Table 1 Point-of-care ultrasound workflow barriers and interventions
Barriers | Interventions and solutions |
|---|---|
Scan completed but documentation incomplete | Real-time transfer of study to image archiving software |
Direct transfer of Qpath™ report to EHR | |
Attending physicians encouraged to transfer studies in real time | |
Q-path™ worksheet not completed real time | Emphasis on scan and documentation as a single event |
Machinery upkeep | “Image of the week” email |
Consultative services, e.g. general surgery and obstetrics–gynecology educated regarding proper care of equipment | |
Wireless transmission delays | Biomedical engineering correspondence |
Information technology correspondence | |
Hardware vendor correspondence | |
Q-path logout time too short | Workstation logout time increased |
Provider awareness of workflow process | Faculty meeting presentation |
Resident conference presentation | |
Educational module distributed to all staff | |
Educational module placed on centralized website for immediate access and review | |
Laminated reminder signs placed at physician workstations | |
Attending compliance | Daily reports generated listing attending physicians with studies performed but not documented or vice versa |
Regular follow-up from department chairman with noncompliant attending physicians |