Arrhythmias & electrophysiology
Electrophysiology consumables procurement in Europe: implications for access, innovation and value-based care
Authors' conclusion
European procurement systems for EP consumables differ markedly in structure, evaluation practices, and alignment with clinical and innovation priorities.
Study context
- Population
- Electrophysiology (EP) clinicians, procurement specialists and health system stakeholders across 21 European countriesinterviews, 21 countries
- Participants
- 22 clinicians
- Outcome
- Procurement practices for EP consumables (governance level, evaluation methods, clinician involvement, reimbursement, innovation access, sustainability)
Methodological detailsexploratory, semi-structured interviews, thematic coding by two independent researchers
- Exploratory
- Semi-structured interviews
- Thematic coding by two independent researchers
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Hospital-level procurement predominates
- 43% of countries
- Regional-level tenders
- 33% of countries
- National-level frameworks
- a minority
- Clinician involvement high or moderate, often informal or lacking governance structure
- two-thirds of countries
Original publication
Electrophysiology consumables procurement in Europe: implications for access, innovation and value-based care. Europace. Published 10 March 2026. doi:10.
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