Wearable cardioverter-defibrillator (WCD) therapy in primary and secondary prevention of sudden cardiac arrest in patients at risk

Wearable cardioverter-defibrillator (WCD) therapy in primary and secondary prevention of sudden cardiac arrest in patients at risk
Country
Agency
Status
Link
Details on adaptation process
Austria
GOEG
2017
The report was disseminated in a newsletter to decision-makers and relevant stakeholders
Austria
LBI-HTA
Published 2017
National adaptation. Made no changes to the EUnetHTA report, added a German summary
Croatia
AAZ
2017
A summary of the report was prepared in the national language, as well as assessment elements B0001 and A0020, with links to the full report on English language. Upon Croatian decision makers request on this topic, the report will be updated if needed and local information will be added (i.e., epidemiological information such as patient numbers; the technologies available in Croatia, information about costs…), including recommendations. This specific document was used also to demonstrate the importance of joint international HTA process and the challenges that need to be overcome at a national level to introduce a sustainable and mandatory HTA process within reimbursement/investment or disinvestment decision processes, at Ministry of Health meeting related to HTA, in 2017 (policy issue).
Italy
AGENAS
National Adaptation. Added local information.
Italy
ASSR-RER
Work completed in 2017
A summary of this assessment will be published on agency’s website for dissemination with link to the full publication
Lithuania
VASPVT
Work completed in 2017
National adaptation, Translated the summary of the report and added local information
Spain
AQUAS
Ongoing
The OTCA01 assessment will be disseminated to Catalan regional decision makers (physicians societies, director of corresponding health Program, and Health Services Planners).
Spain
Avalia-t
Work completed in April 2018
National adaptation translated and updated assessment with new data and added local information. The assessment was included as part of the annual work plan 2017 of the Spanish Network of Agencies for HTA and Services of the NHS (RedETS), The full assessment will be published on the agency´s website and the website of RedETS
Spain
OSTEBA
2017
The EUnetHTA assessment was disseminated outside the organisation to decision makers (Heads of Cardiology Services and Hospital Managers)
Switzerland
FOPH
Ongoing final appraisal scheduled for 2019
National adaptation. Added local information. WCDs are covered under CED since 07/01/2014, and re-assessment and final appraisal was originally planned for summer 2018, but postponed to summer 2019. The EUnetHTA assessment was used when deciding to postpone the final decision to 2019.
UK
NICE
2017
EUnetHTA reports are indexed in NHS Evidence which provides access to selected sources of evidence in health, social case and public health.
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