Table 1 Pros and cons of POCUS workflow pathways.
From: Neonatal point-of-care ultrasound—steps for program development
EMR integration with local radiology server | EMR integration with third party server | No EMR integration | |
|---|---|---|---|
Pros | - Utilize EMR order set, patient information on POCUS machine prior to study initiation - Images saved on local radiology hospital drive | - Utilize EMR order set, patient information on POCUS machine prior to study initiation - Delineation of educational versus clinical studies on server - Well built QA process and template within program | - Rapid rollout - Low institutional cost option - Ease of delineation of educational versus clinical studies without immediate integration of images in patient chart |
Cons | - Time commitment by institution for EMR order set and integration into radiology server - Lack of delineation of educational versus clinical studies on server and in patient chart | - Expense for initiation and maintenance of third party server - Images live on third party server | - Heavy workload for POCUS personnel including image downloading, collating studies for QA - No direct integration with patient chart for images - Potential for error with manual input of patient information into machine |
