Health Insurance Ownership and Quality of Computed Tomography Requests: Experience from a Peripheral Referral Hospital in Cameroon.

Joshua TambeYannick OnanaSylviane DongmoGeorges Nguefack-Tsague Pierre Ongolo-Zogo

Published in: Radiology research and practice (2021)

Inappropriate requests for CT were low but nevertheless associated to health insurance ownership. The continuous sensitization and training of physicians would help minimize potential wasteful utilization of resources.

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