2021
Patient Electronic Access to Final Radiology Reports: What Is the Current Standard of Practice, and Is an Embargo Period Appropriate?
Mezrich JL, Jin G, Lye C, Yousman L, Forman HP. Patient Electronic Access to Final Radiology Reports: What Is the Current Standard of Practice, and Is an Embargo Period Appropriate? Radiology 2021, 300: 204382. PMID: 33944630, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2021204382.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiology reportsPrimary care physiciansHealth informationPatient-centered careCare physiciansMedical recordsElectronic health informationPatientsPatient accessPortal accessHospital rankingsHealth recordsTelephone surveyCentury Cures ActEarly accessCliniciansReportCures ActStandardized practicesFinal rulePotential benefitsCurrent practiceReviewHospitalPhysicians
2020
Trends in Compensation for Primary Care and Specialist Physicians After Implementation of the Affordable Care Act
Hsiang WR, Gross CP, Maroongroge S, Forman HP. Trends in Compensation for Primary Care and Specialist Physicians After Implementation of the Affordable Care Act. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2011981. PMID: 32721025, PMCID: PMC7388019, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.11981.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Surgeon peer network characteristics and adoption of new imaging techniques in breast cancer: A study of perioperative MRI
Tannenbaum SS, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Pollack CE, Xu X, Christakis NA, Forman HP, Yu JB, Killelea BK, Wang S, Gross CP. Surgeon peer network characteristics and adoption of new imaging techniques in breast cancer: A study of perioperative MRI. Cancer Medicine 2018, 7: 5901-5909. PMID: 30444005, PMCID: PMC6308117, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.1821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary care physiciansPatient-sharing networksBreast cancerPerioperative MRISubsequent receiptNon-cancer patientsBreast cancer practiceMultivariable hierarchical modelsUse of MRIClinical characteristicsCare physiciansFemale patientsCancer practiceMedicare databaseNew imaging techniquesMedicare sampleStage 0Claims dataPatientsPhysician groupsMRISurgeonsCancerEquivocal evidencePhysicians
2016
The Use of High-Risk Criteria in Screening Patients for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury A Survey
Wu X, Malhotra A, Forman HP, Nunez D, Sanelli P. The Use of High-Risk Criteria in Screening Patients for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury A Survey. Academic Radiology 2016, 24: 456-461. PMID: 27979639, DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2016.11.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelCerebral AngiographyCerebrovascular TraumaComputed Tomography AngiographyDatabases, FactualDelayed DiagnosisEmergency Service, HospitalHumansMagnetic Resonance AngiographyMass ScreeningRadiologistsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesWounds, NonpenetratingConceptsBlunt cerebrovascular injuryRisk factorsEmergency departmentCT angiographyDenver criteriaMR angiographyC1-C3 fracturesUtilization of imagingCerebrovascular injuryBlunt injuryBlunt traumaScreening ratesAngiographic studiesLarge academic institutionVascular injuryScreening patientsPatientsPreferred modalityRoutine useInjurySubsequent strokeAngiographyScreening criteriaPhysiciansRadiologists
2015
Communicating Potential Radiation-Induced Cancer Risks From Medical Imaging Directly to Patients.
Lam DL, Larson DB, Eisenberg JD, Forman HP, Lee CI. Communicating Potential Radiation-Induced Cancer Risks From Medical Imaging Directly to Patients. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2015, 205: 962-70. PMID: 26295534, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.15.15057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiation-induced cancer riskCancer risk awarenessCancer riskRadiation doseOriginal research articlesMedical radiation exposureConsensus statementCT examinationsInclusion criteriaPatientsPotential riskInformed consentRadiation exposureDoseImaging proceduresPhysiciansRiskRisk awarenessRadiation riskMedical imaging proceduresSystematic literature reviewLimited awarenessImagingEducational initiativesLiterature review
2013
Time-motion analysis of emergency radiologists and emergency physicians at an urban academic medical center
Perry WM, Lee CI, Steers WN, Post LA, Forman HP. Time-motion analysis of emergency radiologists and emergency physicians at an urban academic medical center. Emergency Radiology 2013, 20: 409-416. PMID: 23636334, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-013-1129-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency physiciansPhysical findingsEmergency radiologistsPatient historyMedical CenterUrban academic Level IUrban academic medical centerAcademic Level IPatients' physical findingsAcademic medical centerAcute patientsPatient evaluationProportion of timeDiagnostic evaluationPhysician counterpartsLevel IMultivariate analysisPhysiciansCombined proportionRadiologistsTime-motion analysisLarge proportionProportionFindingsSpecialties
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
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
2009
The Effect of Teleradiology on Time to Interpretation for CT Pulmonary Angiographic Studies
Kennedy S, Bhargavan M, Sunshine JH, Forman HP. The Effect of Teleradiology on Time to Interpretation for CT Pulmonary Angiographic Studies. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2009, 6: 180-189.e1. PMID: 19248994, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2008.09.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCT pulmonary angiographic studiesPulmonary angiographic studiesAngiographic studiesCT brain studiesEmergency medicine physiciansBrain studiesPrompt diagnosisPulmonary embolismPercentage of studiesMedicine physiciansLethal illnessSignificant improvementOptimal timeStatistical significanceT-testPhysiciansMonthsAchievable goalIdentical periodImprovement toolsMinutesReportEmbolismSuch examinations
2004
Diagnostic CT Scans: Assessment of Patient, Physician, and Radiologist Awareness of Radiation Dose and Possible Risks1
Lee CI, Haims AH, Monico EP, Brink JA, Forman HP. Diagnostic CT Scans: Assessment of Patient, Physician, and Radiologist Awareness of Radiation Dose and Possible Risks1. Radiology 2004, 231: 393-8. PMID: 15031431, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2312030767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED physiciansCT scanCancer riskRadiation doseChest radiographsMost ED physiciansPercent of patientsAbdominopelvic CT scansAssessment of patientsEmergency department physiciansU.S. academic medical centersAcademic medical centerFlank painAdult patientsRadiologist awarenessDepartment physiciansMedical CenterPatientsCT dosesPhysiciansLifetime cancer riskDoseScansRadiologistsRisk
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