Ma Irene W Y, Francavilla Michael L, Nomura Jason T, Kielski Adam, Fernandez Francisco, Piro Kevin, Liu Rachel, Valenzuela Josephine, Toland Michael, Koehler Jessica, Cohen Gregg, Eid Monief, Choi Wilson, Nolan James D, Ferre Robinson M, McBee Morgan P, Kummer Tobias, Lanspa Michael J, Brown Jenn Quattrone, DeStigter Kristen, Desyatnikova Stella, Bottemiller Allan
Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Dr. NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 4N1, Canada.
Department of Radiology, Whiddon College of Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA.
J Imaging Inform Med. 2025 Jan 3. doi: 10.1007/s10278-024-01365-7.
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) has emerged as a standard of care across a variety of healthcare settings due to its ability to provide critical clinical information and as well as procedural guidance to clinicians directly at the bedside. Implementation of enterprise imaging (EI) strategies is needed such that POCUS images can be appropriately captured, indexed, managed, stored, distributed, viewed, and analyzed. Because of its unique workflow and educational requirements, reliance on traditional order-based workflow solutions may be insufficient. To improve patient care outcomes and operational efficiency, a robust governance committee for POCUS within healthcare systems that addresses pertinent institutional policies to ensure effective and sustainable implementation of enterprise imaging, appropriate to the specific clinical encounter-based workflow needs of POCUS, is critical. This white paper explores several key governance considerations in the formulation and structure of a POCUS enterprise imaging strategy, focusing on program governance, clinical governance, technology governance, information governance, and financial governance.
床旁超声（POCUS）已成为各种医疗环境中的一种护理标准，因为它能够为临床医生在床边直接提供关键的临床信息以及操作指导。需要实施企业成像（EI）策略，以便能够适当地采集、索引、管理、存储、分发、查看和分析POCUS图像。由于其独特的工作流程和教育要求，依赖传统的基于订单的工作流程解决方案可能不够。为了改善患者护理结果和运营效率，医疗系统内一个强大的POCUS治理委员会至关重要，该委员会应制定相关机构政策，以确保企业成像的有效和可持续实施，这适合POCUS基于特定临床诊疗流程的工作流程需求。本白皮书探讨了POCUS企业成像策略制定和结构中的几个关键治理考量因素，重点关注项目治理、临床治理、技术治理、信息治理和财务治理。
