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
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 conditions
2017
Future considerations for clinical dermatology in the setting of 21st century American policy reform: The Medicare Access and Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act and the Merit-based Incentive Payment System
Barbieri JS, Miller JJ, Nguyen HP, Forman HP, Bolognia JL, VanBeek MJ, Dermatology F. Future considerations for clinical dermatology in the setting of 21st century American policy reform: The Medicare Access and Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act and the Merit-based Incentive Payment System. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2017, 76: 1206-1212. PMID: 28365038, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.01.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildren's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization ActCare informationElectronic health record technologyPhysician Quality Reporting SystemQuality Reporting SystemCare coordinationIncentive Payment SystemNegative payment adjustmentPart B servicesMedicare AccessCliniciansPatient safetyClinical dermatologyMedicare Part B servicesImprovement activitiesComposite scoreReauthorization ActReporting systemDermatologistsRecord technologyScoresB servicesMeaningful useCentury American policy reformCompletion of activities