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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.

Publications

Published Papers

Peer-reviewed scientific papers authored by the Neiman Institute investigators, fellows, and affiliates.

Neurointerventional payment for out-of-network mechanical thrombectomy in the era of the No Surprises Act

Congress enacted the No Surprises Act (NSA) in 2021. The NSA relies on the ability for providers to appeal their out-of-network payment through an arbitration process known as Independent Dispute Resolution. This study was designed to evaluate the effective access to IDR for mechanical thrombectomy. Full Article

Jonathan A Grossberg, Eric W Christensen, James M Milburn, Guilherme Dabus, Richard E Heller III, Joshua A Hirsch. 2024. "Neurointerventional payment for out-of-network mechanical thrombectomy in the era of the No Surprises Act," Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery

Reports

A series of policy briefs and research columns focusing on topical issues in imaging health policy.

July 31, 2024

Research Rounds: Radiology Workforce Shortage and Growing Demand: Something Has to Give

The dynamics of a workforce shortage, volume growth, NPPS and paused implementation of clinical decisions support via PAMA legislation are threatening patient access. In this issue of Research Rounds, our Executive Director, Elizabeth Rula, PhD,  covers the evidence unfolding from our work from the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute® (HPI), where we are studying the Read More

Infographics

Infographics produced primarily with Neiman Almanac data to better understand current health care issues.

June 28, 2024

Share of Diagnostic Imaging Interpretation: Radiology and Other Specialties

The aim of this study was to examine radiology’s and other specialties’ market shares for diagnostic imaging interpretation for Medicare fee-for-service claims by modality, body region, and place of service. Authors: Eric W. Christensen, PhD, Elizabeth Y. Rula, PhD, Jeffrey H. Newhouse, MD Read the JACR study for full details.