2022
Insurance Coverage Mandates and the Adoption of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
Richman IB, Long JB, Kyanko KA, Xu X, Gross CP, Busch SH. Insurance Coverage Mandates and the Adoption of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e224208. PMID: 35333358, PMCID: PMC8956980, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.4208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoverage mandateCohort studyBreast cancerPocket paymentsDigital breast tomosynthesisInsurance coveragePoints 2 yearsAffordable Care ActMAIN OUTCOMEScreening mammogramsStudy periodDirect costsBreast tomosynthesisPatient ProtectionCare ActWomenCancerAssociationYearsPrivate insurersPatientsCost sharing
2019
Association of State Dense Breast Notification Laws With Supplemental Testing and Cancer Detection After Screening Mammography.
Busch SH, Hoag JR, Aminawung JA, Xu X, Richman IB, Soulos PR, Kyanko KA, Gross CP. Association of State Dense Breast Notification Laws With Supplemental Testing and Cancer Detection After Screening Mammography. American Journal Of Public Health 2019, 109: 762-767. PMID: 30896987, PMCID: PMC6459654, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2019.304967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSupplemental screeningCancer detectionMore breast cancersMagnetic resonance imagingPossible benefitsBreast cancerSupplemental ultrasoundBreast biopsySupplemental testingResonance imagingUse of ultrasoundLogistic regressionScreening mammographyCancer diagnosisUltrasoundSignificant differencesSupplemental testsMore ultrasoundMammographyUS statesBreast cancer detectionMammogramsAssociationScreeningBiopsy
2007
National Study of the Relation of Primary Care Shortages to Emergency Department Utilization
Richman IB, Clark S, Sullivan AF, Camargo CA. National Study of the Relation of Primary Care Shortages to Emergency Department Utilization. Academic Emergency Medicine 2007, 14: 279-282. PMID: 17242383, DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2006.10.093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED visit volumePrimary care shortageED visitsVisit volumeUnderserved individualsCare shortagesTop tertileEmergency department (ED) visit volumePrimary care shortage areasEmergency department utilizationED usePotential confoundersED InventoryHealth resourcesAnnual increaseVisitsShortage areasTertilePositive associationHigh rateNational studyFurther investigationFederal data setsAssociationPopulation data