United States Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Technology Assessment Program (VATAP)

Health Technology Assessment Reports and Summaries (1 page)

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  2011

 Bladder Cancer Surveillance

 CAM Engergy Therapies

CAM for PTSD Update

  2011

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  2010

 Changing Clinical Behavior to Improve Patient Outcomes

 Service Dogs 

Changing Ultrafiltration for Decompensated Heart Failure

• Treatments for Metastatic Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer 

• Patient-Centered Care

• Home Telehealth    

• Anemia in Heart Failure 

• Cleaning and Disinfection of Minimally Invasive Instruments 

• Proton Therapy for Cancer update

• Hypothermia After Cardiac Arrest 

• Effectiveness of Mandatory Training

• Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for Depression 

• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and PTSD 

• Gadolinium-Containing Contrast Agents for Patients Renal Disease 

 

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  2009

Health Risks from Cellular Phones

Podiatry

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

• Nurse-Led Primary Care

• Visual Problems in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

• Regionalization of Surgical Services

• Complementary and Alternative (CAM) Therapies Post Traumatic Stress

• Circular Boot for Lower Limb Vascular Insufficiency

• Brachytherapy for Localized Prostrate Cancer

• Screening for Oral Cancer

• Quality Measures in Surgery 

 

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  2008

Management of Toenail Onychomycosis

Prolotherapy for Musculoskeletal Pain

• Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy 

• Thermosurgery in Dermatology

• Pharmacogenomic Testing    

• Surgical Treatments for Morbid Obesity--Sleeve Gastrectomy 

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  2007

Medically Unexplained Symptoms

• Imaging Screening for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

• Computerized Tomographic Colonography 

• Stereotactic Radiosurger for Metases for the Brain:  Update

• Use of Acupuncture (CAM)    

• Lapraroscopic Adjustable Gastric Binding for Morbid Obesity 

  

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  2006

Temporal Artery Thermometry in the Post-Operative Setting

Bone Marrow Translpant for the Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

• Robotic Surgery - Update

• Insulin Pump:  Real-Time Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems

• Benzocaine-Associated Methemoglobinemia in Dental Patients

• Thermal Injury During Laparoscopic Electrosurgery

• Wait Times for Primary Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery

 

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  2005

Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in the VHA

Clinical Predictors of Outcomes in Adults with Recent Major Limb

  Amputation

 

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  2004

Surgical Treatments for Morbid Obesity:  Update

Outcome Measurement of Major Depression

• Acute Ischemic Stroke:  Throbolytic Therapy and Organization of Care

• Screening Colonoscopy by Mid-level Practitioners

• Shelf-life Sterilized Materials:  Expiration dating or Event-related

  2004

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  2003

Optimal Temprature for Cardioplegia during Coronary Bypass Grafting

Outcome Measurements for Schizophrenia

• Optical Devices for Adults with Low Vision

• Visual Field Testing in VA Compesnation and Pension Examiniations

• Physician and Nurse Staffing in Spinal Cord Injury Care

• Collagen-based Dressings for Chronic Wound Management 

• Surgical Treatements for Morbid Obesity

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  2002

Measures in Mental Health Status

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  2001

Transcutaneous electrical Nerve Stimulation

Physiologic Telemonitoring in Congested Heart Failure (CHF)

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