2011
Physician Self-Referral for Imaging and the Cost of Chronic Care for Medicare Beneficiaries
Hughes DR, Sunshine JH, Bhargavan M, Forman H. Physician Self-Referral for Imaging and the Cost of Chronic Care for Medicare Beneficiaries. Medical Care 2011, 49: 857-864. PMID: 21577161, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e31821b35ee.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal episode costsChronic careEpisode costsCare costsPhysician Self-ReferralCosts of episodesEpisode of careCost of careResearch Identifiable FilesAcute illnessPatient characteristicsMedicare 5Chronic conditionsChronic illnessPhysician specialtyMedical conditionsMedicare beneficiariesSelf referralsCondition severityDiagnostic imagingImaging costsCareDemonstrable benefitPhysiciansIncreases utilization
2002
Evaluation of an Emergency Radiology Quality Assurance Program at a Level I Trauma Center: Abdominal and Pelvic CT Studies
Yoon LS, Haims AH, Brink JA, Rabinovici R, Forman HP. Evaluation of an Emergency Radiology Quality Assurance Program at a Level I Trauma Center: Abdominal and Pelvic CT Studies. Radiology 2002, 224: 42-6. PMID: 12091660, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2241011470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevel I trauma centerI trauma centerTrauma centerQuality assurance programPatient careAdditional diagnostic imagingAbdominal imaging radiologistsQuality of careAssurance programEmergency departmentCT reportsTrauma casesTrauma surgeryCT studiesNumber of casesPatient recordsRadiologic interpretationCare changesMortality recordsDiscordant readingsDiagnostic imagingDiscordant interpretationsPelvic CT studiesCareImportant additional findings
1996
Meeting of Managerial Science With Medicine: The Pace Quickens
Forman H, McClennan B. Meeting of Managerial Science With Medicine: The Pace Quickens. JAMA 1996, 276: 1599-1600. PMID: 8918859, DOI: 10.1001/jama.1996.03540190071032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatterns of physiciansHealth care dollarsOrdering of testsUtilization management toolsIssue of JAMAOutpatient settingPatient managementHealth care institutionsRadiologic proceduresDiagnostic imagingCostly examinationsDiagnostic studiesCare institutionsCare organizationsEt al1ExaminationChoice of servicesHospitalizationInpatientsPhysicians
1990
Congenital neuroblastoma: evaluation with multimodality imaging.
Forman H, Leonidas J, Berdon W, Slovis T, Wood B, Samudrala R. Congenital neuroblastoma: evaluation with multimodality imaging. Radiology 1990, 175: 365-8. PMID: 2183280, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.175.2.2183280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuprarenal massIV-S diseaseDiagnosis of neuroblastomaMagnetic resonance imagingCongenital neuroblastomaNeonatal neuroblastomaAdrenal hemorrhageAdrenal tumorsLiver metastasesMetastatic diseaseBenign courseCharacteristic findingsPostnatal ultrasoundPrimary tumorCorrect diagnosisComputed tomographyNew imaging modalityLiver lesionsPrenatal ultrasoundPatientsResonance imagingMultimodality imagingDiagnostic imagingSolid appearanceMR imaging