Chief Medical Officer Point of Care Ultrasound Needs

Has your facility had a complication from a central venous catheter or from a thoracentesis?

Could bedside visualization help your physicians and patients?

SonoSite has endeavored to lead in point-of-care ultrasound practices based on its proprietary silicon chip technology, a widespread commitment to education and customer service, a pledge to provide reliable products, and its industry-leading 5-year warranty. These practices enable SonoSite to solve clinical problems, make ultrasound technology cost-effective, and ultimately, play a part in increasing patient safety.

Due to the fact that the evidence for implementing ultrasound technology has become so compelling, so much so that two government-based agencies¹ and three medical societies² recommend ultrasound guidance for all central venous catheterizations, SonoSite has engaged a chief medical officer (CMO) to oversee the company's efforts to focus on its mission of driving point-of-care ultrasound visualization that meets the needs of hospitals, clinicians, and patients.

Leading medical centers across the country are standardizing the quality of care offered to patients by adopting hospital-wide ultrasound guidance as part of a best practice and patient safety initiative. Not only is visualization better for patients, it is a cost-effective practice that reduces length of stay related to common complications while simultaneously reducing malpractice risk. High-quality ultrasound imaging at the point of care is essential for rapid diagnosis in critical or emergency situations, and real-time guidance of needle-based procedures, such as central venous catheterization, which results in far fewer complications with higher patient satisfaction and safety. In a similar fashion, ultrasound visualization also assists other commonly performed needle-based procedures, such as peripheral nerve blocks, thoracentesis, and paracentesis.

SonoSite is committed to patient safety. We have a strong and loyal customer base who value working with a company that listens and responds to their needs and we’d like for your hospital to recognize the value of a SonoSite solution. If you would like to interact more directly with SonoSite, please complete the Feedback form.

Sincerely

Diku Mandavia

Diku Mandavia, MD
Chief Medical Officer

1 Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) report: Making Healthcare Safer: A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices 2001. National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) report: Guidance on the Use of Ultrasound Locating Devices for Placing Central Venous Catheters. 2002.
2 The American College of Emergency Physicians, the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Board of Internal Medicine.

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