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## Foqal Contrast
- Vendor-neutral solution to better understand the usage of contrast media
- Identify waste and deviating contrast protocols
- Reduce costs
- Reduce liabilities when reporting contrast usage on time
- Optionally extend its functionality by integrating with [Foqal CT repeat](https://qaelum.com/solutions/ct-repeat) and [Foqal Forms](https://qaelum.com/solutions/forms)
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- Description
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Description
- [What is Foqal Contrast?](#what)
- [Why Foqal Contrast?](#why)
- [Key points of Foqal Contrast](#key)
## What is Foqal Contrast by Qaelum?
The Contrast Management module of the FOQAL platform monitors and analyzes contrast media usage in CT examinations. Through advanced statistics, distribution graphs and benchmarks, it identifies trends and highlights cases where extra training and optimization are needed. It is a powerful solution for a comprehensive analysis of the contrast usage and related costs with the goal of continuous efficiency improvement.
## Why Foqal Contrast by Qaelum?
Managing and understanding the usage of contrast in your facility has a direct impact on cost reduction and maintaining the highest level of quality, while improving sustainability. Due to the complexity and vast amounts of data, the most efficient way to do this is by using Qaelum’s Contrast Management tool. The analysis allows for a comprehensive management with a full overview of contrast usage, including wasted contrast, and the corresponding financial costs. By providing advanced analytics and smart insights on contrast dose per program, body part, device or operator, it determines cases where optimization is required. Contrast Management by Qaelum is your invaluable assistant to improve efficiency and productivity, while reducing costs, when it comes to the usage of contrast media.
## Key points of Foqal Contrast by Qaelum
- Vendor neutral solution to monitor contrast media usage in your facility
- Insights engine automatically detects deficiencies and issues requiring attention
- Analyzes and evaluates contrast usage on protocol, operator, device or hospital level
- Benchmarks between injectors
- Discover trends, improve efficiency, reduce costs and offer quality
- Integrates with our other solutions for multidimensional optimization
Features
- [Regulatory compliance](#Regulatorycompliance)
- [Key Performance Indicators – KPIs](#KPIs)
- [Patient, exam, hospital level](#Patient)
- [Trends](#Trends)
- [Cost estimation and optimization](#Costs)
- [Data collection](#Datacollection)
## Regulatory compliance
- Monitors contrast usage
- Automatically informs of missing contrast information in your EMR or RIS system
- Reduces errors in contrast handling and administration
- All information and user activity is centralized for efficient follow up and improvement plans
- Incidents related to contrast can be registered and follow-up reports generated using customizable templates (integration with [Foqal Forms](https://qaelum.com/index.php?option=com_qaelum&view=solutions&Itemid=684&lang=en) by Qaelum)
- Simple access to written documentation on contrast procedures (integration with [Foqal Forms](https://qaelum.com/index.php?option=com_qaelum&view=solutions&Itemid=684&lang=en) by Qaelum)
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## Key Performance Indicators – KPIs
- Performance metrics are assessed and monitored on a continuous basis
- - **Efficiency metrics** including the number of studies, contrast volume per procedure, study and injection durations, and many more
- **Clinical quality metrics** like errors in practice and deviations from reference contrast volumes
- **Smart dashboards** offer a quick glance at the monthly KPI behavior
- **Performance** and **efficiency** enhancement using tangible indices
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## Patient, exam, hospital level
- Comprehensive analysis of contrast media usage on a managerial level to ensure necessary follow up
- Contrast media volume and number of administrations are recorded
- Cumulative metrics as well as benchmarks with predefined threshold values are calculated
- Administration characteristics like injection location, duration and pressure are considered per exam
- Automated insights identify outliers, potentially incorrect data entries, dose exceedances and suggest corrective actions
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## Trends
- Contrast trends over time provide an overall evaluation of usage and costs, in addition to the static monitoring of contrast and relevant metrics
- Determine recurring problems using automated insights
- Follow all key indices over time in selected time frames to assess how indices evolve and how targeted interventions influence practice
- Focus on specific injectors, operators, bodyparts, etc. using multiple filter options for a better understanding of your department
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## Cost estimation and optimization
- Estimation of contrast material expenses
- The full picture of contrast costs: by program name, contrast medium, and operator, as well as cost comparisons between devices and protocols
- Optimization of new contrast material orders based on derived statistics
- Simulation of cost scenarios by price adjustment and recalculation
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## Flexible data collection
The Contrast Management module is a vendor-neutral solution that integrates into your existing IT infrastructure using industry standards. It collects its data from PACS systems, directly from the injector itself, or from already available radiation dose management systems. For some selected injectors, data in textual format is also supported.
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## Foqal Contrast by Qaelum – Frequently Asked Questions
### What is Foqal Contrast by Qaelum?
Foqal Contrast is a contrast media management module within Qaelum’s FOQAL platform that monitors and analyzes the use of contrast agents in CT exams. It provides advanced analytics, visual dashboards, and benchmarks to track efficiency, identify outliers, reduce waste, and support ongoing optimization of contrast media usage and cost management.
### Why use Foqal Contrast by Qaelum?
Efficient management of contrast media improves patient safety, reduces operational costs, and supports sustainability. Foqal Contrast by Qaelum gives healthcare providers an automated, data-driven way to monitor contrast usage, detect inefficiencies, and ensure proper documentation and handling. It helps departments improve quality, reduce contrast waste, and enhance compliance with regulatory standards.
### What kinds of data and insights does Foqal Contrast provide?
Foqal Contrast provides performance indicators such as contrast volume per study, number of administrations, injection characteristics (e.g., duration, pressure), and clinical quality deviations. It identifies trends, outliers, and inconsistencies at protocol, device, operator, and hospital level. Monthly KPIs and interactive dashboards help users quickly detect areas needing intervention.
### Does Foqal Contrast support regulatory compliance and documentation?
Yes, Foqal Contrast supports regulatory compliance by identifying missing contrast data in EMR/RIS systems, flagging errors in administration, and centralizing user activity. It integrates with Qaelum’s FORMS module for incident registration, documentation of procedures, and customizable follow-up reports, helping institutions maintain thorough records and continuous improvement documentation.
### How does Foqal Contrast help optimize costs and efficiency?
By quantifying contrast use and waste across various dimensions (e.g., operator, device, protocol), Foqal Contrast reveals inefficiencies and provides actionable insights to reduce costs. It allows simulation of different pricing or ordering scenarios and provides cost comparisons to support procurement and budgeting decisions. Trends and cumulative metrics enable long-term planning and operational efficiency.
### Is Foqal Contrast compatible with any CT system or injector?
Yes, Foqal Contrast is vendor-neutral and integrates into existing IT infrastructures using industry standards. It collects data from PACS, contrast injectors, or dose management systems. For some injector models, it also supports textual data formats, ensuring broad compatibility and flexible deployment across various clinical environments.