Publications

How Much do Common Imaging Studies Cost? A Nationwide Survey of Radiology Trainees

This study gauges the knowledge of radiology trainees regarding the costs of common imaging services and to assess their perceptions of current relevant education. Full Article

Vijayasarathi, A., Hawkins, C.M., Hughes, D.R., Mullins, M.E., and Duszak Jr, R. 2015. "How Much do Common Imaging Studies Cost? A Nationwide Survey of Radiology Trainees," American Journal of Roentgenology, 205(5): 929 - 935.

State Variation in Medical Imaging: Despite Great Variation, the Medicare Spending Decline Continues

The purpose of this study was to assess state-level trends in per beneficiary Medicare spending on medical imaging. Full Article

Rosenkrantz, A.B., Hughes, D.R., and Duszak Jr, R.. 2015. "State Variation in Medical Imaging: Despite Great Variation, the Medicare Spending Decline Continues," American Journal of Roentgenology, 205(4): 817 - 821.

Physician Rating Websites: Do Radiologists Have an Online Presence?

This study investigates patient satisfaction and provider transparency with online physician-rating websites, focusing on radiologist representation. Full Article

Gilbert, K., Hawkins, C.M., Hughes, D.R., Patel, K., Gogia, N., Sekhar, A., and Duszak Jr, R.. 2015. "Physician Rating Websites: Do Radiologists Have an Online Presence?," Journal of the American College of Radiology, 12(8): 867 - 871.

Diagnostic Radiology Resident and Fellow Workloads: A 12-Year Longitudinal Trend Analysis Using National Medicare Aggregate Claims Data

This study evaluates changes in diagnostic radiology resident and fellow workloads in recent years. Full Article

Chokshi, F.H., Hughes, D.R., Wang, J.M., Mullins, M.E., Hawkins, C.M., and Duszak Jr, R.. 2015. "Diagnostic Radiology Resident and Fellow Workloads: A 12-Year Longitudinal Trend Analysis Using National Medicare Aggregate Claims Data," Journal of the American College of Radiology, 12(7): 664 - 669.

Screening Mammography Rates in the Medicare Population Before and After the 2009 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Guideline Change: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis

This study examines longitudinal trends in screening mammography utilization and the presence of any changes in utilization associated with the 2009 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guideline change. Full Article

Jiang M., Hughes D.R., & Duszak Jr. R.. 2015. "Screening Mammography Rates in the Medicare Population Before and After the 2009 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Guideline Change: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis," Women's Health Issues, 25(3): 239 - 245.

Perspectives on the Value of Advanced Medical Imaging: A National Survey of Primary Care Physicians

This study assess the perceptions of primary care physicians about the value of advanced medical imaging. Full Article

Hughes, C. M., Kramer, E., Colamonico, J., & Duszak, R.. 2015. "Perspectives on the Value of Advanced Medical Imaging: A National Survey of Primary Care Physicians," Journal of American College of Radiology, 12(5): 458 - 462.

Percutaneous Hepatic and Renal Biopsy Procedures: An 18-Year Analysis of Changing Utilization, Specialty Roles, and Sites of Service

This study evaluates national trends in percutaneous hepatic and renal biopsy procedures with regard to utilization, specialty group roles, and sites of service. Full Article

Angel W., Hawkins C.M., Wang J.M., Hughes D.R., Duszak R.. 2015. "Percutaneous Hepatic and Renal Biopsy Procedures: An 18-Year Analysis of Changing Utilization, Specialty Roles, and Sites of Service," Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 26(5): 680 - 685.

Regional Variation in Medicare Payments for Medical Imaging: Radiologists Versus Nonradiologists

This study evaluates regional variation in Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) payments for medical imaging to radiologists compared with nonradiologists. Full Article

Rosman DA, Nsiah E, Hughes DR, Duszak R Jr.. 2015. "Regional Variation in Medicare Payments for Medical Imaging: Radiologists Versus Nonradiologists," American Journal of Roentgenology, 204(5): 1042 - 1048.

Expanding Roles of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants as Providers of Nonvascular Invasive Radiology Procedures

This study evaluates national trends in nonvascular invasive radiology procedures performed by advanced practice providers (APPs), focusing specifically on nurse practitioners and physician assistants. Full Article

Duszak, R., Walls, D. G., Wang, J. M., Hemingway, J., Hughes, D. R., Small, W. C., & Bowen, M. A.. 2015. "Expanding Roles of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants as Providers of Nonvascular Invasive Radiology Procedures," Journal of the American College of Radiology, 12(3): 284 - 289.

Traditional Text-Only Versus Multimedia-Enhanced Radiology Reporting: Referring Physicians’ Perceptions of Value

This study evaluates referring physicians’ perceptions of multimedia-enhanced radiology reporting (MERR) as an alternative to traditional text-only radiology reporting. MERR supplements text-only reports by embedding user-friendly interactive hyperlinks to key images and graphically plotting target lesion size longitudinally over time. Full Article

Sadigh, G., Hertweck, T., Kao, C., Wood, P., Hughes, D., Henry, T. S., & Duszak, R.. 2015. "Traditional Text-Only Versus Multimedia-Enhanced Radiology Reporting: Referring Physicians’ Perceptions of Value," Journal of the American College of Radiology, 12(5): 519 - 524.