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.
A new Neiman Institute study found that physician reimbursement per Medicare patient decreased 2.3% between 2005 and 2021 when accounting for inflation, despite a concurrent increase of 45.5% in physician services to each patient. These reimbursement trends varied widely by physician specialty. Read More
A new study by researchers at NYU Langone Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute found lower rates of osteoporosis screening among Asian American and other non-white Medicare beneficiaries in the U.S. when compared with the screening rate among white beneficiaries. Read More
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.
A new Neiman Institute study found that physician reimbursement per Medicare patient decreased 2.3% between 2005 and 2021 when accounting for inflation, despite a concurrent increase of 45.5% in physician services to each patient. These reimbursement trends varied widely by physician specialty. Read More
A new study by researchers at NYU Langone Health, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute found lower rates of osteoporosis screening among Asian American and other non-white Medicare beneficiaries in the U.S. when compared with the screening rate among white beneficiaries. Read More
The latest Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study shows that radiologists in radiology-only practices score significantly lower in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Merit-based Incentive Payment System in 2021. Read More
New research demonstrates that the use of CT angiography for patients with headache or dizziness increased dramatically over 5 years in the emergency department of a large medical center. Simultaneously the rate of positive findings on those same exams decreased. Read More
Medical imaging has previously been identified as a potential driver of U.S. healthcare spending growth. A study by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute evaluated the degree to which imaging has contributed to aggregate medical cost growth. Read More