Survey: EP Services Performed in Ambulatory Surgery Centers

April 1, 2024 – To inform advocacy efforts on behalf of our patients and our profession, the HRS Health Policy and Regulatory Affairs Committee (HPRAC) recently conducted a survey to gauge current practice and opinions with regard to same-day discharge after electrophysiology procedures, as well as engagement in ASCs.

With cardiac rhythm device implantation procedures already being performed at ASCs, the expansion of ablation procedures to the ASC setting has garnered interest among US clinicians. Heart Rhythm Journal has published a research letter regarding the results.

Available Resources

• HeartRhythm Journal:Heart Rhythm Society’s survey assessing same-day discharge after electrophysiology procedures and implementation in ambulatory surgical centers
• ASC Full Survey Data (May 24, 2023)
• ASC Full Survey Data – US Data Only (December 18, 2023)
• ASC Survey – U.S. Responses Analyzed by Region (December 18, 2023)