EP Services Performed in Ambulatory Surgery Centers

August 7, 2024 – Read the Heart Rhythm Society’s survey results assessing same-day discharge after electrophysiology procedures and implementation in ambulatory surgery centers.

HRS Position on Ablations in Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Since the public health emergency (PHE) due to the COVID-19 pandemic, efforts have been made to increase patient access to different sites of care. In the electrophysiology (EP) community, these efforts have included feasibility assessments regarding the performance of cardiac ablation procedures in the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) setting. Recently, given favorable (albeit limited) clinical safety data in the ASC setting, interest has progressively increased.

Heart Rhythm Society’s Survey Assessing Same-Day Discharge After Electrophysiology Procedures and Implementation in Ambulatory Surgical Centers
With advances in technology and technique, catheter ablation has achieved increasing safety and efficacy in arrhythmia treatment. Simultaneously, innovations have been developed to expedite patient throughput and to reduce cost, for example, same-day discharge (SDD) after atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation.

HRS & ACC Letter on Cardiac Catheter Ablation Services Added to the Covered Procedures CY 2025

2023 ASC Data

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