LS), a division of the Ontario Medical Association. She also has served as Vice-President of the Clinical Doctoral Laboratory Scientists of Ontario (CDLSO) and as President of the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists.
“Genetic testing is an extremely complex field,” explains Dr. Allingham-Hawkins. “It’s also growing at an alarming rate. There are currently more than 2,000 genetic tests available on the market, and this number grows by about 25 percent a year. Direct-to-consumer tests have raised a lot of red flags because they are exactly that, direct to consumer. There is no involvement of someone’s doctor to order these tests or interpret the results.”
Life Love & Health: Special Edition airs on multiple Internet platforms, including HealthRadio.net, WomensRadio.com, RightHealth.com, and internationally on American Forces Network radio. To hear Dr. Allingham-Hawkins’ interview, tune into the program on http://www.HealthRadio.net, Friday, August 13, 2010, at 2 PM Pacific or 5 PM Eastern Daylight Time. In addition, Dr. Allingham-Hawkins will be featured on Life Love & Health on Wednesday, September 1, on selected Sirius XM news and talk channels. Life Love & Health is America’s most listened-to daily health and lifestyle radio program.
Hayes, Inc. is an independent health technology research and consulting company dedicated to promoting better health outcomes through the use of evidence. Hayes performs unbiased, evidence-based health technology assessments of the safety and efficacy of new, emerging, and controversial health technologies, and evaluates the impact of these technologies on healthcare quality, utilization, and cost. The Hayes Genetic Test Evaluation program provides objective, evidence-based assessments of genetic tests across a range of conditions and applications. Each report explains the science behind the genetic test, reviews the clinical evidence supporting the test, and describes how the test is used in clinical practice. Reports also identify the types of patients for whom the test is appropriate and the likelihood of reimbursement. Hayes’ worldwide clients include hospitals, healthcare systems, government agencies, employers, and managed care organizations.
For more information about Hayes, Inc. and its products and services, visit http://www.hayesinc.com. Or, contact Hayes, Inc. by mail at 157 S. Broad Street, Lansdale, PA 19446; by telephone at 215.855.0615; by e-mail at update@hayesinc.com; or by fax at 215.855.5218.
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