Response: Re: Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in Primary Care to Redress Health Inequities

[摘要] To the Editor: I thank Dr. Pierre for his thoughtfulengagement with my commentary. He raises the concern that POCUS may not benefit racial/ethnic minority groups due to the implicit bias of cliniciansusing the technology. He substantiates this concern byciting a study that found that the likelihood of a clinician ordering diagnostic imaging differed by patientrace and ethnicity in an emergency department setting. Dr. Pierre’s concern acutely reminds POCUSpractitioners of the user-dependent nature of the technology. Training and policies that mitigate implicit biaswill help ensure all patients maximally experience thebenefits of POCUS.

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