2021
Scenarios to improve CT head utilization in the emergency department delineated by critical results reporting
Tu LH, Venkatesh AK, Malhotra A, Taylor RA, Sheth KN, Forman HP, Yaesoubi R. Scenarios to improve CT head utilization in the emergency department delineated by critical results reporting. Emergency Radiology 2021, 29: 81-88. PMID: 34617133, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-021-01947-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult ED encountersCommon chief complaintChief complaintEmergency departmentED encountersPatient selectionHead examsLoss of consciousnessAcademic medical centerChest painBlood sugarRetrospective studyHead injuryMental statusNew headacheMedical CenterPsychiatric evaluationConclusionOur studyBetter outcomesAdvanced imagingAlcohol intoxicationTotal encountersComplaintsHeadacheSignificant differencesPediatric Emergency Imaging Studies in Academic Radiology Departments: A Nationwide Survey of Staffing Practices
Sutton R, Silvestri DM, Sodagari F, Krishnamurthy R, Forman HP. Pediatric Emergency Imaging Studies in Academic Radiology Departments: A Nationwide Survey of Staffing Practices. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2021, 18: 1351-1358. PMID: 33989533, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2021.04.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcademic pediatric hospitalStandard of carePediatric hospitalReporting radiologistExact testResident radiologistsImaging studiesAcademic pediatric emergency departmentPediatric emergency departmentMinority of hospitalsInitial reportFisher's exact testAccredited radiology residency programsAnonymous telephone surveySignificant differencesRadiology departmentCross-sectional surveyRadiologist supervisionPediatric patientsEmergency departmentAcute conditionsImaging requestsImaging interpretationRadiologist coverageHospital
2016
Proctoring of New Emergency Radiologists to Promote Clinical Excellence and Ensure Quality of Care
Kelleher MS, Forman HP, Goodman TR, Pahade JK. Proctoring of New Emergency Radiologists to Promote Clinical Excellence and Ensure Quality of Care. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2016, 13: 967-972. PMID: 27162039, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2016.03.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical significanceRadiology fellowsClinical ExcellenceDiscrepancy rateRadiologist's final interpretationRate of discrepancySignificant differencesLow discrepancy rateRetrospective reviewInpatient studySubspecialty servicesAuthors' institutionImaging interpretationGroup of radiologistsHours coverageSubspecialty radiologistsRadiology facultyTimely interpretationRadiologistsStaff membersGroupOverreadEmergencyFinal interpretationNew emergency
2012
Ordering of CT by emergency department provider type: analysis of a nationally representative sample.
Lee CI, Ponce NA, Ettner SL, Kahn KL, Bassett LW, Forman HP. Ordering of CT by emergency department provider type: analysis of a nationally representative sample. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2012, 199: 1054-9. PMID: 23096179, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.11.8303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency department visitsNonphysician health care providersHealth care providersU.S. emergency departmentsDepartment visitsCare providersCT studiesNonphysician providersCT utilizationEmergency departmentPatient visitsMultivariate logistic regressionPatient-level variablesProvider typeProvider groupsLogistic regressionDescriptive trend analysisVisitsCTPhysiciansSignificant differencesRepresentative sampleProvidersSame periodTotal number
1995
Hepatic spiral CT: reduction of dose of intravenous contrast material.
Brink J, Heiken J, Forman H, Sagel S, Molina P, Brown P. Hepatic spiral CT: reduction of dose of intravenous contrast material. Radiology 1995, 197: 83-8. PMID: 7568859, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.197.1.7568859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaximum hepatic enhancementContrast material doseSpiral computed tomographyContrast enhancement indexUniphasic injectionComputed tomographyThin patientsContrast materialGrams of iodineIntravenous contrast materialMaterial doseReduction of doseHeavier patientsHepatic enhancementBiphasic injectionPatientsInjection protocolAdequate enhancementSubstantial cost savingsDoseSignificant differencesInjectionContrast enhancementEnhancement indexOutpatients