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
July 24, 2025
A new Neiman Institute study found increased utilization of screening mammography as well as an increased share of this screening through digital breast tomosynthesis following Missouri’s legislative expansion of mammography screening coverage. Read More
July 17, 2025
A new JACR study found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine visits led to significantly lower use of diagnostic imaging compared to similar in-person visits, highlighting telemedicine’s potential effect on follow-up medical care. Read More
July 9, 2025
A new study published in CHEST finds that Medicare beneficiaries who participated in a shared decision-making visit with their healthcare provider prior to their initial lung cancer screening were significantly more likely to adhere to recommended annual follow-up screenings over a four-year period. Read More
April 17, 2025
A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found evidence that a new diagnosis of sarcopenia, a potentially reversible disease with low muscle mass and strength, often coincides with an abdominal CT study. Increasing opportunistic evaluation of abdominal CT scans could facilitate diagnosis of sarcopenia and ultimately improve patient care. Read More
April 2, 2025
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 and imaging modality. Published in the AJR, the study analyzed over 1.6 million Medicare imaging claims from 2022. Read More
March 28, 2025
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 for a year. The research, published in JACR, demonstrates the opportunity for the field of radiology to meaningfully reduce its environmental footprint. Read More
