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Michal Horny

  • Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences
    Assistant Professor
  • (404) 727-7791
  • michal.horny@emory.edu
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  • Emory University
    Radiology and Imaging Sciences
    101 Woodruff Circle, Room 1215A
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Overview

Michal Horny is a health policy researcher primarily interested in patients' experiences of the cost of care and implications for health equity. His latest work examines the intersection of health care price transparency efforts and health insurance benefit design, specifically the financial risk in receiving care and how the temporal concentration of out-of-pocket costs impacts the affordability of care.

Courses taught: HPM501 - Health Policy and Resource Allocation (Rollins School of Public Health)
BIOS500 - Statistical Methods I (Rollins School of Public Health)

Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
  • Assistant Professor, Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • Bc. (Financial Mathematics) from Charles University in Prague
  • Bc. (Economic Theories) from Charles University in Prague
  • MSc. (Stochastics and Financial Mathematics) from VU University Amsterdam
  • Ph.D. (Health Services Research) from Boston University School of Public Health

Research

Publications

  • Percutaneous Ablation versus Radiotherapy for Pain Related to Bone and Soft Tissue Malignancies: AMultipayor Database Analysis of Outcomes.
    J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 36 Page(s): 894 - 900.e5
    05/01/2025 Authors: Lindquester WS; Shah J; Friedberg E; Horn M; Prologo JD
  • No Evidence on Association Between Prospective Exposure to Out-of-Pocket Cost Information and Appointment Cancelations or No-Shows: A Case-Control Pilot Study.
    Inquiry Volume: 62 Page(s): 469580251320174
    01/01/2025 Authors: Mitchell B; Sadigh G; Fendrick AM; Horn M
  • Inequities in Unexpected Cost-Sharing for Preventive Care in the United States.
    Am J Prev Med Volume: 68 Page(s): 5 - 11
    01/01/2025 Authors: Hoagland A; Yu O; Horn M
  • Tempering expectations for hospital price transparency rules as a solution to health care cost growth.
    J Hosp Med
    11/17/2024 Authors: Horn M; Shafer PR
  • Episode-Based Cost Sharing to Prospectively Guarantee Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs.
    JAMA Intern Med Volume: 184 Page(s): 597 - 598
    06/01/2024 Authors: Horn M; Anderson DM; Fendrick AM
  • Decomposition of medical imaging spending growth between 2010 and 2021 in the US employer-insured population.
    Health Aff Sch Volume: 2 Page(s): qxae030
    03/01/2024 Authors: Horn M; Chang D; Christensen EW; Rula EY; Duszak R
  • Health-related quality of life among prostate cancer survivors with metastatic disease and non-metastatic disease and men without a cancer history in the USA.
    J Cancer Surviv
    12/16/2023 Authors: Zheng Z; Shi KS; Kamal A; Howard DH; Horn M; Richards TB; Ekwueme DU; Yabroff KR
  • Healthcare price transparency in North America and Europe.
    Br J Radiol Volume: 96 Page(s): 20230236
    11/01/2023 Authors: Araich H; Tran J; Jung J; Horn M; Sadigh G
  • The cost burden of metastatic prostate cancer in the US populations covered by employer-sponsored health insurance.
    Cancer Volume: 129 Page(s): 3252 - 3262
    10/15/2023 Authors: Horn M; Yabroff KR; Filson CP; Zheng Z; Ekwueme DU; Richards TB; Howard DH
  • Quantifying the Healthcare Burden of Pediatric Feeding Disorder after Congenital Heart Surgery.
    J Pediatr Volume: 261 Page(s): 113593
    10/01/2023 Authors: Mohiuddin TA; Raol N; Tey CS; Horn M; Zhang C; Sharp WG; Chanani N; Patzer RE
  • Patients' Perspectives Regarding Generator Exchanges of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators.
    Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes Volume: 16 Page(s): 509 - 518
    08/01/2023 Authors: Montembeau SC; Merchant FM; Speight C; Kramer DB; Matlock DD; Horn M; Dickert NW; Rao BR
  • PATIENT AND GEOGRAPHIC FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY ADOPTION OF TISSUE-BASED GENOMIC TESTING FOR PROSTATE CANCER
    Volume: 209 Page(s): E594 - E594
    04/01/2023 Authors: Armas-Phan M; Patil D; Patel S; Horny M; Filson C
  • Utilization of Chest and Abdominopelvic CT for Traumatic Injury From 2011 to 2018: Evaluation Using a National Commercial Database.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol Volume: 220 Page(s): 265 - 271
    02/01/2023 Authors: Salastekar NV; Duszak R; Santavicca S; Horn M; Balthazar P; Khaja A; Hughes DR; Hanna TN
  • Complex Billing for Nonemergency Outpatient Imaging: An Obstacle to the Success of Health Care Price Transparency Initiatives.
    J Am Coll Radiol Volume: 20 Page(s): 63 - 70
    01/01/2023 Authors: Mukherjee M; Horn M
  • Spending on Medical Imaging by Age and Gender in the U.S. Population With Employer-Sponsored Insurance.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol Volume: 219 Page(s): 981 - 982
    12/01/2022 Authors: Horn M; Duszak R
  • Clinical Characteristics of Most Frequent Use of Iodinated Contrast Media for CT.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol Volume: 219 Page(s): 825 - 826
    11/01/2022 Authors: Horn M; Saindane AM; Duszak R
  • Monthly Cost-Sharing Limits and Out-of-pocket Costs for Commercially Insured Patients in the US.
    JAMA Netw Open Volume: 5 Page(s): e2233006
    09/01/2022 Authors: Shafer PR; Horn M; Dusetzina SB
  • Advances in Prediction of Readmission Rates Using Long Term Short Term Memory Networks on Healthcare Insurance Data

