2020
Urgent 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 ResearchConceptsUrgent 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 conditionsTrends 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 ResearchClinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of teledermatology: Where are we now, and what are the barriers to adoption?
Wang RH, Barbieri JS, Nguyen HP, Stavert R, Forman HP, Bolognia JL, Kovarik CL, Dermatology F. Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of teledermatology: Where are we now, and what are the barriers to adoption? Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2020, 83: 299-307. PMID: 32035106, PMCID: PMC7302990, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.01.065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient careHigh-quality dermatologic carePractice-level barriersClinical efficacyClinical effectivenessCare settingsDermatologic careCare deliveryMedicaid ServicesTeledermatology servicesTeledermatology implementationTeledermatologyCareTelemedicine reimbursementDermatologistsPotential implications
2019
Use of Advanced Imaging in the Emergency Department: New Obstacles or New Opportunities to Improve Patient Care?
Forman HP. Use of Advanced Imaging in the Emergency Department: New Obstacles or New Opportunities to Improve Patient Care? Radiology 2019, 291: 194-195. PMID: 30694157, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2019190006.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Era of a Single Population-Based Payment to a Cancer Center
Jia JB, Lencioni R, Forman HP, Kim HS. Era of a Single Population-Based Payment to a Cancer Center. The Cancer Journal 2016, 22: 423-426. PMID: 27870686, DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0000000000000231.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
The Most Frequent and Costly Triggers of Litigation for Nurses in Radiology Settings
Moss M, Forman H. The Most Frequent and Costly Triggers of Litigation for Nurses in Radiology Settings. Journal Of Radiology Nursing 2015, 34: 25-28. DOI: 10.1016/j.jradnu.2014.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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 utilizationRadiology health services research: from imperative to legislative mandate.
Lee CI, Forman HP. Radiology health services research: from imperative to legislative mandate. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2011, 196: 1111-4. PMID: 21512077, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.10.6085.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Evaluation of an Emergency Radiology Quality Assurance Program at a Level I Trauma Center: Abdominal and Pelvic CT Studies
Yoon LS, Haims AH, Brink JA, Rabinovici R, Forman HP. Evaluation of an Emergency Radiology Quality Assurance Program at a Level I Trauma Center: Abdominal and Pelvic CT Studies. Radiology 2002, 224: 42-6. PMID: 12091660, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2241011470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevel I trauma centerI trauma centerTrauma centerQuality assurance programPatient careAdditional diagnostic imagingAbdominal imaging radiologistsQuality of careAssurance programEmergency departmentCT reportsTrauma casesTrauma surgeryCT studiesNumber of casesPatient recordsRadiologic interpretationCare changesMortality recordsDiscordant readingsDiagnostic imagingDiscordant interpretationsPelvic CT studiesCareImportant additional findings