Establishing a Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Program: An Institutional Approach for Developing a POCUS Program Infrastructure

Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is rapidly accelerating in adoption and applications outside of the traditional realm of diagnostic radiology departments. While utilization of this imaging technology in a distributed fashion has great potential, there are many associated challenges. To address these challenges, we developed an enterprise-wide POCUS program at our institution (Stanford Health Care). Here, we share our experience, the governance organization, our approach to device and information security, training, and quality assurance.

Source: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR - November 18, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Luyao Shen, Viveta E. Lobo, Dorothy Cordova, David B. Larson, Aya Kamaya Source Type: research