Deepak Vishal, Ahmed Haroon, Minardi Joseph, Sharma Sunil
Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.
Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.
J Imaging Inform Med. 2025 Apr;38(2):1091-1097. doi: 10.1007/s10278-024-01260-1. Epub 2024 Sep 16.
Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) provides quick bedside assessment for diagnosing and managing life-threatening conditions in critical care medicine. There has been increasing interest in developing infrastructure to archive images, record clinical interpretation, assess quality, and recoup revenue for POCUS. We present a simple workflow by systems integration of electronic medical record, ultrasound machines, picture archiving, and communication system to facilitate POCUS documentation and billing. We recorded a trend on the number of POCUS performed before and after introduction of the structured integration. We observed and recorded a linear increase over time post-intervention. Our innovative and integrated POCUS workflow is an effective way to document and bill POCUS.
床旁超声（POCUS）可为重症医学中危及生命的病症诊断和管理提供快速的床边评估。人们对开发用于存档图像、记录临床解读、评估质量以及收回POCUS相关费用的基础设施的兴趣与日俱增。我们通过电子病历、超声设备、图像存档与通信系统的系统集成，展示了一种简单的工作流程，以促进POCUS文档记录和计费。我们记录了结构化集成引入前后POCUS执行数量的趋势。我们观察并记录到干预后随时间呈线性增长。我们创新且集成的POCUS工作流程是记录POCUS并为之计费的有效方式。
