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Press Releases

December 5, 2025

New Study Reveals Millions of Liters of Medical Imaging Contrast Media Contribute to Environmental Pollution

A new study published in JAMA Network Open highlights the significant environmental footprint of medical imaging contrast agents, finding that Medicare patients alone received 13.5 billion milliliters of contrast media between 2011 and 2024. Conducted by researchers from the University of Maryland, Oxford University, Imperial College London, NYU Langone, and the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, the study underscores the urgent need to address the environmental impact of these widely used diagnostic materials. Read More

November 11, 2025

Interventional Radiologist Clinical Volume Linked to Higher Complexity Procedural Work

Interventional radiologists that almost exclusively practice in their specialty provide more clinical evaluation and management visits for their patients and perform more complex procedures than those who do a higher share of diagnostic imaging. These findings come from a national Medicare analysis of 30,467 radiologists, published in the JACR by the Neiman Institute in collaboration with IR experts.  Read More

November 4, 2025

Eric Christensen, PhD, Named Minnies 2025 Finalist for Most Influential Radiology Researcher

We’re proud to share that Eric Christensen, PhD, Research Director at the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, has been named a finalist in the 2025 Minnies—AuntMinnie.com’s annual awards recognizing excellence in radiology. Dr. Christensen is a finalist in the category of Most Influential Radiology Researcher, a distinction that reflects his leadership in advancing evidence-based Read More

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Upcoming Events

April 13, 2026

Industry Keynote: Beyond the Workforce Shortage: Turning Data into Action

RBMA 2026 PaRADigm (Orlando, FL) | Visit Website

June 1, 2026

Geographic Differences in the Supply of and Demand for Pediatric Radiologists in the United States, 2020-2023

International Pediatric Radiology (IPR) Congress 2026
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Past Events

December 4, 2025

Relative Importance of Community Factors on U.S. County-Level Cancer Screening, Prevalence, and Mortality

Learning Center at RSNA 2025 (Chicago, IL) | Visit Website

December 3, 2025

Current Trends in Radiologic NPP Practice and Economics (Sponsored by the RSNA Professionalism Committee)

N228 at RSNA 2025 (Chicago, IL) | Visit Website

December 2, 2025

Repeat Imaging Rates for Office-Based Imaging Studies Interpreted by Non-Physician Practitioners Compared with Radiologists

S402 at RSNA 2025 (Chicago, IL) | Visit Website

December 2, 2025

Imaging Utilization in the Outpatient & Emergency Setting Among Pediatric Medicaid Beneficiaries at Children’s vs. Non-Children’s Hospitals

Learning Center at RSNA 2025 (Chicago, IL) | Visit Website

April 9, 2025

Defining the Pediatric Radiology Workforce in a National Private Payor Dataset According to Work Relative Value Unit (wRVUs) Workload

The Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR 2025) | Visit Website
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