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Akhil Dhamija1,2, Laurie A Perry1, Timothy J OConnor1
1Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
Abstract:
Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is widely used for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. With its many advantages, including ease of use, real-time multisystem assessment, affordability, availability, and accuracy, it has been adopted by all medical specialties. Despite its advantages, the lack of standard workflow and automated billing solutions makes it difficult to launch a comprehensive POCUS program. In this work, we describe how we created and implemented an efficient standardized EHR-based workflow for POCUS that has been used across multiple division and settings within our organization.
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