Implementation of an automated, user-centered point-of-care ultrasound workflow improves documentation and billing.

Brian Thompson Elizabeth M Schoenfeld Lauren M WestaferPaul VisintainerGavin Budhram

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2023)

In this single-center study, POCUS documentation increased by more than 60% following the implementation of a user-centered POCUS workflow that reduced the burden on the clinician by automating data entry, improving data flow between ultrasound machines and the EHR and integrating billing.

Keyphrases

electronic health record
primary care
magnetic resonance imaging
healthcare
quality improvement
ultrasound guided
contrast enhanced ultrasound
risk factors