@williamhui

@Stanford_PCPH POCUS/Minor Procedures Director • Family Physician • @PennUltrasound • @StanfordFMRP • Tweets = my opinions • #20x2030 #FMPOCUS #PrimaryCarePOCUS

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Joined April 2009
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William Hui, MD@williamhui5 Apr 2021
Replying to @ButterflyNetInc
1/ Can you see POCUS be implemented into primary care, despite the constraints of an outpatient clinic visit?
90%Yes
10%Maybe...
0%Not a chance
10 votes • Final results
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1/2 Our primary care POCUS DVT pathway is published! -evaluated 80 patients—DVT diagnosed in 5% (4/80); ED visits were potentially avoided for 46% (37/80), with estimated cost savings of ~$85,100. Shows feasibility of in-clinic DVT diagnosis. pocusjournal.com/article/202…

Lowering DVT-Related ED Visits via a Primary Care POCUS Pathway - POCUS Journal

Lowering DVT-Related ED Visits via a Primary Care POCUS Pathway – Published by POCUS Journal

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2/2 Clinician feedback (98% response): most agreed the pathway improved patient safety & access, reduced cognitive burden, and cut ED referrals. Model is feasible, acceptable, and may help relieve ED strain—warrants broader implementation studies. #PrimaryCare #QI #POCUS
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Excited to share this commentary published in JABFM: An Academic Family Physician’s Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Experience jabfm.org/content/38/6/949

An Academic Family Physician’s Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Experience

In family medicine (FM), point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) usage is rising. Clinically, acute outpatient concerns often lends itself to more opportunities to use POCUS. Common scans utilized in the...

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Excited to share this poster recently presented at the @STFM_FM CPQI 9/2025 Conference:
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- Results: - out of 62 patients, 2+ proximal DVT treated, 2+ distal found on follow up imaging within 1 week - out of 60 patients, 0 had a VTE diagnosis, 3 months after the scan. -48% potentially avoidable ED visit = cost savings
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- Providers strongly agreed that: (1) the POCUS DVT clinic improved patient safety & access (2) When evaluating a borderline DVT concern, the POCUS DVT clinic reduced the clinician's cognitive burden (3) Without the POCUS DVT clinic, (I) would have sent the patient to the ED
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Dan Kim@dan___kim27 May 2024
I really like this checklist as a framework to introducing #POCUS to a department or clinical group, as well as tracking how your program is doing "A Clinician's Guide to Implementation of POCUS in the Outpatient Practice" @OvergaardJosh @BThilagarMD 🔗doi.org/10.1177/215013192412…
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Yale EM Ultrasound@Yale_EUS14 Nov 2023
A 52 year old patient with a chronic left leg wound presents with increased redness at the wound site. A #POCUS was performed. What is the finding? #emergencymedicine @yaleem2 @cmoore433 @RubbleEM @CBaloescu @ZachBoivinMD @JjMDUS
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Dan Kim@dan___kim7 Oct 2023
Cool #POCUS case of an abscess communicating with bone leading to a diagnosis of osteomyelitis From "Abscess pulsatility: a sonographic sign of osteomyelitis" by @hopewerenski @TheCaseyGlass 🔗doi.org/10.1186/s13089-023-0…
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So humbled by this amazing award! Thank you #SCUF23 @3jeffkramer @chrismuhr @RubbleEM @CreaghB @SCUFellowships @Takeokun @Wil_MaChan
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Firas Abbas@AbbasFf17 Aug 2023
📊 Exciting findings from a new Canadian study! 🇨🇦🔬 Comparable to the HOCUS POCUS study, the latest article reveals no statistical difference in sensitivity and specificity between DVT POCUS exams and radiology. Precision meets portability! #POCUS thanks @NephroP for sharing!
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@NephroP17 Aug 2023
DVT #POCUS 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10… #IMPOCUS #MedEd #FOAMcc
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Now available: Butterfly’s software development kit for third-party developer use! Let’s grow “Butterfly Garden” together! Learn more apply for SDK access: butterflynetwork.com/butterf…
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Great interview representing primary care pocus! @LeePursglove – at Millbrae, CA
Lee Pursglove@LeePursglove15 Jul 2023
It was a pleasure to be interviewed by @BMUS_Ultrasound sharing my views on integrating POCUS into primary care in the UK. Link below. below @AIM_POCUS @pocus_today @POCUSJournal @FMPOCUS_Comm @rcgp @TeessideUni @POCUSAcademy @pocus_today @pocusmeded open.spotify.com/episode/097…

Lee Pursglove GP Practicing PoCUS (Point of Care Ultrasound)

PoCUS Under the Spotlight · Episode

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William Hui, MD retweeted
Lee Pursglove@LeePursglove15 Jul 2023
It was a pleasure to be interviewed by @BMUS_Ultrasound sharing my views on integrating POCUS into primary care in the UK. Link below. below @AIM_POCUS @pocus_today @POCUSJournal @FMPOCUS_Comm @rcgp @TeessideUni @POCUSAcademy @pocus_today @pocusmeded open.spotify.com/episode/097…

Lee Pursglove GP Practicing PoCUS (Point of Care Ultrasound)

PoCUS Under the Spotlight · Episode

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JAMA
@JAMA_current22 Jun 2023
Medical News in Brief: CMS Will Test New Value-Based Primary Care Model ja.ma/3CG4B36 @Emily_C_Harris
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Dan Kim@dan___kim14 Jun 2023
Algorithm for incorporating #POCUS into the work up of lower extremity edema From ddxof.com/lower-extremity-ed…
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POCUS Journal
@POCUSJournal27 Mar 2023
For pts w/ low abdominal pain or vaginal hemorrhage in early pregnancy, clinicians must confirm intrauterine pregnancy & gestational age to guide care. This new #research compares the accuracy of #POCUS devices to comprehensive #echo in this assessment: pocusjournal.com/article/154…
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📢 We are proud to announce the launch of our Outpatient Antibiotic Guidebook! 💊📖 #IDTwitter #MedEd @StanfordDeptMed @StanfordMed @StanfordHealth @Stanford_ID @Stanford_Med_ID med.stanford.edu/bugsanddrug…
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William Hui, MD retweeted
Jamie Galen@DrGalenMD21 Jan 2023
Could Ultrasound Replace the Stethoscope? | The New Yorker newyorker.com/science/annals…

Could Ultrasound Replace the Stethoscope?

Miniaturization, experimentation, and A.I. have unlocked revolutionary potential in an old technology.

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