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.
The study identified factors associated with list price variation for radiologists’ services. Full Article
Rosenkrantz, A.B., Wang, W., Vijayasarathi, A., Duszak, R. 2017. "Factors Influencing List Prices for Radiologists’ Services," Journal of the American College of Radiology
The research examined trends in vertebral augmentation performed by radiologists and other specialties in the Medicare population. Full Article
Degnan, A.J., Hemingway, J., Hughes, D.R. 2017. "Medicare Utilization of Vertebral Augmentation 2001 to 2014: Effects of Randomized Clinical Trials and Guidelines on Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty," Journal of the American College of Radiology, 14(8): 1001 - 1006.
The study found that utilization of chronic venous insufficiency procedures in the Medicare population increased markedly from 2005 through 2014. Full Article
Prabhakar, A.M., Misono, A.S., Sheth, R.A., Rosenkrantz, A.B., Hemingway, J., Hughes, D.R., Duszak, R. 2017. "Changing Medicare Utilization of Minimally Invasive Procedures for the Treatment of Chronic Venous Insufficiency," Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 28(6): 818 - 824.
This study assesses the feasibility of a novel claims-based classification system for payer identification of academic radiologist subspecialties. Full Article
Rosenkrantz, A.B., Hughes, D.R., Wang, W., Ginocchio, L., Rosman, D.A., and Duszak, R. 2017. "Academic Radiologist Subspecialty Identification Using a Novel Claims-Based Classification System," American Journal of Roentgenology, 208(6): 1249 - 1255.
The aim of this study was to evaluate patient satisfaction scores for interventional radiologists across the United States using a leading physician ratings website. Full Article
Obele, C., Duszak Jr, R., Hawkins, C.M., Rosenkrantz, A.B. 2017. "What Patients Think About Their Interventional Radiologists: Assessment Using a Leading Physician Ratings Website," Journal of the American College of Radiology, 14(5): 609 - 614.
This study assessed trends in publications in radiology journals designated as dealing with patient-centered care. Full Article
Rosenkrantz, A.B., and Rawson, J.V. 2017. "Trends in Publications in Radiology Journals Designated as Relating to Patient-Centered Care," Journal of the American College of Radiology, 14(5): 703 - 709.
The purpose of this study was to understand the role of Advanced Practice Providers in urologic procedural care, and its change over time. Full Article
Langston, J.P., Duszak R., Orcutt, V.L., Schultz, H., Hornberger, B., Jenkins, L.C., Hemingway, J., Hughes, D.R., Pruthi, R.S., Nielsen, M.E. 2017. "The Expanding Role of Advanced Practice Providers in Urologic Procedural Care," Urology
This study examines changes in the utilization of procedures related to treatment of chronic venous insufficiency in the Medicare population. Full Article
Prabhakar, A.M., Misono, A.S., Sheth, R., Rosenkrantz, A.B., Hemingway, J., Hughes, D.R., Duszak, R.. 2017. "Changing Medicare Utilization of Minimally Invasive Procedures for the Treatment of Chronic Venous Insufficiency," Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
This study investigates abdominal imaging utilization patterns by referring provider specialty. Full Article
Rosenkrantz, A.B., Ayoola, A., and Duszak, R. 2017. "Abdominal imaging ordering patterns by referring provider specialty," Abdominal Radiology
The aim of this study was to assess relationships between county-level variation in Medicare beneficiary imaging resource consumption and measures of population economic status. Full Article
Rosenkrantz, A.B., Hughes, D.R., Prabhakar, A.M., and Duszak, R. 2017. "County-Level Population Economic Status and Medicare Imaging Resource Consumption," Journal of the American College of Radiology