Point-of-Care Ultrasound Use and Monetary Outcomes in a Single-Payer Health Care Setting.
Daniel RusieckiStuart L DouglasColin R BellPublished in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2020)
Point-of-care ultrasound use was not associated with significant cost savings in our overall population. The subgroup analysis revealed significant POCUS-associated cost savings in patients discharged home and those presenting with flank pain. Notably, POCUS was not associated with an increase in adverse patient safety outcomes.
Keyphrases
- patient safety
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- magnetic resonance imaging
- quality improvement
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic pain
- peritoneal dialysis
- emergency department
- pain management
- ultrasound guided
- randomized controlled trial
- computed tomography
- patient reported outcomes
- single cell
- patient reported
- spinal cord injury
- social media
- glycemic control
- contrast enhanced ultrasound
- weight loss