More NPs and PAs in emergency departments means more imaging. New paper from our Neiman HPI led team just out in JAMA Network Open. jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Emergency departments that employ nonphysician practitioners probably improve patient access to timely care. However, these EDs also order 5.3% more imaging than their physician-only counterparts via Radiology Business radiologybusiness.com/node/227121

Excellent talk by Josh Hirsch in NYC VEITHsymposium on cost drivers in ischemic stroke care #VEITH2022 Neiman HPI

Is it possible to be more than incredibly excited? NPR included our Neiman HPI study on a possible unintended consequence of changing staffing patterns in #emergency departments Ali S. Raja, MD Mass General Imaging Mass General MDs Rich Duszak, MD JAMA Network Open npr.org/sections/healt…

Out-of-pocket costs continue to be a barrier for early diagnosis of breast cancer, despite the removal of cost sharing from initial breast cancer screening exams. ja.ma/40yTq68

Thank you for helping to change the paradigm and advocating for the economics that are necessary for equitable access!

#GrantOpportunity: Are you a full-time faculty or MD, DO, or PhD trainee hoping to do impactful research to inform health policy & radiology practice to improve patient care? Apply for the Neiman Institute Grants! Applications are due by Jan. 29, 2024. bit.ly/NHPI_Grant

"Hidden" Interventional #radiologists can be identified in data using a new research method developed by Neiman HPI with Society of Interventional Radiology. 🖊️: Mikki Waid, PhD, Elizabeth Rula, PhD, Matt Hawkins, Laura Findeiss, MD, and Ray Liu 📔 : JVIR bit.ly/IR_JVIR

#ACR2024: Did you know HPI just published 5 papers in the last two weeks?!? We will be spotlighting them and the policy issues that they cover: imaging reimbursement cuts, appropriate use criteria, and healthcare disparities. bit.ly/HPI_News

We are excited that the Neiman HPI team is at the #ACR2024 #RHEC booth discussing and demonstrating the #CancerEquityCompass program. Stop by and take a look! @DrGMcGinty #HeathEquity #Radiology #Imaging

Congress passed the No Surprises Act (NSA) to financially protect patients from surprise medical bills. This was broadly welcomed by providers and insurers. But that is where the agreement ends. NSA implementation questions abound. #SurpriseMedicalBills Let’s see why 👇(🧵 1/12)

Check out our new interactive mapping tool and share it with others interested in county-level rankings of cancer disparities AND social and environmental barriers. Visualizing the overlap offers new insights and opportunities for action. Neiman HPI @RadHealthEquity

New in American Journal of Preventive Medicine (AJPM): “The results of our study indicate there either needs to be a way to reduce the differences in access to breast MR or avail all patients of effective alternatives to promote early detection & improve outcomes.” #cancerresearch bit.ly/BreastMRDispar…

Interested in health policy research? Apply for a Neiman HPI grant here: go.acr.org/NTk4LVRSQS0yND… Can’t speak highly enough of Elizabeth Rula, PhD and the Neiman HPI team in helping us study the ASTRO #ROCR Medicare model. ARRO ACR RFS - We've Moved! Follow @RadiologyACR. ACROresident

Researchers evaluated the access to #IDR for #stroke treatment. The JNIS study results found that Neurointerventionalists, who often deliver lifesaving treatments in these cases, have almost no financial access to payment recovery through the NSA. bit.ly/JNIS_MTIDR

Have a radiology policy research idea? HPI grants can help make it happen. Due: Feb 3, 2025 🔸Apply for funding via the Neiman Grant OR 🔸Apply for the NEW Duszak Grant and work with HPI researchers to conduct your study, using claims data for up to 130M people

A new study in Clinical Breast Cancer shows mobile #mammography helps increase breast cancer screening in underserved areas, especially among Indigenous, rural, & low-income women. It complements facility-based screenings and improves early detection. #HealthEquity bit.ly/HPI_MobileMammo

Aival Envisionit Deep AI® Blackford Koios Medical deepc Rad AI CARPL Bayer AG Lunit Cancer Screening Elizabeth Rula, PhD Kanthan Theivendran (also on Bluesky) Nick Woznitza 🇪🇺 Saira Haque, PhD Hannes Cash

New studies from the #JACR and Neiman HPI, published today, take a close look at the ongoing radiologist shortage in the US. While data project supply to grow by around 25% by 2055, imaging demand could rise up to nearly 27%. 📈📊 Read the Neiman HPI news release on these

The February issue of the #JACR is here! 📝 This edition includes a collaboration between the Journal and Neiman HPI on projected US imaging utilization & radiologist supply over the next 30 years. Read these and the entire lineup here: jacr.org/current ICYMI - the JACR