Last Updated : June 2, 2025
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FilesProject Status:
Completed
Project Line:
Health Technology Review
Project Sub Line:
CMII Service
Project Number:
CM0012-000
Sonographers across Canada conduct an average of 11.25 general ultrasound examinations per 8-hour workday, with a range of 9 to 14. Various, often confounding, factors can affect workload, and they are often dependent on the unique circumstances of a facility. These factors include case complexity, department capacity, work-related musculoskeletal disorders, work-related stress, and availability of resources.
Question(s)
- The key objectives are to estimate the average number of general ultrasound examinations performed by a sonographer per 8-hour workday and to identify factors that can influence the number of examinations conducted
Key Message
- The average number of general ultrasound examinations performed by a sonographer in an 8-hour workday is not well reported in the literature. Through an informal survey, we estimate that the average general ultrasound examination volume across Canada per 8-hour workday is 11.25, with a range of 9 to 14.
- Understanding ultrasound examination data volumes provides information to help understand productivity. Decision-makers can also use the examination volume data and factors affecting sonographer examination throughput to create strategies to enhance efficiency in clinic and hospital departments.
- Factors that may influence the average examination rate include examination time, the age of equipment, resource availability, staffing shortages, and sonographer’s work-related musculoskeletal disorders and stress.
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Last Updated : June 2, 2025