Arrhythmias & electrophysiologyResearch article
Electrophysiology consumables procurement in Europe: implications for access, innovation and value-based care
- Qualitative study
- exploratory
- semi-structured interviews
- thematic coding by two independent researchers
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
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Procurement practices for EP consumables (governance level, evaluation methods, clinician involvement, reimbursement, innovation access, sustainability)
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:10.1093/europace/euag039
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it