2017
Awareness of radiation risks from CT scans among patients and providers and obstacles for informed decision-making
Schuster AL, Forman HP, Strassle PD, Meyer LT, Connelly SV, Lee CI. Awareness of radiation risks from CT scans among patients and providers and obstacles for informed decision-making. Emergency Radiology 2017, 25: 41-49. PMID: 28948391, DOI: 10.1007/s10140-017-1557-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmergency providersCT scanRadiation doseCT radiationPercent of patientsTertiary care centerCT scan radiation exposureAbdominopelvic CT scansChest X-rayRisk/benefitModerate painAbdominopelvic CTRadiologist awarenessResultsA totalEmergency departmentCare centerPatientsStudy designDoseDose rangeRadiation exposureCTRadiation riskRadiologistsScans
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 criteriaPhysiciansRadiologistsProctoring 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
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
2004
Professional resource cost of body CT examinations: Analysis of interpretation costs in different patient populations
Muchantef K, Forman HP. Professional resource cost of body CT examinations: Analysis of interpretation costs in different patient populations. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2004, 1: 652-658. PMID: 17411675, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2004.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCT examinationsClinical practiceOncology patientsDissimilar diseasesCT studiesPelvic imagingProfessional costsAbdominal pain patientsBody CT examinationsRelative value unitsDifferent patient populationsAbdominal painPain patientsCT patientsPatient populationBody CTPatientsHospital overheadsSenior radiology residentsPhysician costsPhysician timeDiseaseExaminationRadiology residentsRadiologistsDiagnostic 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 riskDoseScansRadiologistsRiskEmergency Department Image Interpretation Services at Private Community Hospitals
Saketkhoo DD, Bhargavan M, Sunshine JH, Forman HP. Emergency Department Image Interpretation Services at Private Community Hospitals. Radiology 2004, 231: 190-7. PMID: 15068948, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2311030307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersEmergency Service, HospitalHospitals, CommunityHospitals, PrivateHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedObserver VariationPhysiciansPractice Patterns, Physicians'Radiology Department, HospitalRadiology, InterventionalSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedTrauma CentersUltrasonography, InterventionalUnited StatesConceptsPrivate community hospitalED patient volumeLogistic regression analysisCommunity hospitalPatient volumeRadiology coverageTrauma center designationPatient care decisionsRegression analysisInterpretation servicesTrauma centerCenter designationRandom national sampleHospital radiologistsCT scanRadiologist coverageHospitalCare decisionsUltrasonographic imagesRadiologistsRadiology servicesHigh nighttime levelsEDNational sampleQuestionnaire
1990
Clinical activities of pediatric radiologists in the United States and Canada: 10-year follow-up.
Forman H, Leonidas J, Kirks D. Clinical activities of pediatric radiologists in the United States and Canada: 10-year follow-up. Radiology 1990, 175: 127-9. PMID: 2315471, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.175.1.2315471.Peer-Reviewed Original Research