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.
This study reports that state tort reform has been associated with a decrease in physician ordering of radiographs. Full Article
Li, S., Dor, A., Hughes, D.R., and Deyo, D. 2017. "The Impact of State Tort Reforms on Imaging Utilization," Journal of the American College of Radiology, 14(2): 149 - 156.
This paper evaluates national trends in enteral access and maintenance procedures for Medicare beneficiaries with regard to utilization rates, specialty group roles, and sites of service. Full Article
Wan, W., Misono A.S., Hawkins, C, M., Hemingway, J., Hughes, D.R., Duszak Jr, R. 2017. "Enteral Access Procedures: An 18-Year Analysis of Changing Patterns of Utilization in the Medicare Population," Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 28(1): 134 - 141.
October 18, 2016
Total mammography procedures for the Medicare Part B population decreased from 2013 to 2014. View Infographic
This paper examines changes in utilization of computed tomography (CT) angiography nationally and changing relative specialty roles in examination interpretation. Full Article
Prabhakar, A.M., Misono A.S., Hemingway, J., Hughes, D.R., Duszak Jr, R. 2016. "Medicare Utilization of CT Angiography from 2001 through 2014: Continued Growth by Radiologists," Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 27(10): 1554 - 1560.
The aim of this study was to quantify the association between health information exchange use and cost savings attributable to repeat imaging. Full Article
Hye-Young , J., Vest, JR., Unruh, MA., Kern, LM., and Kaushal, R. 2015. "Use of Health Information Exchange and Repeat Imaging Costs," Journal of the American College of Radiology, 12(12): 1364 - 1370.
The purpose of this study was to better understand trends in utilization and costs of diagnostic imaging services at Magnet hospitals and non-Magnet hospitals. Full Article
Jayawardhana, J., and Welton, J.M. 2015. "Diagnostic Imaging Services in Magnet and Non-Magnet Hospitals: Trends in Utilization and Costs," Journal of the American College of Radiology, 12(12): 1357 - 1363.
This study aimed to summarize the impact of image sharing technologies on patient imaging utilization. Full Article
Vest, JR., Hye-Young, J., Ostrovsky, A., Das, L.T., and McGinty, G.B.. 2015. "Image Sharing Technologies and Reduction of Imaging Utilization: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis," Journal of the American College of Radiology, 12(12): 1371 - 1379.
The aim of this study was to assess the changing use of emergency department (ED) cervical spine imaging in the Medicare population. Full Article
Gabriel G., Harkey, P., Hemingway, J., Hughes, D.R., and Duszak Jr, R. 2016. "Changing Utilization Patterns of Cervical Spine Imaging in the Emergency Department: Perspectives From Two Decades of National Medicare Claims," Journal of the American College of Radiology, 13(6): 644 - 648.
The aim of this study was to evaluate if the CPT code changes correlated with a decreased utilization of facet injections. Full Article
Beckworth, J.W., Jiang M., Hemingway, J., Hughes, D.R., Staggs, D. 2016. "Facet Injection Trends in the Medicare Population and the Impact of Bundling Codes," The Spine Journal, 16(9): 1037 - 1041.
This study assess changing utilization patterns of abdominal imaging in the Medicare fee-for-service population over the past two decades. Full Article
Moreno, C.C., Hemingway, J., Johnson, A.C., Hughes, D.R., Mittal, P.K., and Duszak Jr., R. 2016. "Changing Abdominal Imaging Utilization Patterns: Perspectives from Medicare Beneficiaries Over Two Decades," Journal of American College of Radiology, 13(8): 894 - 903.