Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Special Statement: Best-practice recommendations for ultrasound network connectivity - 20/07/22
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM)⁎
Clinical Informatics Committee
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Prenatal ultrasound is an indispensable tool used by obstetrical care providers to assist in the everyday care of their pregnant patients. Alongside advancements in imaging, the electronic systems that support this technology have become more advanced. However, it is currently difficult for these individual systems to communicate with each other “out of the box.” There is also minimal standardization of the type and format of data transmitted within these systems. Clinicians and system vendors must work collaboratively to create clinical and technical standards to serve as the foundation for increased interoperability among the various systems within each institutional network. Therefore, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Clinical Informatics Committee established an Ultrasound Electronic Health Record Subcommittee to facilitate collaboration between clinicians, including maternal-fetal medicine subspecialists, and ultrasound network component vendors. Based on the work of this subcommittee, the purpose of this document is to provide: (1) a basic understanding of ultrasound network architecture and capabilities, and (2) best-practice recommendations for electronic health record order design, obstetrical clinical data standards, and billing and coding practices.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key words : electronic health record, obstetrical ultrasound, ultrasound network architecture, ultrasound order
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The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and The International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology endorse this document. The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine supports this document. |
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All authors and Committee members have filed a disclosure of interests delineating personal, professional, business, or other relevant financial or nonfinancial interests in relation to this publication. Any substantial conflicts have been addressed through a process approved by the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Board of Directors. SMFM has neither solicited nor accepted any commercial involvement in the specific content development of this publication. |
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This document has undergone an internal peer review through a multilevel committee process within SMFM. This review involves critique and feedback from the SMFM Clinical Informatics and Document Review Committees and final approval by the SMFM Executive Committee. SMFM accepts sole responsibility for the document content. SMFM publications do not undergo editorial and peer review by the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. The SMFM Publications Committee reviews publications every 18 to 24 months and issues updates as needed. Further details regarding SMFM publications can be found at publications. |
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SMFM recognizes that obstetrical patients have diverse gender identities and is striving to use gender-inclusive language in all of its publications. SMFM will be using terms such as “pregnant person” or “pregnant individual” instead of “pregnant woman” and will use the singular pronoun “they.” When describing study populations used in research, SMFM will use the gender terminology reported by the study investigators. |
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Vol 227 - N° 2
P. B11-B23 - août 2022 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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