Quality in EP - The Juice IS Worth the Squeeze. - 2025 Quality Summit Presentation (Non-CE)-Quality in EP

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In this session, Sarah Lash, Registry Product Manager, introduces cardiovascular quality improvement leaders from IU Health (Indianapolis) and MonHealth Medical Center (West Virginia). Courtney Hunt from IU Health details their extensive EP program growth—40% since 2015—and quality commitment through accreditation since 2018, using a biweekly updated registry dashboard to monitor and address quality metrics proactively. Education and leadership engagement are key to sustaining excellence amidst program expansion. <br /><br />Liz Carpenter and Brooklyn Ferris from MonHealth, a community hospital with strong regional ties, emphasize quality's role in elevating care amid rapid EP procedural growth (projected 45% increase). MonHealth leverages accreditations—such as EP and AFib with EPS—to standardize care, enhance documentation, and engage staff. They highlight challenges like rural patient access and underscore quality-driven public reporting for transparency and community trust. Their efforts include adopting new technologies (pulse field ablation, leadless pacemakers) and implementing post-procedure follow-ups to reduce complications.<br /><br />Panel discussions include overcoming EP lab overshadowing by cath labs through culture shifts and cross-training; financial challenges balanced by quality-driven revenue gains; and the importance of dedicated cardiac-background staff for data abstraction. Both centers stress leadership support, multidisciplinary engagement, and the value of registries in advancing evidence-based care, patient outcomes, and program growth without sacrificing quality.

Keywords

public reporting

cardiovascular healthcare

National Cardiovascular Data Registry

healthcare quality measurement

transparency

accountability

risk aversion

clinical registries

hospital rankings

transcatheter aortic valve replacement

cardiovascular quality improvement

IU Health

MonHealth Medical Center

electrophysiology program growth

accreditation and quality metrics

registry dashboard monitoring

rural patient access challenges

advanced cardiac technologies

multidisciplinary leadership engagement