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.
November 13, 2025
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
November 11, 2025
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
November 11, 2025
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
November 4, 2025
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
October 29, 2025
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
October 28, 2025
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
October 23, 2025
A groundbreaking study published in JAMA Network Open by the Neiman Institute reveals poverty, environmental risks, housing issues, and physical inactivity are top-ranking community-level predictors of disparities in cancer screening, prevalence, and deaths across U.S. counties. The interactive Neiman Cancer Disparity Maps is the first tool of its kind to illustrate where worse cancer outcomes & poor community conditions, social and economic factors overlap offering actionable insights for researchers, policymakers, government agencies and health systems. Read More
October 1, 2025
A new study from HPI found that attrition from the radiology workforce differed by radiologist and practice characteristics. Significantly higher attrition was observed for female vs male radiologists, subspecialists vs generalists, nonacademic vs academic radiologists, and radiologists in practices with at least one rural site vs no rural sites. Read More
September 17, 2025
A new HPI study found that office-based imaging studies were more likely to be repeated within 90 days when the initial study was interpreted by a non-physician practitioner than when interpreted by a radiologist. The study, published in the JACR, was based on 1.3 million Medicare imaging claims between 2013 and 2022. Read More
September 9, 2025
A new HPI study published in JACR reveals a concerning decline in the number of U.S. radiologists dedicating most of their clinical effort to pediatric imaging. Using a large, national private payor claims database including approximately 414M unique covered lives, researchers found that the pediatric radiology workforce shrank between 2016 and 2023, even as demand for imaging services grew. Read More