Cardiac implantable electronic device patient follow-up: Assessment of U.S. practice.

Background: A 2015 expert consensus statement recommended that patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices receive remote monitoring and at least 1 in-office evaluation annually.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine whether patients who underwent implantation of a new cardiac implantable electronic device received care concordant with consensus statement recommendations.

Methods: We examined the rate of follow-up office visits and remote monitoring for 211,346 Medicare beneficiaries with an implantation of a new cardiac implantable electronic device between October 2015 and December 2020.