Elizabeth Rula, Ph.D., is Executive Director of the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute where she oversees a large, diverse portfolio of research that informs health policy and radiology practice. The Institute’s mission is to publish impactful research to promote the effective and efficient use of health care resources to improve patient care. The Neiman Institute is affiliated with the American College of Radiology, where Dr. Rula serves as Vice President of health services and policy research. With over 15 years of experience leading health services and outcomes research, Dr. Rula strives to establish a strong scientific foundation for the value of health care services and health policy that promotes broad and equitable access to high-value care. She has authored over 65 refereed journal articles, numerous white papers and reports, and writes a column on policy research for the ACR Bulletin. Under her leadership, the Neiman Health Policy Institute’s research has grown in recognition, with extensive media coverage, including recent stories by NPR and US News and World Report. Dr. Rula earned her doctorate from Vanderbilt University in the field of Pharmacology.
Dr. Rula’s bibliography of peer-reviewed articles is available here.
Selected Publications
Chung Y, Nicola LP, Liu CM, Rula EY. "Radiologists' 2021 Quality Reporting and Performance in Medicare's Merit-Based Incentive Payment System: Analysis by Practice Type," AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2024 Apr 3.
Christensen EW, Waid MD, Hirsch JA, Parikh JR, Raja AS, Rathmell JP, Rula EY. "Financial Viability of the No Surprises Act Independent Dispute Resolution Process: Radiology and Other Hospital-Based Specialties," AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2024 Apr;222(4):e2330687.
Christensen EW, Liu CM, Duszak R Jr, Hirsch JA, Swan TL, Rula EY. "Association of State Share of Nonphysician Practitioners With Diagnostic Imaging Ordering Among Emergency Department Visits for Medicare Beneficiaries," JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Nov 1;5(11):e2241297.
Christensen EW, Nicola GN, Rula EY, Nicola LP, Hemingway J, Hirsch JA. "Budget Neutrality and Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Reimbursement Trends for Radiologists, 2005 to 2021," J Am Coll Radiol. 2023 Oct;20(10):947-953.
Christensen EW, Sanelli PC, Rula EY, Chang KJ, Moreno CC, Bruining DH, Yee J. "Sociodemographic Factors and Screening CT Colonography Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries," AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2024 Jan;222(1):e2329703.
Pelzl CE, Rula EY, Duszak R Jr, Christensen EW. "Trends in Diagnostic Imaging by Nonphysician Practitioners and Associations With Urbanicity and Scope-of-Practice Authority," Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2023 Sep-Oct;52(5):315-321.