Table 4 Indicators to monitor program implementation
From: Start spreading the news: a deliberate approach to POCUS program development and implementation
Pillar | Indicator | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
Education | # of credentialed GIM trainees | Annually |
# of credentialed GIM attendings | Annually | |
Workflow | # of archived scans by credentialed users | Quarterly |
# of system failures reported to IS and biomed | Quarterly | |
Level of agreement with “Our POCUS infrastructure (machines and archiving) facilitates the safe use of POCUS in patient care” | Annually | |
Patient safety | % of scans performed by credentialed users that meet quality assurance standards | Quarterly |
# of reported POCUS-related adverse events | Quarterly | |
Research | # POCUS publications with GIM as principal investigator | Annually |
# POCUS grants with GIM as principal investigator | Annually | |
Sustainability | # of POCUS-fellowship trained internists in the division | Annually |
# of credentialed internists participating in the delivery of the training program | Annually | |
# of non-internists participating in the delivery of the training program | Annually |