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Description: The Australian Government uses health technology assessments (HTAs) to inform decisions about health technologies, including and which ones qualify for Australian Government subsidy. A number of committees are involved in the decision making process, including the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC), which appraises applications for public funding of medical services, health technologies and health programs. This report describes the process of appraisal for item 1598 'Genetic testing for diagnosis of inheritable cardiac rhythm disorders'
Dates
State completed
Start 2019-12-05
End 2020-11-26
Form updated 2023-11-29
Report authors
Jack Nunn
0000-0003-0316-3254
Main report author
0000-0003-0316-3254
Main report author
Location
Australia
Other IDs
MSAC Item number: 1598
Aims
inform decisions about health technologies
appraises applications for public funding of medical services, health technologies and health programs
Keywords
inheritable cardiac rhythm disorders
Genetic testing
health technology assessment
Category
health technology assessment
Inputs
group of individuals
Department of Health Staff (link)
Task: Receive and process applications, conduct targeted consultation and public consultation
Method: the completed application form is published on the MSAC website, along with a consultation survey form. Individuals or organisations with an interest in the application, including lived experience of the health conditions and/or treatment that the application is addressing, are able to provide input. This can be by submitting a completed consultation survey form, or via other means, such as an email or letter.
Communication: Webpage, online form
group of individuals
PICO Advisory Sub-committee (PASC) (link)
Task: The PICO Advisory Sub-committee (PASC) is a standing sub-committee of MSAC with membership to include decision analysis, health economics, epidemiology, public health, consumer and clinical expertise. Its focus is on the task of confirming the population, intervention, prior test, comparator and outcomes (PICO/PPICO) of the application’s proposed medical service. This in turn informs the construction of the decision analytic for the economic evaluation that is subsequently conducted during the assessment stage of the process.
Compensation: volunteer
group of individuals
Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) Evaluation Sub-committee (ESC) (MSAC-ESC) (link)
Task: The Evaluation Sub-committee (ESC) is a standing sub-committee of MSAC with membership to include health economics, epidemiology, public health, consumer and clinical expertise. Its focus is to provide advice on the quality, validity and relevance of internal and external assessments for applications being considered by MSAC.
Compensation: paid