Financial Impact of ERAS Programme
OR Today Magazine
Philip Corvo, MD, MA, FACS, and Wesley Knauft, MD
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS)
is a paradigm shift in perioperative care that can benefit both hospitals and their patients. In this article published in OR Today by Philip Corvo, MD, MA, FACS, and Wesley Knauft, MD, they share a case study about their experience at Saint Mary’s Hospital, Trinity Health Of New England, a 347-bed acute care community teaching hospital in Waterbury, Connecticut, regarding the clinical and financial benefits of an ERAS programme that includes Ultrasound Guided Regional Anaesthesia (…
Medical Device Warranties: Fine Print, Major Total Cost Implications
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Rich Fabian, Chief Operation Officer, FUJIFILM Sonosite
Most of us think of warranties as a way to save money because they reduce the possibility of spending money in the future. This article from FUJIFILM Sonosite’s Chief Operating Officer, Rich Fabian, outlines that not all warranties are created equal and this could have implications for the total cost of owning an ultrasound system over its lifetime. The article shares how the fine print of a warranty document can matter, particularly as it relates to what items are expected from the warranty. In the case of…
Utility of POCUS in Regional Anesthesia & Perioperative Care: Dr J. Balavenkatasubramanian
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Dr J Balavenkatasubramanian is a Sr. consultant and academic director of department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Care at Ganga Medical Centre & Hospital, Coimbatore, India. He is the current President of the Asian Oceanic Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (AOSRA-PM) & the founder president of Academy of Regional Anesthesia (AORA) society of India. During our recent interaction with him, he shared his perspective on the role of point-of-care ultrasound in current clinical practice.
Ganga Hospital is a 650 bedded…
SONOSITE SYSTEMS HELP PHYSICIANS DELIVER BETTER PATIENT CARE AT CMC, VELLORE
The Economic Times Healthworld recently released a short documentary exploring how point-of-care ultrasound is proving beneficial in improving patient outcomes at Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, one of the renowned multi-specialty hospitals located in the southern region of India. In the documentary, Healthworld interacted with the point-of-care physicians at the hospital about their experiences & outlook towards Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS).
The physicians at CMC are currently using the Sonosite M-Turbo, Edge II and X-Porte color doppler ultrasound systems in…
POCUS Goes Airborne for Helicopter Rescue
Emergency doctor Dr. Didier Moens is in charge of rescue missions in the Centre Médical Héliporté (CMH) of Bra sur Lienne, near Liège in Belgium. He believes access to point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) on emergency helicopters is now essential for improving the care of critically ill patients:
“I’ve worked in emergency medicine for over 20 years, specialising in pre-hospital care. Our helicopter rescues allow us to reach accidents and emergencies swiftly, and transport patients quickly to the nearest adequate hospital—whether that’s from patients’ homes or workplaces, the scene of a road…
A Time to Reflect: Sonosite PX Celebrates a Year to Remember
Anniversaries are times to celebrate, but also times to reflect. At FUJIFILM Sonosite, we’re thrilled to recognise the one-year anniversary of the launch of Sonosite PX, our next generation point-of-care ultrasound system (POCUS) with the most advanced image clarity ever seen in a Sonosite system.As we mark the one-year milestone of bringing Sonosite PX to market, we want to reflect on just a few of the significant achievements that our robust POCUS system is credited with during this past year.For starters, Sonosite PX made its entrance during one of the most challenging times for healthcare…
Ultrasound Care for Endangered Species of Warty Pig [Video]
Veterinary patients can be such pigs. At the Pittsburgh Zoo, they are occasionally lethargic, critically endangered warty pigs. One of the Zoo’s three resident Visayan pigs, Dakila, who is 8 years old, is one such patient. Her veterinary care team, led by Dr. Ginger Sturgeon, pays particular attention to Dakila’s care.Native to the Philippines, Dakila has condition called dilated cardiomyopathy, which makes her lethargic (and originally contributed to a less-than-pig-perfect appearance). According to Dr. Sturgeon, Dakila can live a full, healthy life at the Zoo, but…
One for All - Standardising Medical Equipment
The North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust serves approximately 700,000 residents of Cambridgeshire, South Lincolnshire, and the neighbouring counties. This recently created trust, formed in April 2017, includes three hospitals—Hinchingbrooke, Peterborough City and Stamford, and Rutland—plus community clinics in Ely and Doddington.Jim McWilliams, Associate Director for Technical Services at Hinchingbrooke Hospital in Huntingdon, understands the benefits of standardisation of medical equipment for clinicians and the North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust. Together with a colleague at…
User Stories: Spreading Point-of-Care Ultrasound to the Philippines
West Virginia University Department of Emergency Medicine Ultrasound fellow, Kristine S. Robinson, M.D. is taking Point of Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) to the international level by residing in Metro Manila, Philippines for a month, equipped with a Sonosite Edge machine from Sonosite’s Global Health Programme. Dr. Robinson volunteered her time and expertise as a visiting physician at St. Luke’s Medical Centre – Quezon City (SLMC-QC), spending time with their Emergency Department residents and staff to teach instructive and hands-on sessions, and accompany residents on scanning shifts. …
Sonosite Ultrasound Lends Help to Humanitarian Efforts in Mosul, Iraq
Mosul, one of Iraq’s largest cities, is slowly rebuilding its healthcare infrastructure after years of war. Dr. Henryk Pich is doing his part to help.
