Access & Quality – Research Topics – Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute

Traditional Text-Only Versus Multimedia-Enhanced Radiology Reporting: Referring Physicians’ Perceptions of Value

This study evaluates referring physicians’ perceptions of multimedia-enhanced radiology reporting (MERR) as an alternative to traditional text-only radiology reporting. MERR supplements text-only reports by embedding user-friendly interactive hyperlinks to key images and graphically plotting target lesion size longitudinally over time. Full Article

Sadigh, G., Hertweck, T., Kao, C., Wood, P., Hughes, D., Henry, T. S., & Duszak, R.. 2015. "Traditional Text-Only Versus Multimedia-Enhanced Radiology Reporting: Referring Physicians’ Perceptions of Value," Journal of the American College of Radiology, 12(5): 519 - 524.

December 10, 2014

Reinventing Radiology Reporting: Adding Value By Leveraging Emerging Technology

Multi-media enhanced radiology reports have the potential to deliver meaningful and actionable information in a powerful way. Read More

November 14, 2014

Radiologists’ Share of Physician Workforce

Radiologists make up a small percentage of all physicians. View Infographic

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November 7, 2014

Repeat Medical Imaging: A Classification System for Meaningful Policy Analysis and Research

HPI researchers propose a classification scheme that organizes repeat medical imaging into cohesive, clinically relevant categories for the research and clinical communities. Read More

The Scope and Distribution of Imaging Services at Critical Access Hospitals

The aim of this study is to assess the availability and scope of imaging services at critical access hospitals throughout the United States. Full Article

Khaliq, A., Nsiah, E., Bilal, N. H., Hughes, D. R., & Duszak, R.. 2014. "The Scope and Distribution of Imaging Services at Critical Access Hospitals," Journal of the American College of Radiology, 11(9): 857 - 862.