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Non-radiologist Ordering Providers Interpret 43.6% of Office-based Imaging

A new Neiman Health Policy Institute study found that 43.6% of office-based imaging studies were interpreted by the ordering provider, with 58.5% interpreted within the ordering provider’s practice. Self-interpretation rates varied by specialty...
1-Apr-2025 10:40 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Excess Imaging Use Associated with Significant Greenhouse Gas Emissions

A new study from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute found that unnecessary imaging studies in Original Medicare are associated with up to 129 kT of CO2 emissions – the same as would be produced from powering a town of over 70,000 people...
26-Mar-2025 8:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Osteoporosis Screening with Opportunistic CT Could Double Screening Rates and Avoid up to 2.5 Billion in Medical Costs

A new multi-institute study demonstrates the potential prevention and economic benefits from the opportunistic use of CT (OCT), defined as screening performed using CT images that were collected for a different purpose. The study, published in the...
3-Mar-2025 7:40 PM EST Add to Favorites

Small Practice Radiologists and Those Reporting Individual Face Disadvantages in MIPS Scoring, Highlighting Need for Reform

New Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute research found significant differences in performance across radiologists in the CMS Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). The researchers examined a broad range of radiologist and practice...
25-Feb-2025 9:15 AM EST Add to Favorites

Treatment Patterns for Uterine Fibroids Differ by Insurance Type

A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found that among women receiving treatment for uterine fibroids, those with Medicaid were more likely to receive uterine artery embolization (UAE) than those with commercial insurance. The...
19-Feb-2025 9:10 PM EST Add to Favorites

New Studies Shed Light on the Future Radiologist Workforce Shortage by Projecting Future Radiologist Supply and Demand for Imaging

The Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute released two companion studies, published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, examining the future radiologist workforce and imaging utilization trends through 2055. Both studies...
10-Feb-2025 5:00 PM EST Add to Favorites

The Neiman Imaging Comorbidity Index Proves Effective for Risk-Adjustment Across Medicare, Medicaid and Privately Insured Populations

Previously in 2024, researchers at the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute published a novel risk-adjustment score—the Neiman Imaging Comorbidity Index (NICI)—predictive of patients’ advanced imaging use. Now, these researchers have...
20-Dec-2024 4:55 PM EST Add to Favorites

Medicaid Patients in States with Relatively Higher Medicaid Reimbursement Are More Likely to Receive Imaging

A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found that Medicaid patients residing in states with higher Medicaid reimbursement were more likely to receive medical imaging. However, for those who underwent imaging, the number of imaging...
17-Dec-2024 9:40 PM EST Add to Favorites


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The Institute provides objective assessment of the value of radiology and its role in the healthcare continuum and builds awareness of this research to maximize the influence on decision making. Neiman Institute publications, research and data are important to a variety of stakeholders who influence the future of health care delivery.

The Institute provides accurate data to lawmakers, regulators and payers to help them make informed policy decisions that actually improve care and make it more efficient – rather than rely on current subjective, arbitrary, and blind cost-cutting. The Institute provides radiologists with data helpful in interactions with payers, hospitals and ACOs for capitation contracts and/or bundled episodes of care or other novel payment systems.

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