2021
Musculoskeletal Urgent Care Centers Restrict Access for Patients with Medicaid Insurance Based on Policy and Location
Yousman LC, Hsiang WR, Jin G, Najem M, Mosier-Mills A, Khunte A, Jain S, Forman H, Wiznia DH. Musculoskeletal Urgent Care Centers Restrict Access for Patients with Medicaid Insurance Based on Policy and Location. Clinical Orthopaedics And Related Research® 2021, 479: 2447-2453. PMID: 34114975, PMCID: PMC8509946, DOI: 10.1097/corr.0000000000001825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrgent care center wait times increase for COVID-19 results in August 2020, with rapid testing availability limited
Yousman LC, Khunte A, Hsiang W, Jain S, Forman H, Wiznia D. Urgent care center wait times increase for COVID-19 results in August 2020, with rapid testing availability limited. BMC Health Services Research 2021, 21: 318. PMID: 33832506, PMCID: PMC8027963, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06338-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrgent care centersCOVID-19 testingTesting availabilityPolymerase chain reactionCare centerRapid testingPCR test resultsCosts of visitsChi-square testCOVID-19 testCOVID-19 resultsCommon locationSignificant decreaseStandardized scriptChain reactionCare ActCenter classificationT-testOverall lackResultsOur resultsVisitsHigher proportionCritical roleTestingMajority
2020
COVID-19 testing capabilities at urgent care centers in states with greatest disease burden
Hsiang W, Forman H, Jain S, Khunte A, Jin G, Yousman L, Najem M, Mosier-Mills A, Wiznia D. COVID-19 testing capabilities at urgent care centers in states with greatest disease burden. F1000Research 2020, 9: 328. PMID: 33381298, PMCID: PMC7689602, DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.23203.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence, Characteristics, and Costs of Urgent Care Center Membership Programs
Hsiang W, Jin G, Forman H, Wiznia D. Prevalence, Characteristics, and Costs of Urgent Care Center Membership Programs. JAMA 2020, 324: 513-514. PMID: 32749481, PMCID: PMC7403913, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.7317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrgent Care Centers Delay Emergent Surgical Care Based on Patient Insurance Status in The United States.
Hsiang WR, Wiznia D, Yousman L, Najem M, Mosier-Mills A, Jin G, Jain S, Khunte A, Davis KA, Forman HP, Schuster KM. Urgent Care Centers Delay Emergent Surgical Care Based on Patient Insurance Status in The United States. Annals Of Surgery 2020, 272: 548-553. PMID: 32932304, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmbulatory Care FacilitiesEmergency TreatmentHumansInsurance CoverageMedicaidSurgical Procedures, OperativeTime-to-TreatmentUnited StatesConceptsUrgent care centersMedicaid patientsCare centerInsurance typePrivate patientsEmergent surgical careEmergent surgical casesUrgent surgical conditionIncarcerated inguinal herniaEmergency department referralsPatient insurance statusED referralsInsurance statusReferral ratesInguinal herniaSurgical conditionsSurgical careSurgical casesPatientsPrivate insuranceCliniciansStandardized scriptMedicaidCareEmergent conditions
2006
MRI and CT imaging: how fast can reimbursement be cut?
Forman HP. MRI and CT imaging: how fast can reimbursement be cut? American Journal Of Roentgenology 2006, 187: 601-2. PMID: 16928917, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.06.0915.Peer-Reviewed Original Research