Hospital Information Technology is critical to the success of a point-of-care ultrasound program

Time to establish pillars in point‐of‐care ultrasound

“…Hospital information technology is vital to the success of a PoCUS program . Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) compatibility and Wi‐Fi connectivity is the most ideal for image transfer to PACS.…”

“…It is important that the governance group develop institutional policy relating to approved PoCUS equipment, information technology, networks and image archiving . The ability to archive PoCUS studies according to local and international guidelines for patient information and privacy protection is paramount . Access to archived PoCUS images facilitates a complete patient imaging record for medicolegal and clinical quality assurance purposes .…”

Time to establish pillars in point-of-care ultrasound

“…Hospital information technology is vital to the success of a PoCUS program. 12 Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) compatibility and Wi-Fi connectivity is the most ideal for image transfer to PACS. Local area network (LAN) image transfer via a data cable is recommended as a backup.…”

“…5,6 The ability to archive PoCUS studies according to local and international guidelines for patient information and privacy protection is paramount. 12 Access to archived PoCUS images facilitates a complete patient imaging record for medicolegal and clinical quality assurance purposes. 13 It should be noted that some handheld and smartphone ultrasound devices may be susceptible to issues with information security, image archiving and patient privacy.…”

Creating an Efficient Point-of-Care Ultrasound Workflow

“…Electronic Health Record (EHR) to machine, machine to wifi transmission, and machine to the picture archiving and communication system PACS [6]. The IS&T team monitors the work process, and optimizes efficiency [7].…”