2024
Clinician Staffing and Quality of Care in US Health Centers
Sun Q, Forman H, Stern L, Oldfield B. Clinician Staffing and Quality of Care in US Health Centers. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2440140. PMID: 39436649, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.40140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMalePersonnel Staffing and SchedulingPrimary Health CareQuality of Health CareUnited StatesWorkforceConceptsAdvanced practice registered nursesUniform Data SystemQuality of careUS health centersHealth centersCancer screeningCross-sectional studyStaffing modelsBody mass indexAssociated with higher performanceHIV testingAssociated with quality of carePrimary care safety netHealth Resources and Services Administration's Uniform Data SystemQuality-of-care metricsPreventive health assessmentsPractice registered nursesBreast cancer screeningClinical quality metricsCommunity-specific needsCervical cancer screeningPositive associationNonlinear positive associationAssociated with qualityFull-time equivalent
2023
Clinical criteria to exclude acute vascular pathology on CT angiogram in patients with dizziness
Tu L, Malhotra A, Venkatesh A, Taylor R, Sheth K, Yaesoubi R, Forman H, Sureshanand S, Navaratnam D. Clinical criteria to exclude acute vascular pathology on CT angiogram in patients with dizziness. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0280752. PMID: 36893103, PMCID: PMC9997874, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0280752.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAngiographyCross-Sectional StudiesDizzinessEmergency Service, HospitalHumansStrokeTomography, X-Ray ComputedVertigoConceptsAcute vascular pathologyEmergency departmentVascular pathologyNegative predictive valueDizzy patientsStroke codeCTA headPredictive valueAdult ED encountersTransient ischemic attackHalf of patientsLong-term smokersLarge vessel occlusionCoronary artery diseasePast medical historySeparate validation cohortCross-sectional analysisIschemic attackAnalysis cohortArterial dissectionArtery diseaseClinical factorsED encountersMedication useChief complaint
2022
Assessment of the COVID-19 vaccine market landscape in 2021 relative to challenges in low- and middle-income countries
Oddleifson DA, Kayani J, Shrivastava R, Tan J, Winters M, Forman H, Omer SB. Assessment of the COVID-19 vaccine market landscape in 2021 relative to challenges in low- and middle-income countries. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics 2022, 18: 2124781. PMID: 36269944, PMCID: PMC9746604, DOI: 10.1080/21645515.2022.2124781.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvaluation of Temporal Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Sleep Duration Among US Adults, 2004-2018
Caraballo C, Mahajan S, Valero-Elizondo J, Massey D, Lu Y, Roy B, Riley C, Annapureddy AR, Murugiah K, Elumn J, Nasir K, Nunez-Smith M, Forman HP, Jackson CL, Herrin J, Krumholz HM. Evaluation of Temporal Trends in Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Sleep Duration Among US Adults, 2004-2018. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e226385. PMID: 35389500, PMCID: PMC8990329, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.6385.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBlack PeopleCross-Sectional StudiesEthnicityFemaleHispanic or LatinoHumansMaleMiddle AgedSleepConceptsCross-sectional studyLong sleep durationSleep durationWhite individualsBlack individualsLatino individualsEthnic differencesSerial cross-sectional studyNational Health Interview Survey dataHealth Interview Survey dataSelf-reported sleep durationShort sleep durationInterview Survey dataMiddle-aged adultsSelf-reported raceEstimated prevalenceMAIN OUTCOMELong sleepSleep deficiencyHigher household incomeEthnic disparitiesAge groupsHealth disparitiesPrevalenceSleep disparities
2021
Trends in Differences in Health Status and Health Care Access and Affordability by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 1999-2018
Mahajan S, Caraballo C, Lu Y, Valero-Elizondo J, Massey D, Annapureddy AR, Roy B, Riley C, Murugiah K, Onuma O, Nunez-Smith M, Forman HP, Nasir K, Herrin J, Krumholz HM. Trends in Differences in Health Status and Health Care Access and Affordability by Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 1999-2018. JAMA 2021, 326: 637-648. PMID: 34402830, PMCID: PMC8371573, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.9907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care accessFair health statusSelf-reported health statusCare accessHealth statusWhite individualsEthnic differencesLatino/HispanicNational Health Interview Survey dataSerial cross-sectional studySelf-reported functional limitationsBlack individualsHealth Interview Survey dataLow incomeCross-sectional studyCross-sectional survey studyInterview Survey dataSelf-reported raceSelf-report measuresMAIN OUTCOMEUS adultsFunctional limitationsPercentage of peopleSignificant decreaseAdultsMusculoskeletal 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 ResearchPediatric 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildCross-Sectional StudiesEmergency Service, HospitalHumansRadiologyRadiology Department, HospitalUnited StatesWorkforceConceptsAcademic 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
2020
Gender Disparity in Industry Relationships With Academic Interventional Radiology Physicians.
Deipolyi AR, Becker AS, Covey AM, Chimonas SC, Rosenkrantz AB, Forman HP, Copen WA. Gender Disparity in Industry Relationships With Academic Interventional Radiology Physicians. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2020, 215: 494-501. PMID: 32348184, PMCID: PMC9040023, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.19.22176.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Evaluation of the Patient Request Process for Radiology Imaging in U.S. Hospitals.
Lye CT, Krumholz HM, Eckroate JE, Daniel JG, deBronkart D, Mann MK, Hsiao AL, Forman HP. Evaluation of the Patient Request Process for Radiology Imaging in U.S. Hospitals. Radiology 2019, 292: 409-413. PMID: 31184560, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2019190473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Sectional StudiesDiagnostic ImagingHospitalsHumansPatient Access to RecordsRadiologyUnited States
2018
Assessment of US Hospital Compliance With Regulations for Patients’ Requests for Medical Records
Lye CT, Forman HP, Gao R, Daniel JG, Hsiao AL, Mann MK, deBronkart D, Campos HO, Krumholz HM. Assessment of US Hospital Compliance With Regulations for Patients’ Requests for Medical Records. JAMA Network Open 2018, 1: e183014. PMID: 30646219, PMCID: PMC6324595, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.3014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Sectional StudiesGuideline AdherenceHumansMedical RecordsMedical Records Department, HospitalPatient Access to RecordsQuality Assurance, Health CareUnited States
2010
Renal Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Acute Kidney Injury: Developing a Risk Stratification Framework
Licurse A, Kim MC, Dziura J, Forman HP, Formica RN, Makarov DV, Parikh CR, Gross CP. Renal Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Acute Kidney Injury: Developing a Risk Stratification Framework. JAMA Internal Medicine 2010, 170: 1900-1907. PMID: 21098348, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.419.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAgedCreatinineCross-Sectional StudiesDecision Support TechniquesFemaleHospitalizationHumansHydronephrosisKidneyLikelihood FunctionsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPredictive Value of TestsRacial GroupsRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsUltrasonographyUreteral ObstructionUrinary Tract InfectionsConceptsAcute kidney injuryKidney injuryAdult inpatientsIncidental findingPrerenal acute kidney injuryRecurrent urinary tract infectionsMultivariable logistic regression modelYale-New Haven HospitalHistory of hydronephrosisElevated creatinine levelRenal transplant recipientsCongestive heart failureUrinary tract infectionHigh-risk groupLow-risk groupCross-sectional studyLogistic regression modelsNephrotoxic medicationsTransplant recipientsClinical characteristicsCreatinine levelsNonblack raceRenal ultrasonographyTract infectionsHeart failure