Table 2.
Percentage of cardiac implantable electronic devices management workload by staff type and region.a
| Staff type and region | Nurse, n | Technician or medical assistant, n | Medical doctor, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner, n | Administrative assistant, n | Physiologistb, n | |
| In-person clinic visits | ||||||
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United States | 24 | 29 | 45 | 2 | 0 |
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United Kingdom | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 52 |
| Remote transmission review | ||||||
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United States | 53 | 10 | 35 | 3 | 0 |
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United Kingdom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Other patient management (eg, calls and connectivity troubleshooting)c | ||||||
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United States | 48 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Time contribution by staff type: overall | ||||||
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United States | 44 | 20 | 34 | 2 | 0 |
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United Kingdom | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 80 |
aLabor share was calculated in the United States and the United Kingdom due to having multiple clinics observed in each country (6 and 3, respectively). As only one clinic was observed in Germany and France, there were insufficient data to perform this analysis in these countries.
bClinical cardiac physiologists in the United Kingdom carry out procedures and investigations on patients related to diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment.
cThe Other Patient Management data were only collected in the United States.