2018
The 21st Century Cures Act and electronic health records one year later: will patients see the benefits?
Lye CT, Forman HP, Daniel JG, Krumholz HM. The 21st Century Cures Act and electronic health records one year later: will patients see the benefits? Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association 2018, 25: 1218-1220. PMID: 30184156, PMCID: PMC7646899, DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocy065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectronic health recordsHealth recordsHealth information technologyInformation exchange networkHealth information exchangeData sharingHealth information exchange networkInformation technologyCentury Cures ActInformation exchangeInteroperabilityHealth dataCures ActImplementationAccessResearch initiativesRequirementsExchange networksSharingCertification requirementsNetworkTechnologyPotential benefitsRules
2017
The Impact of Social Contagion on Physician Adoption of Advanced Imaging Tests in Breast Cancer
Pollack CE, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Xu X, Christakis NA, Forman HP, Yu JB, Killelea BK, Wang SY, Gross CP. The Impact of Social Contagion on Physician Adoption of Advanced Imaging Tests in Breast Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2017, 109: djw330. PMID: 28376191, PMCID: PMC6059114, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djw330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingBaseline usePositron emission tomography scanEnd Results-MedicareEmission tomography scanBreast cancer practiceImaging modalitiesAdvanced imaging testsHierarchical logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsPatient characteristicsUnproven benefitCancer practiceMRI/PETTomography scanBreast cancerMRI useImaging testsClinical practicePET useResonance imagingPET imagingPhysician peersPhysician adoptionBaseline period