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 ResearchConceptsAdvanced 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
Distribution and Disparities of Industry Payments to Radiologists (2016-2020)
Khunte M, Zhong A, Wu X, Payabvash S, Gandhi D, Forman H, Malhotra A. Distribution and Disparities of Industry Payments to Radiologists (2016-2020). Academic Radiology 2023, 30: 3056-3063. PMID: 37210267, DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2023.04.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIndustry Payments to Radiologists During the Last 5 Years and Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic
Khunte M, Zhong A, Khunte A, Sanelli P, Forman H, Gandhi D, Malhotra A. Industry Payments to Radiologists During the Last 5 Years and Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2023, 20: 597-604. PMID: 37148954, PMCID: PMC10158038, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2023.03.015.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Price Variability for Common Radiology Services within U.S. Hospitals
Jiang JX, Forman HP, Gupta S, Bai G. Price Variability for Common Radiology Services within U.S. Hospitals. Radiology 2022, 306: e221815. PMID: 36255313, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.221815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPerioperative magnetic resonance imaging in breast cancer care: Distinct adoption trajectories among physician patient-sharing networks
Xu X, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Wang SY, Pollack CE, Killelea BK, Forman HP, Gross CP. Perioperative magnetic resonance imaging in breast cancer care: Distinct adoption trajectories among physician patient-sharing networks. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0265188. PMID: 35290417, PMCID: PMC8923453, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265188.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician patient-sharing networksPerioperative magnetic resonance imagingClinical risk factorsMagnetic resonance imagingPatient clinical risk factorsPatient-sharing networksBreast cancer careRisk-adjusted ratesMastectomy usePhysician networksCancer careRisk factorsEnd Results-Medicare databaseCharacteristics of patientsProportion of patientsBreast cancer surgeryComposition of patientsMRI adoptionDistinct trajectoriesMore patientsCancer surgeryClinical outcomesCancer specialistsMRI usePatients
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 decreaseAdultsMulticentre methodological study to create a publicly available score of hospital financial standing in the USA
Zinoviev R, Krumholz HM, Ciccarone R, Antle R, Forman HP. Multicentre methodological study to create a publicly available score of hospital financial standing in the USA. BMJ Open 2021, 11: e046500. PMID: 34301654, PMCID: PMC8311305, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046500.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCredit ratingsFinancial dataBond ratingsMoody’s credit ratingsHospital's financial standingHospital financial dataFinancial literatureFinancial stabilityFinancial indicatorsFinancial scoresFinancial trendsFinancial healthFinancial standingFinancial metricsGreater shareMedicare dischargesWeighted variablesShareHospital operationsUnique variablesSingle composite scoreVariablesMoodyHealth systemModelMusculoskeletal 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 ResearchConceptsAcademic 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 coverageHospitalPatient 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 practiceReviewHospitalPhysiciansAssociation of Graduate Medical Education With Hospital Performance and Patient Outcomes
Zinoviev R, Krumholz HM, Pirruccio K, Forman H. Association of Graduate Medical Education With Hospital Performance and Patient Outcomes. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2034196. PMID: 33507257, PMCID: PMC7844596, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.34196.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResident academic performanceFinancial standingGME fundingFinancial scoresFinancial performance scoreHospital's financial standingFunding dataHospital financial dataHospital performanceFinancial dataEconomic evaluationAnnual subsidyEducation fundingHospital operationsMedical education fundingHospital Compare databaseSubsidiesRegression modelsFundingLinear regression modelsCostRecipient hospitalModelBoard certification examinationStanding
2020
Racial Health Disparities, COVID‐19, and a Way Forward for US Health Systems
Tiako MJN, Forman HP, Nuñez‐Smith M. Racial Health Disparities, COVID‐19, and a Way Forward for US Health Systems. Journal Of Hospital Medicine 2020, 16: 50-52. PMID: 33357329, DOI: 10.12788/jhm.3545.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCOVID-19 testing capabilities at urgent care centers in states with greatest disease burden
Hsiang W, Forman H, Jain S, Khunte A, Jin G, Yousman L, Najem M, Mosier-Mills A, Wiznia D. COVID-19 testing capabilities at urgent care centers in states with greatest disease burden. F1000Research 2020, 9: 328. PMID: 33381298, PMCID: PMC7689602, DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.23203.2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence, Characteristics, and Costs of Urgent Care Center Membership Programs
Hsiang W, Jin G, Forman H, Wiznia D. Prevalence, Characteristics, and Costs of Urgent Care Center Membership Programs. JAMA 2020, 324: 513-514. PMID: 32749481, PMCID: PMC7403913, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.7317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrgent 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 ResearchDissecting drug pricing: Supply chain, market, and nonmarket trends impacting clinical dermatology
Nguyen HP, Go JA, Barbieri JS, Stough D, Stoff BK, Forman HP, Bolognia JL, Albrecht J, Dermatology F. Dissecting drug pricing: Supply chain, market, and nonmarket trends impacting clinical dermatology. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2020, 83: 691-699. PMID: 32330637, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.04.063.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
Low-Volume and High-Volume Readers of Neurological and Musculoskeletal MRI: Achieving Subspecialization in Radiology
Trinh B, Calabrese E, Vu T, Forman HP, Haas BM. Low-Volume and High-Volume Readers of Neurological and Musculoskeletal MRI: Achieving Subspecialization in Radiology. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2019, 17: 314-322. PMID: 31883842, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2019.10.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCost-Effectiveness of Computed Tomography Angiography in Management of Tiny Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms in the United States
Wu X, Matouk CC, Mangla R, Forman HP, Gandhi D, Sanelli P, Malhotra A. Cost-Effectiveness of Computed Tomography Angiography in Management of Tiny Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms in the United States. Stroke 2019, 50: 2396-2403. PMID: 31340732, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.119.025600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComputed tomography angiographyUnruptured intracranial aneurysmsIntracranial aneurysmsTomography angiographyCancer riskCTA surveillanceCost-effective strategyRadiation-induced brain tumorsRadiation-induced cancer riskSubsequent magnetic resonanceBrain cancer riskBetter health outcomesAnnual rupture riskProbabilistic sensitivity analysesRupture riskLower healthcare spendingAggressive managementPatients 30Subarachnoid hemorrhageIncidental detectionPrior historyHigh riskBrain tumorsAneurysmsHealth outcomes