Current status of reimbursement practices for remote monitoring of cardiac implantable electrical devices across Europe.

ABSTRACT: Remote monitoring (RM) of cardiac implantable electrical devices (CIEDs) is currently proposed as a standard of care for CIEDs follow-up, as recommended by major cardiology societies worldwide. By detecting a series of relevant device and patient-related parameters, RM is a valuable option for early detection of CIEDs' technical issues, as well as changes in parameters related to cardio-respiratory functions. Moreover, RM may allow longer spacing between in-office follow-ups and better organization of in-hospital resources. Despite these potential advantages, resulting in improved patient safety, we are still far from a widespread diffusion of RM across Europe. Reimbursement policies across Europe still show an important heterogeneity and have been considered as an important barrier to ful

SUBMITTER: Boriani G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9384581 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature