Arrhythmias & electrophysiology
Impact of Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Insertable Cardiac Monitors on Device Clinic Workflow and Resource Utilization
Authors' conclusion
Compared to non-AI-enhanced ICMs, AI-enhanced ICMs significantly reduce NAAs, leading to a projected decrease in clinic workload and associated costs, potentially improving workflow and health care efficiency.
Study context
- Population
- Patients with insertable cardiac monitors (ICMs) in U.S. device clinics using Octagos Health remote monitoring, July 2022 to April 2024
- Participants
- 19,320 patients
- Exposure
- We compared nonactionable alerts (NAAs) generated by artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced vs non-AI-enhanced ICMs
- Outcome
- Mean annual NAA volume per 600-ICM clinic
Methodological detailsreal-world, deidentified ICM remote monitoring data, 140 U.S. device clinics
- Real-world, deidentified ICM remote monitoring data
- 140 U.S. device clinics
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
non-AI-enhanced ICMs
5,078
mean annual
AI-enhanced ICMs
2,110
mean annual
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Hours
| Outcome | AI-enhanced ICMs | non-AI-enhanced ICMs | Difference (hours) (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing hours · annualFewer staffing hours with AI-enhanced ICMs | 397 | 956 | 559 (513–605) | P < 0.001 | |
| −50005001000Difference, hours (linear scale) |
Patient characteristics
| Outcome | AI-enhanced ICMs | non-AI-enhanced ICMs | Difference (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual costsAnnual savings with AI-enhanced ICMs | $20,929 | $50,399 | $29,470 ($27,035-$31,904) | P < 0.001 |
- Patient characteristics — mean age
- 69 ± 13.5 years
- Patient characteristics — male
- 47.3%
Original publication
Impact of Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Insertable Cardiac Monitors on Device Clinic Workflow and Resource Utilization. JACC Adv. Published 19 March 2025. doi:10.
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it