As a young man, Dr. Henryk Pich spent time travelling in the Middle East. Not surprisingly, he feels a personal connection to the region and, after seeing the devastation caused by years of war to cities such as Mosul, wanted to offer whatever help he could. Moved by the makeshift treatment centers he witnessed in the hospital ruins, he promised the skeleton team of local doctors at the pediatric hospital that he would return, bringing with…
Emergency Physician Promotes POCUS Education in Laotian Capital
Dr. Jeff Dan, MD is an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Baystate Medical Center, which serves as a regional campus for the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He recently returned from his third trip to Vientiane, Laos on behalf of the nonprofit group Health Frontiers. Two years ago, Health Frontiers began an emergency medicine residency training program. To help develop this program, Dr. Dan traveled with two emergency ultrasound fellows and two educational fellows to Laos to provide a survey course in emergency ultrasound. His team borrowed four M-Turbos for this…
POCUS Profile: Dr. Nathaniel Meuser-Herr
Pneumonia is a major cause of childhood mortality and morbidity globally – particularly in resource-poor environments – and diagnosis of pneumonia can be complex. The current gold standard diagnostic technique is a chest X-ray, looking for the presence or absence of areas of consolidation on the lungs. However X-ray facilities are not always available in remote locations.
Dr. Nathaniel Meuser-Herr led a University of Minnesota research project to investigate the potential of point-of-care ultrasound as an alternative tool for the diagnosis of pneumonia in paediatric patients in Uganda, and…
POCUS Profile: Dr. Rajendra Sahoo
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We recently interviewed Dr. Rajendra Sahoo, Senior Consultant Pain & Palliative care at Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar to learn about the various clinical aspects and the utility of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in his routine professional practice.
When did you start using ultrasound in your professional practice?
I was introduced to the world of ultrasound since the early days of my residency training in 2008 at Mumbai. It was the first hands-on program that fueled the zeal in me for further upgradation of…
Consider All Ultrasound Machine Costs of Ownership
When making a high investment in medical equipment it is important not only to compare the price and quality of each product, in these cases it begins to be necessary to analyse the total cost of ownership (TCO) during the useful life of the equipment, since it could happen that the indirect costs exceed the sale price, plus all the additional problems that can even lead to damage to the reputation of the hospital.In recent medical meetings, the TCO and the indirect costs that constitute it are being debated. Some of these costs to consider are technical service and repairs, although software…
POCUS Profile: Dr. Kapil Gupta
Dr. Kapil Gupta is a professor at the Anesthesia and Critical Care Department, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital (VMMC & SJH), which is a 3500-bed multispecialty tertiary care government hospital in New Delhi, India. Dr. Gupta has over 18 years of professional experience in Anaesthesiology, Pain, and Perioperative Medicine as well as Intensive Care Unit and Trauma Center care experience.
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Dr. Gupta has been using portable ultrasound systems in his clinical practice since 2010 and strongly believes…
Sonosite Systems Help Physicians Deliver Better Patient Care at KDAH, Mumbai
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The Economic Times Healthworld recently released a short documentary exploring how point-of-care ultrasound improves patient outcomes at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai, one of the best multi-speciality hospitals located in the financial capital region of India. In the documentary, Healthworld interviewed the point-of-care physicians at the hospital about their experiences with POCUS.
The physicians at KDAH are currently using the Sonosite M-Turbo, S-Nerve…
Dr. David Chaparro - Bringing clarity in the most difficult environments
Dr. David Chaparro, in addition to working as an emergency doctor at the San Carlos Clinical Hospital in Madrid, also participates in humanitarian aid projects in some of the poorest countries in the world, treating patients, training other professionals in the use of bedside ultrasound (POCUS), and demonstrating how it improves patient care in the most difficult settings:
“I was lucky to discover ultrasound quite early in my career, now I use it every day in my daily work. It is a fundamental tool that complements the anamnesis and the physical examination, guiding the request for…
Setting Up a Point-of-Care Ultrasound Programme in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Drawing on Dr. Jae Kim’s experience with implementing and leading POCUS programmes in two U.S. children’s hospitals, this article provides a five-step roadmap to adoption of this imaging modality to improve the safety and quality of care in the NICU. Physician training, the most active uses, and opportunities for POCUS in neonatal medicine and case examples are discussed. The article also provides guidance on selecting a point-of-care ultrasound system for neonatology.
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Solving revenue capture for POCUS – The importance of workflow management
HealthCare Business News sat down with Dr. John Hipskind, ultrasound GME director and ultrasound fellowship director at Kaweah Delta Medical Centre, one of the first sites to use Sonosite Synchronicity™ workflow manager. Dr. Hipskind discusses the advantages of point-of-care ultrasound, from reducing phantom scans, to easing credentialing and QA processes, and improving revenue at his facility.
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POCUS Profile: Dr. Pradeep Suryawanshi
Dr. Pradeep Suryawanshi, Professor & Head, Department of Neonatology at BVU Medical College, Pune, India has 15 years of experience in field of neonatology. He is the first person to commence point-of-care neonatal ultrasound and neonatal functional echocardiography courses in India. He recently shared his views about how the use of point-of-care ultrasound has made a significant impact in his routine clinical practise.Back in 2007, was the first time I ever handled the Sonosite ultrasound system in India and that was like magic embracing me and enlightening me with a confirmation of all…