Figure 2.

Implementation and education of an ultrasound documentation policy increases point-of-care ultrasound utilization by residents. A. Timeline of the study period and observed increase in billed scans from 82 to 223. B. Mean patients scanned per resident increased by an average 3.6 patients/resident. Error bars = 95% confidence intervals. Each data point represents individual residents C. Evaluation of number of patients scanned pre- and post-intervention by each individual resident (where each resident is represented by a vertical bar). The majority (75%) of residents increased their ultrasound use after intervention.

CI, confidence interval.