    06/30/2022 Authors: Khalid S; Matos F; Abunimer A; Bartlett J; Duszak R; Horny M; Gichoya J; Banerjee I; Trivedi H
  • Increasing Utilization of Emergency Department Neuroimaging From 2007 Through 2017.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol Volume: 218 Page(s): 165 - 173
    01/01/2022 Authors: ElHabr A; Merdan S; Ayer T; Prater A; Hanna TN; Horn M; Duszak R; Hughes DR
  • Concordance of Disclosed Hospital Prices With Total Reimbursements for Hospital-Based Care Among Commercially Insured Patients in the US.
    JAMA Netw Open Volume: 4 Page(s): e2137390
    12/01/2021 Authors: Horn M; Shafer PR; Dusetzina SB
  • Disproportionate Use in Minor Trauma Is Driving Emergency Department Cervical Spine Imaging: An Injury Severity Score-Based Analysis.
    J Am Coll Radiol Volume: 18 Page(s): 1532 - 1539
    11/01/2021 Authors: Khaja A; Horn M; Balthazar P; Hanna TN; Harkey P; Villalobos A; Duszak R
  • The Effect of Monthly Cost-Sharing Limits on Out-of-Pocket Costs for Privately Insured Patients
    Volume: 56 Page(s): 23 - 23
    09/01/2021 Authors: Shafer P; Horny M; Dusetzina S
  • U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Update and Computed Tomography for Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Privately Insured Population.
    Am J Prev Med Volume: 61 Page(s): 128 - 132
    07/01/2021 Authors: Chen S; Moreno CC; Duszak R; Horn M
  • Annual Out-Of-Pocket Spending Clusters Within Short Time Intervals: Implications For Health Care Affordability.
    Health Aff (Millwood) Volume: 40 Page(s): 274 - 280
    02/01/2021 Authors: Chen S; Shafer PR; Dusetzina SB; Horn M
  • Differences in Female and Male-to-Female Transgender Facial Skin Micro-Vessel Density.
    Facial Plast Surg Aesthet Med Volume: 23 Page(s): 199 - 204
    01/01/2021 Authors: Kuperstock JE; Gedik R; Horn M; Osborn T; Kindelberger D; Spiegel JH
  • Associations Over Time Between Paid Medical Malpractice Claims and Imaging Utilization in the United States.
    J Am Coll Radiol Volume: 18 Page(s): 34 - 41
    01/01/2021 Authors: Villalobos A; Horn M; Hughes DR; Duszak R
  • Use of Screening CT Colonography by Age and Race: A Study of Potential Access Barriers Related to Medicare Noncoverage Based on Data From the ACR's National CT Colonography Registry.
    J Am Coll Radiol Volume: 18 Page(s): 19 - 26
    01/01/2021 Authors: Moreno CC; Yee J; Dachman AH; Duszak R; Goldman L; Horn M
  • Clinical Yield of Routine Chest Radiography after Ultrasound-Guided Thoracentesis.
    Acad Radiol Volume: 27 Page(s): 1379 - 1384
    10/01/2020 Authors: Singh K; Balthazar P; Duszak R; Horn M; Hanna TN
  • Invasive Procedural Treatments for Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids: A Cost Analysis.
    J Am Coll Radiol Volume: 17 Page(s): 1237 - 1244
    10/01/2020 Authors: Cronan J; Horn M; Duszak R; Newsome J; Carlos R; Hughes DR; Memula S; Kokabi N
  • Medicare for All: Considerations for Neuroradiologists.
    AJNR Am J Neuroradiol Volume: 41 Page(s): 772 - 776
    05/01/2020 Authors: Nguyen TH; Milburn JM; Duszak R; Savoie J; Horn M; Hirsch JA
  • Geographic Dispersion and Rural Versus Urban Utilization of CT Colonography in the United States.
    J Am Coll Radiol Volume: 17 Page(s): 475 - 483
    04/01/2020 Authors: Moreno CC; Duszak R; Yee J; Horny M
  • Dense Breast Notification Laws: Impact on Downstream Imaging After Screening Mammography.
    Med Care Res Rev Volume: 77 Page(s): 143 - 154
    04/01/2020 Authors: Horn M; Cohen AB; Duszak R; Christiansen CL; Shwartz M; Burgess JF
  • AN ASSESSMENT OF VALUE FOR ROUTINE CARE IN PREGNANCY
    Volume: 40 Page(s): E239 - E240
