To summarize the achievements and problems found in the quality control of ultrasound medicine in Anhui Province under the guidance of expert consensus on the quality management and control indicators of ultrasound medicine.

From 2020 to 2021, Anhui Medical Ultrasound Medical Quality Control Center issued a medical ultrasound medical quality control questionnaire. The survey objects were ultrasound departments in secondary and tertiary hospitals in Anhui Province. The seven key indicators of ultrasound quality control mentioned in the expert consensus on the quality management and control indicators of ultrasound medicine (2018 edition) were compared and analyzed in combination with the "Medical Quality Control Standards of Anhui Ultrasound Medical Quality Control Center".

The average number of daily ultrasound examinations in secondary hospitals in 2020 and 2021 was 189.5 and 206.9, respectively; the corresponding figures in tertiary hospitals were 425.5 and 516.2, both of which have increased. In 2020 and 2021, the doctor-patient ratios of ultrasound departments in secondary hospitals were 1.51 and 1.44 people/10000 people-times; the corresponding figures in tertiary hospitals were 1.49 and 1.36 people/10000 people-times. In 2021, the numbers of sonographers and ultrasonic diagnostic instruments were 0.89 and 1.40 in secondary and tertiary hospitals, respectively, which were not much changed from those in 2020 (0.99 and 1.50). The average inpatient ultrasound examination appointment time had been extended. The number of reported cases of critical value changed slightly, and the notification rate in secondary hospitals decreased (94.12% in 2021 vs 95.55% in 2020). The positive rates of ultrasound reports in secondary and tertiary hospitals from 2020 to 2021 were 62.42% and 62.13%, and 72.66% and 79.53%, respectively; the ultrasound positive rate in secondary hospitals decreased. The ultrasound diagnosis coincidence rates in secondary and tertiary hospitals in 2020 and 2021 were 79.68% and 81.66%, and 85.06% and 88.24%, respectively, showing an upward trend.

Under the guidance of experts on the quality management and control indicators of ultrasound medicine, professional and standardized training guidance and quality control management can play a positive role in improving efficiency and diagnostic quality. The monitoring mechanism of indicators needs to be further improved.