2021
Pediatric 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 coverageHospital
2017
Commentary: Future considerations for clinical dermatology in the setting of 21st century American policy reform The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015
Barbieri JS, Miller JJ, Nguyen HP, Forman HP, Bolognia JL, VanBeek MJ, Dermatology F. Commentary: Future considerations for clinical dermatology in the setting of 21st century American policy reform The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2017, 76: 1203-1205. PMID: 28365041, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.01.033.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersFuture 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 activitiesFuture 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 Alternative Payment Models in dermatology
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 Alternative Payment Models in dermatology. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2017, 76: 1213-1217. PMID: 28365040, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2017.01.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildren's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization ActAlternative payment modelsPayment systemMedicare AccessIncentive Payment SystemNew alternative payment modelsPayment modelsCentury American policy reformReauthorization ActAccountable care organizationsPolicy reformsFinancial incentivesNew reimbursement modelsReimbursement modelsCare organizationsIncentivesPaymentsReformExemptionAccessModelActsIntroductionOrganizationCreation
2015
Screening for Pediatric Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury: Review of Literature and a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Malhotra A, Wu X, Kalra VB, Goodman TR, Schindler J, Forman HP. Screening for Pediatric Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury: Review of Literature and a Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Journal Of Pediatric Surgery 2015, 50: 1751-1757. PMID: 26546389, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2015.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt cerebrovascular injuryPediatric blunt cerebrovascular injurySelective computed tomography angiographyComputed tomography angiographyOptimal imaging strategyCost-effectiveness analysisAnticoagulation therapyCerebrovascular injuryManagement of BCVIAppropriate anticoagulation therapyHigh-risk patientsHigh-risk factorsImaging strategiesPossible screening strategiesReview of literatureSelective anticoagulationPediatric patientsAnticoagulation complicationsTomography angiographySystematic reviewPatientsSocietal perspectiveCost-effective strategyData extractionScreening strategy
2011
Rising Use of CT in Child Visits to the Emergency Department in the United States, 1995–2008
Larson DB, Johnson LW, Schnell BM, Goske MJ, Salisbury SR, Forman HP. Rising Use of CT in Child Visits to the Emergency Department in the United States, 1995–2008. Radiology 2011, 259: 793-801. PMID: 21467249, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.11101939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUse of CTPercentage of visitsEmergency departmentComputed tomographyNational Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care SurveyAmbulatory Medical Care SurveyTop chief complaintsPediatric ED visitsAbdominal painED visitsChief complaintCare SurveyHead injuryHospital characteristicsChild visitsCT useCT examinationsNumber of visitsRao-ScottMultiple patientsNationwide trendsStudy periodVisitsVulnerable populationsInstitutional review board oversight
2007
Informing parents about CT radiation exposure in children: it's OK to tell them.
Larson DB, Rader SB, Forman HP, Fenton LZ. Informing parents about CT radiation exposure in children: it's OK to tell them. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2007, 189: 271-5. PMID: 17646450, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.07.2248.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLifetime riskTertiary care children's hospitalInformational handoutCT radiation exposureRisk of cancerChildren's HospitalParents of childrenCT changesCT examinationsChild's doctorPediatric CTRadiation exposureCTCancerParental understandingRadiation doseParental knowledgeRiskChildrenHospitalDoctorsRadiation riskParents' understandingLevel of concernParents
2006
Radiation dose associated with unenhanced CT for suspected renal colic: impact of repetitive studies.
Katz SI, Saluja S, Brink JA, Forman HP. Radiation dose associated with unenhanced CT for suspected renal colic: impact of repetitive studies. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2006, 186: 1120-4. PMID: 16554590, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.04.1838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDose-length productSingle-detector CTHistory of nephrolithiasisRenal colicEffective dosesUnenhanced CT examinationsCT examinationsUnenhanced CTMean dose-length productCumulative effective dosesRadiation doseCumulative radiation doseMean effective dosesTotal effective dosesPain examinationFlank painAdult patientsPatient agePediatric ageSerial CTPatientsColicDosesMultiple examinationsCT
2004
MRI in the diagnosis of cartilage injury in the wrist.
Haims AH, Moore AE, Schweitzer ME, Morrison WB, Deely D, Culp RW, Forman HP. MRI in the diagnosis of cartilage injury in the wrist. American Journal Of Roentgenology 2004, 182: 1267-70. PMID: 15100130, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.182.5.1821267.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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