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.
January 11, 2017
A new study by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute evaluates characteristics of non-research industry payments to radiologists and their potential impact as drivers of medical imaging utilization. Read More
January 5, 2017
A new free resource allows radiologists to determine whether they would have been designated as patient facing by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) from 2012 through 2014. Read More
January 3, 2017
New research reports that the number of articles within radiology journals designated as dealing with patient-centered care has increased substantially in recent years. Read More
December 28, 2016
A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute series of reports explores the impact of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015, along with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) 2016 proposal for its implementation, on radiologists. Read More
December 21, 2016
According to new research from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, state tort reform has been associated with a decrease in physician ordering of radiographs. Read More
November 23, 2016
According to a new study by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, the last two decades have seen a substantial decline in new enteral access procedures in the Medicare population. Read More
September 26, 2016
The Neiman Institute’s ICE-T (Inpatient Cost Evaluation Tool), is a finalist in the 2016 edition of the Minnies awards, auntminnie.com’s annual campaign to recognize the best and brightest in medical imaging. Read More
September 20, 2016
A new study by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute examines how the incentives in an alternative payment model, the Accountable Care Organization Shared Savings Program, might influence cost, quality, utilization and technological investment for radiology practices. Read More
August 18, 2016
According to a new report by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, mammography may present an opportunity for the expanded use of bundled payments in radiology. The Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR) study reports that breast cancer screening provides a framework for radiologist-led bundled payment models. Read More
August 4, 2016
A research study conducted by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute has been nominated for the Erickson Foundation Research Award in Positive Aging by the American Public Health Association (APHA) Aging and Public Health Section. Read More