Health Evidence Review Commission

Health Evidence Review Commission

 

The Health Evidence Review Commission (HERC) serves Oregon citizens by ensuring that certain medical procedures, devices and tests paid for with Medicaid health care dollars are safe and proven to work.

What is HERC anyway?

Prioritized List of Health services

Using medical evidence, HERC decides which of these services to cover on the Oregon Health Plan.

Coverage Guidances

Using medical evidence and expert opinion along with values and preferences, HERC decides the best treatment for complex conditions that require in-depth study.

Notices

Employment Announcement

HERC is hiring a part time (up to 0.5 FTE) permanent medical director. The job announcement is now posted through September 5, 2024. 

From the announcement:

The Oregon Health Authority has a fantastic opportunity for a Health Evidence Review Commission Medical Director to join an excellent team. This is a Part-Time (up to 0.5 FTE), Permanent, Unclassified Service Management Executive position with the Health Policy and Analytics. This position falls under the Public Service Physician classification. The AA Rate Pay Range for this position is $12,950.00- $19,118.00 USD Monthly (pro-rated for part-time employment).

What you will do!
The Medical Director's primary responsibility is to make evidence- and equity-based recommendations regarding coverage and prioritization of health services for the Health Evidence Review Commission to use in maintaining the Prioritized List of Health Services and in developing evidence-based reports. The Prioritized List governs coverage for over 1 million Oregonians on the Oregon Health Plan. In order to make these recommendations, the Medical Director must conduct literature reviews, synthesize the available evidence, consult with experts, consider the equity impact of current policy and any proposed changes and write concise summaries for the use of the Commission. The Medical Director must also consider and respond to feedback from patients, providers, policy experts and OHA leadership. This information will be presented to the Commission in public meetings. In addition, the medical director consults with other staff within OHA on other topics such as appeals of coverage denials and implementation of benefits. The Medical Director will also provide clinical expertise from an equity- and evidence-based perspective. The Medical Director represents OHA and the HERC to provider groups as well as other organizations and the public. The Medical Director serves as a liaison between the medical community and OHA on a variety of topics.

For a copy of the position description, please Click Here.