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.
New study finds CT colonography delivers greater value than colonoscopy and FIT for Black adults under real-world screening adherence, supporting expanded use Reston, VA — A new study published in Cancer Medicine by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute and Northwell Health demonstrates that CT colonography (CTC) is the most cost-effective colorectal cancer screening […] Read More
A new study published in JAMA Network Open highlights the significant environmental footprint of medical imaging contrast agents, finding that Medicare patients alone received 13.5 billion milliliters of contrast media between 2011 and 2024. Conducted by researchers from the University of Maryland, Oxford University, Imperial College London, NYU Langone, and the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, the study underscores the urgent need to address the environmental impact of these widely used diagnostic materials. Read More
We’re proud to announce that Eric Christensen, PhD, Research Director at the Neiman Institute, has been named the 2025 Minnies winner for Most Influential Radiology Researcher—a top honor from AuntMinnie.com recognizing leadership and impact in the field of radiology. Read More
Interventional radiologists that almost exclusively practice in their specialty provide more clinical evaluation and management visits for their patients and perform more complex procedures than those who do a higher share of diagnostic imaging. These findings come from a national Medicare analysis of 30,467 radiologists, published in the JACR by the Neiman Institute in collaboration with IR experts. Read More
We’re proud to share that Eric Christensen, PhD, Research Director at the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, has been named a finalist in the 2025 Minnies—AuntMinnie.com’s annual awards recognizing excellence in radiology. Dr. Christensen is a finalist in the category of Most Influential Radiology Researcher, a distinction that reflects his leadership in advancing evidence-based […] Read More
A new Neiman Institute study in the American Journal of Roentgenology found that state-level malpractice reform measures are associated with 21% to 32% less use of advanced imaging for Medicaid patients presenting to emergency departments with nontraumatic headache. The findings suggest that tort reform policies such as damage caps and several liability may reduce defensive medicine practices. Read More
A new study from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute found that radiologists who experienced closure of their practice were 10% more likely to subsequently practice as a subspecialist. The study, published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, was based on nearly 240,000 radiologist-years between 2014 and 2021. The study highlights how practice consolidation and subspecialization trends are not isolated but related. Read More
