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The mission of the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute® is to establish foundational evidence for health policy and radiology practice that promotes the effective and efficient use of health care resources and improves patient care.

Neurointerventionalists May Rarely Recover Payment for Out of Network Mechanical Thrombectomy Under the No Suprises Act

The latest Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found that neurointerventionalists, who often deliver lifesaving and disability-sparing treatments for emergency stroke cases, have essentially no financially viable access to payment recovery through the No Surprises Act for professional mechanical thrombectomy out-of-network claims. MT is an effective treatment for emergent large vessel occlusions, such as ischemic stroke. Read More

Heat Vulnerability Linked to Worse Stroke Severity, Offering a New Metric for Stroke Risk Amidst Climate Change

A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found that living in a neighborhood with higher vulnerability to environmental heat predicted worse stroke severity.  Investigators from HPI’s PRIME research center at Northwell Health, the largest health system in New York state, evaluated all acute ischemic stroke admissions to Northwell’s comprehensive stroke center over a decade.  Read More

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The mission of the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute® is to establish foundational evidence for health policy and radiology practice that promotes the effective and efficient use of health care resources and improves patient care.

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October 3, 2024 in Press Releases

Neurointerventionalists May Rarely Recover Payment for Out of Network Mechanical Thrombectomy Under the No Suprises Act

The latest Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found that neurointerventionalists, who often deliver lifesaving and disability-sparing treatments for emergency stroke cases, have essentially no financially viable access to payment recovery through the No Surprises Act for professional mechanical thrombectomy out-of-network claims. MT is an effective treatment for emergent large vessel occlusions, such as ischemic stroke. Read More

August 20, 2024 in Press Releases

Heat Vulnerability Linked to Worse Stroke Severity, Offering a New Metric for Stroke Risk Amidst Climate Change

A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found that living in a neighborhood with higher vulnerability to environmental heat predicted worse stroke severity.  Investigators from HPI’s PRIME research center at Northwell Health, the largest health system in New York state, evaluated all acute ischemic stroke admissions to Northwell’s comprehensive stroke center over a decade.  Read More

August 12, 2024 in Press Releases

Women Travel Nearly 3 Times as Far for Supplemental MR or US Breast Cancer Screening than for Mammography, Limiting Access for Those at Higher Risk

Given new breast density guidelines, now approximately one in two women are recommended to have supplemental breast cancer screening by breast MR or ultrasound due to their relatively higher breast cancer risk. Our latest research, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, measured distance to the nearest facility offering mammography, breast MR and/or breast ultrasound for 29,629 ZIP codes. Read More

July 31, 2024 in Policy Briefs

Research Rounds: Radiology Workforce Shortage and Growing Demand: Something Has to Give

The dynamics of a workforce shortage, volume growth, NPPS and paused implementation of clinical decisions support via PAMA legislation are threatening patient access. In this issue of Research Rounds, our Executive Director, Elizabeth Rula, PhD,  covers the evidence unfolding from our work from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute® (HPI), where we are studying the Read More