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.
April 2, 2025
A new Neiman Health Policy Institute study found that 43.6% of office-based imaging studies were interpreted by the ordering provider, with 58.5% interpreted within the ordering provider’s practice. Self-interpretation rates varied by specialty and imaging modality. Published in the AJR, the study analyzed over 1.6 million Medicare imaging claims from 2022. Read More
March 28, 2025
A new study from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute found that unnecessary imaging studies in Original Medicare are associated with up to 129 kT of CO2 emissions – the same as would be produced from powering a town of over 70,000 people for a year. The research, published in JACR, demonstrates the opportunity for the field of radiology to meaningfully reduce its environmental footprint. Read More
March 3, 2025
A new multi-institute study demonstrates the potential prevention and economic benefits from the opportunistic use of CT, defined as screening performed using CT images that were collected for a different purpose. The study showed that using CT imaging for osteoporosis could increase the screening rate in the Medicare population by 113% without requiring any additional imaging. Read More
February 26, 2025
New Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute research found significant differences in performance across radiologists in the CMS Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). The researchers examined a broad range of radiologist and practice characteristics and identified the set of factors that predicted whether a radiologist would score exceptionally, and thus receive the highest payment bonus, Read More
February 19, 2025
A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found that among women receiving treatment for uterine fibroids, those with Medicaid were more likely to receive uterine artery embolization than those with commercial insurance. The research examined the propensity for women to receive either surgical treatment or the less invasive UAE procedure for uterine fibroids. Read More
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