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 14, 2015
As organizations increasingly rely upon data analytics to inform decisions and solve problems, it is important to realize the limitations of data to reveal truth for even the simplest questions – such as the total number of U.S radiologists. Read More
This study evaluates referring physicians’ perceptions of multimedia-enhanced radiology reporting (MERR) as an alternative to traditional text-only radiology reporting. MERR supplements text-only reports by embedding user-friendly interactive hyperlinks to key images and graphically plotting target lesion size longitudinally over time. Full Article
Sadigh, G., Hertweck, T., Kao, C., Wood, P., Hughes, D., Henry, T. S., & Duszak, R.. 2015. "Traditional Text-Only Versus Multimedia-Enhanced Radiology Reporting: Referring Physicians’ Perceptions of Value," Journal of the American College of Radiology, 12(5): 519 - 524.
December 10, 2014
Multi-media enhanced radiology reports have the potential to deliver meaningful and actionable information in a powerful way. Read More
November 14, 2014
Radiologists make up a small percentage of all physicians. View Infographic
November 7, 2014
HPI researchers propose a classification scheme that organizes repeat medical imaging into cohesive, clinically relevant categories for the research and clinical communities. Read More
The aim of this study is to assess the availability and scope of imaging services at critical access hospitals throughout the United States. Full Article
Khaliq, A., Nsiah, E., Bilal, N. H., Hughes, D. R., & Duszak, R.. 2014. "The Scope and Distribution of Imaging Services at Critical Access Hospitals," Journal of the American College of Radiology, 11(9): 857 - 862.
