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.
September 5, 2023
A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found that 33% to 46% of imaging studies interpreted by radiologists do not have any related imaging studies in the year following the index imaging event. As such, these ‘one-off events’ are not good candidates for reimbursement through episode-based payment models. Read More
August 28, 2023
A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found that radiologist reimbursement for imaging provided to Medicare patients has decreased substantially over 16 years when accounting for inflation. The research, published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology evaluated changes in payments for radiology services for 100% of traditional Medicare beneficiaries between 2005 and 2021. Read More
July 19, 2023
A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found that Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries who reside in communities with annual per capita income of $100,000 or more are 5.7 times more likely to receive CT colonography (CTC) than their counterparts residing in communities with per capita income of less than $25,000. Read More
July 7, 2023
The new Neiman Institute study found that rates of diagnostic imaging interpretation by non-physician providers are on the rise from 2.6% to 3.3% of all imaging studies. Read the press release for more details. Read More
May 4, 2023
Two research teams have been awarded $75,000 in grant funds from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute. The Neiman Institute Grant program was established in 2021 to fund novel research that provides evidence to inform health policy and radiology practice that promotes the effective and efficient use of health care resources with the goal of improving patient care. Read More
April 28, 2023
The Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute® announced that it has been selected as part of the Amazon Web Services Health Equity Initiative, a $40 million, three-year commitment, supporting organizations that are developing solutions to advance health equity. The Neiman Institute is creating the Cancer Equity Atlas to identify high-opportunity targets for policies and programs to achieve equitable health outcomes in underserved populations. Read More
March 29, 2023
Our new study found that only 1.8% of eligible Americans with commercial insurance received lung cancer screening. The study, published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, determined 2017 screening rates for patients who were eligible for lung cancer screening by low-dose computed tomography, as determined United States Preventive Services Task Force guidelines. Read More
March 27, 2023
Out-of-pocket costs for screening mammography have been mostly eliminated for women over 40 years old, but not for any needed follow-up procedures or testing if a screening mammogram is abnormal. Our study published in JAMA Network Open found that higher out-of-pocket costs is associated with lower utilization of subsequent diagnostic imaging. Read More
March 2, 2023
Our new study found that for American Indian/Native American women, living in above-average-income communities was not associated with higher mammography use compared to American Indian/Native American women living in below-average-income communities. Read More
December 21, 2022
A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found that when non-physician practitioners (NPPs) perform a higher share of patient evaluation and management (E&M) visits, computed tomography (CT) imaging is more likely to use iodinated contrast media. The research revealed that for each 10-percent increase in visits performed by an NPP rather than a physician, Read More