Association of Nonphysician Practitioners and Contrast Media Utilization: An Exploratory Study of National Medicare Claims for CT Examinations from 2011 to 2020 ∗

Health care practitioners continue to deal with an ongoing iodinated contrast media shortage, prompted by the April 2022 lockdown-related closure of the factory in China that produces the world ’s supply of iohexol (Omnipaque, GE Healthcare, China) [1]. A recent study examined national utilization data for contrast-enhanced CT to inform decisions about optimal use of the diminished contrast media supply [2]. In addition, radiologists have shared institutional approaches for managing the contrast media shortage, and radiological societies have provided recommendations [3,4].
Source: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Case Studies in Health Services Research and Policy Source Type: research