Figure 2.

Staff time spent during 2 years of implantable cardiac defibrillator follow-up. The time needed to follow-up the average patient for 2 years did not change with HM. Over the study period, 178 min of staff time per patient were required for HM OFF vs. 176 min in HM ON patients. Significant changes are indicated by an asterisk, and the P-value is mentioned. Left: the time saved by the reduction of in-clinic follow-ups is re-directed to performing remote monitoring, call patients more frequently and discuss patient data more often. Right: only physician time was significantly lower with HM ON, albeit to a small extent.