Oregon Health Resources Commission to assess PRK, ventricular assist devices.
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
OREGON PRK AND VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE ASSESSMENTS are slated to begin in the next several months as part of the state Health Resources Commission's medical technology assessment program (MedTAP), according to Daniel Harris, PhD, executive director of the commission. Harris spoke Nov. 7 at an ECRI healthcare technology assessment conference in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.
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