    01/01/2020 Authors: Leech A; Schreiner M; Horny M; Prabhu M; Neumann PJ
  • The Introduction and Development of the H-index for Imaging Utilizers: A Novel Metric for Quantifying Utilization of Emergency Department Imaging.
    Acad Emerg Med Volume: 26 Page(s): 1125 - 1134
    10/01/2019 Authors: Hanna TN; Duszak R; Chahine A; Zygmont ME; Herr KD; Horn M
  • State-Level Variation in Inferior Vena Cava Filter Utilization Across Medicare and Commercially Insured Populations.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol Volume: 212 Page(s): 1385 - 1392
    06/01/2019 Authors: Kishore D; Horn M; Rosenkrantz AB; Hemingway J; Hughes DR; Duszak R
  • Cost-Effectiveness Analysis: An Overview of Key Concepts, Recommendations, Controversies, and Pitfalls.
    Acad Radiol Volume: 26 Page(s): 534 - 541
    04/01/2019 Authors: Kadom N; Itri JN; Trofimova A; Otero HJ; Horn M
  • Emergency department imaging superusers.
    Emerg Radiol Volume: 26 Page(s): 161 - 168
    04/01/2019 Authors: Hanna TN; Kundu S; Singh K; Horn M; Wood D; Prater A; Duszak R
  • Response to Letter Regarding Characteristics of State Policies Impact Health Care Delivery.
    Med Care Volume: 57 Page(s): 175 - 176
    02/01/2019 Authors: Horn M; Duszak R
  • Mobile app technology is associated with improved otolaryngology resident in-service performance.
    Laryngoscope Volume: 129 Page(s): E15 - E20
    01/01/2019 Authors: Kuperstock JE; Horn M; Platt MP
  • Cost-effectiveness of preexposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention for conception in the United States.
    AIDS Volume: 32 Page(s): 2787 - 2798
    11/28/2018 Authors: Leech AA; Burgess JF; Sullivan M; Kuohung W; Horn M; Drainoni M-L; Christiansen CL; Linas BP
  • Characteristics of State Policies Impact Health Care Delivery: An Analysis of Mammographic Dense Breast Notification and Insurance Legislation.
    Med Care Volume: 56 Page(s): 798 - 804
    09/01/2018 Authors: Horn M; Shwartz M; Duszak R; Christiansen CL; Cohen AB; Burgess JF
  • Inhalant allergen sensitization is an independent risk factor for the development of angioedema.
    Am J Otolaryngol Volume: 39 Page(s): 111 - 115
    01/01/2018 Authors: Kuperstock JE; Pritchard N; Horn M; Xiao CC; Brook CD; Platt MP
  • Patient navigation to improve diabetes outpatient care at a safety-net hospital: a retrospective cohort study.
    BMC Health Serv Res Volume: 17 Page(s): 759
    11/21/2017 Authors: Horn M; Glover W; Gupte G; Saraswat A; Vimalananda V; Rosenzweig J
  • Together We Learn: Analyzing the Interprofessional Internal Medicine Residents' and Master of Public Health Students' Quality Improvement Education Experience.
    Am J Med Qual Volume: 31 Page(s): 509 - 519
    11/01/2016 Authors: Gupte G; Noronha C; Horn M; Sloan K; Suen W
  • State variation in utilization of private health insurance for abortion care
    Volume: 93 Page(s): 471 - 471
    05/01/2016 Authors: Ellison J; Horny M
  • Using Medical Claims for Policy Effectiveness Surveillance: Reimbursement and Utilization of Abdomen/Pelvis Computed Tomography Scans.
    Health Serv Res Volume: 50 Page(s): 1910 - 1926
    12/01/2015 Authors: Horn M; Morgan JR; Merker VL
  • Advanced Imaging Utilization Trends in Privately Insured Patients From 2007 to 2013.
    J Am Coll Radiol Volume: 12 Page(s): 1380 - 1387.e4
    12/01/2015 Authors: Horn M; Burgess JF; Cohen AB
  • Advanced diagnostic imaging in privately insured patients: recent trends in utilization and payments.
    J Am Coll Radiol Volume: 11 Page(s): 692 - 697
    07/01/2014 Authors: Horn M; Burgess JF; Horwitt J; Cohen AB
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