February 28, 2024
Neiman Institute Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Report
Detailed Highlights
Awarded the Harvey L. Neiman & Richard Duszak Grants to two groups:
• Paul Yi, MD, University of Maryland, and Jeremias Sulam, PhD, Johns Hopkins University, for their project on advancing equity in artificial intelligence.
• Zachary Bercu, MD; Michal Horny, PhD; Hanzhou Li, MD; and John Moon, MD, Emory University, for their project on optimizing interventional radiology pain management.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) selected the interactive HPI tool, Cancer Equity Atlas, for AWS Health Equity Initiative to achieve equitable health outcomes in underserved populations.
• Developed a new interactive heat map tool for common radiology procedures, comparing reimbursement rates for Medicaid vs. Medicare. Read more about this tool.
• Selected as the coinvestigator for an RSNA Emerging Issues Grant to increase osteoporosis screening in elderly Asian Americans.
National news outlets feature two HPI studies:
• U.S. News and World Report picked up this HPI study, originally posted in JAMA Network Open , about the influence of cost sharing on breast cancer screening follow up imaging.
• NPR and 280 other news outlets published the JAMA Network Open HPI study, showing that ER imaging by nonphysician providers led to a 5.3% increase in imaging.