Electrophysiology · Physician-Owned · Ambulatory Surgery
The facility fee has always
belonged in your hands.
PulsePoint EP partners with leading electrophysiologists to build physician-owned EP ambulatory surgery centers, built around the 2026 CMS reimbursement shift.
The Moment
Projected US AF ablation procedures per year by the time the first PulsePoint center opens, growing at 10 to 15 percent annually against 6 to 9 month hospital waitlists.
For the first time in the history of cardiac electrophysiology, Medicare will reimburse atrial fibrillation ablation performed in a freestanding ambulatory surgery center. The January 2026 CMS rule change moves the single most valuable procedure in your specialty out of the hospital and into a setting physicians can own.
The economics follow the clinical shift. In the hospital model, the facility fee for an AF ablation stays with the institution. The ASC channel changes that. Pulsed field ablation's safety profile makes the outpatient setting appropriate for the majority of a standard EP caseload, and the regulatory framework now supports it. The conditions have not aligned like this before.
National consolidators are already moving into this space. Hospital systems are paying close attention. The window for independent physician ownership in this channel is open now and will not stay that way.
How It Works
PulsePoint handles the development, capital, and operations. Physicians focus on the clinical work.
We Build It
Site selection, capital structure, regulatory licensure, payer contracting, AHCA approval, accreditation. PulsePoint manages the full development process from site identification through first case.
You Own It
Physician partners hold equity at the ASC level under the federal safe harbor. Distributions are strictly proportionate to ownership, with no referral conditioning and no preferred returns tied to case volume.
We Run It
Revenue cycle, device contracting, payer relations, compliance, staffing, and financial reporting are handled by the management company on an ongoing basis. Physician time stays clinical.
Your Practice
Ownership changes the equation. On every level.
The Structural Shift
In the hospital model, the facility economics of an EP caseload accrue to the institution. Physician ownership in an EP ASC changes that structure within a compliant framework, at the scale a high-volume practice already operates.
Clinical Autonomy
Scheduling, protocols, and clinical standards are set by the physician group. There is no institutional layer between the EP and the decisions that affect how the lab runs.
Built for Your Caseload
A freestanding EP ASC adds procedural capacity outside the hospital scheduling system. For patients facing multi-month waits, it is a meaningful alternative. For the physician, it is a more controlled clinical environment.
Built for the Long Term
PulsePoint is built as a multi-site platform with a defined hold period and exit strategy. Physician-owners participate in the operating distributions and in the terminal value of the asset.
Leadership
Kevin Connor
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, PulsePoint EP
Kevin Connor founded PulsePoint EP to develop physician-owned electrophysiology ambulatory surgery centers around the 2026 CMS reimbursement shift. The platform is headquartered in the Philadelphia area with active development underway in Pensacola, FL and Greenville, SC.
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If you are an electrophysiologist considering what independent facility ownership could look like for your practice, we are happy to have that conversation.