2019
Income disparities in needle biopsy patients prior to breast cancer surgery across physician peer groups
Killelea BK, Herrin J, Soulos PR, Pollack CE, Forman HP, Yu J, Xu X, Tannenbaum S, Wang SY, Gross CP. Income disparities in needle biopsy patients prior to breast cancer surgery across physician peer groups. Breast Cancer 2019, 27: 381-388. PMID: 31792804, PMCID: PMC7512133, DOI: 10.1007/s12282-019-01028-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician peer groupsLow-income patientsNeedle biopsyOdds ratioHigh-income patientsBreast cancer surgeryMethodsThe SurveillanceCancer surgeryIncome patientsMedicare databaseBiopsy patientsMedicare beneficiariesPatientsBiopsyLow incomeGroupDisparitiesReceiptEnd resultHigher incomeSurgeryPeer groupEpidemiologyFurther workGroup-level effects
2016
Future considerations for clinical dermatology in the setting of 21st century American policy reform: Accountable Care Organizations
Nguyen HP, Barbieri JS, Forman HP, Bolognia JL, VanBeek MJ, Dermatology F. Future considerations for clinical dermatology in the setting of 21st century American policy reform: Accountable Care Organizations. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2016, 76: 170-176. PMID: 27707589, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2016.07.063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAccountable care organizationsStandard of careCare organizationsAffordable Care ActMedicare beneficiaries
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 utilization