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It’s #WorldLungCancerDay 🫁

Thank you @gohealio.bsky.social for highlighting our important #cancer research. Our study shows shared decision-making boosts lung cancer screening adherence.

👉 Talk to your provider about lung cancer screening today!
#LungCancerAwareness #HealthEquity

bit.ly/HPI_SDM

Missouri Law Expanding Mammography Coverage Linked to Increased Screening and 3D Breast Tomosynthesis Use A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found increased utilization of screening mammography as well as an increased share of this screening through digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) …

📈 A new study in @jacrjournal.bsky.social shows Missouri’s expanded mammography law led to higher breast cancer screening rates & increased use of 3D mammography, especially among #Medicaid patients. @amykpatel.bsky.social #BreastCancer #HealthPolicy #Radiology

🔗 bit.ly/MO_Mammo_DBT

RP Builds AI Mosaic, AI Productivity, and 2026 MPFS Changes - The Imaging Wire RP builds AI mosaic, AI and rad productivity, CMS proposes 2026 MPFS, reimbursement challenges, patients die waiting for imaging, and more.

Issue #722 of The Imaging Wire is live:

- Radiology Partners Builds AI Mosaic
- Who Will Benefit from AI’s Productivity Boost?
- Lower Imaging Use with Telemedicine, Says @neimanhpi.bsky.social Study
- Patients in Canada Die Waiting for Imaging

Read more at theimagingwire.com/newsletter/r....

Patients who talked about CT lung cancer screening with their doctors were more likely to actually follow through on getting scanned - according to an #NeimanHPI study this week in the journal CHEST via The Imaging Wire. #lungcancer #lungcancerscreening

People who participate in shared decision-making with their healthcare provider before initial lung cancer screening are more likely to adhere to follow-up screening, according to new research from @neimanhpi.bsky.social. 👇
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#radiology #lungcancer

Doctor-led Shared Decision-Making Significantly Boosts Lung Cancer Screening Adherence Over Time 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 …

📢 New #NeimanHPI study in journal CHEST
finds shared decision-making visits are linked to up to 32.5% higher adherence to annual lung cancer screening.
@findlungcancer.bsky.social #lungcancer #lungcancerscreening

bit.ly/SDM_LCS

📢 Two new #NeimanHPI studies are in the July issue of @jacrjournal.bsky.social:

1️⃣ Pediatric radiology access & workforce shortages → bit.ly/PedRad_JACR
2️⃣ Sarcopenia trends via opportunistic CT in Medicare → bit.ly/AbCTSarc_JACR

Explore this key issue on access barriers.

#Radiology #HealthEquity

📬 The Summer Neiman News is out!
It includes @jacrjournal.bsky.social studies on #radiologist workforce, opportunistic CT screening, rise in non-radiologist image reads, and more!

Expert 🔎: Dr. Shukla explores treatment paths for women with uterine fibroids.

bit.ly/NeimanNews_Summer2025

ARSF Burnout Blog 2: Radiologist Well Being Workloads and Staff Shortages: A Conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Rula This is the second of an 8-part series on radiologist well-being.  The author is Emory University Center for Ethics professor J…

🧠 Radiologist burnout is rising—& the reasons go deeper than you think.

In Part 2 of an 8-part series, HPI Exec Director Dr. Elizabeth Rula joins Dr. John Banja to explore why burnout is growing—& what structural issues are at the root. #radiology

📖 Read the blog: www.neimanhpi.org/policy-brief...

YouTube video by BackTable MSK Podcast Vertebral Augmentation: Demystifying the Data w/ Dr. Josh Hirsch | MSK Ep. 72

🎙️Podcast: The Story Behind Vertebroplasty & Kyphoplasty

In #MSK72 episode, Josh Hirsch, MD—Chief of Interventional Spine Service at Mass General & HPI Senior Research Fellow—joins @jacobflemingmd.bsky.social
to dive into the history & controversy of spinal augmentation.

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🚨 Today’s the day!
Don’t miss your chance to apply for the Neiman Institute #Fellowship—designed for fellows & early-career faculty ready to lead in #radiology, #healthpolicy, and imaging research.

🕗 Applications close TONIGHT at 8 PM ET: bit.ly/HPI_Fellowship

Neiman Institute Fellowship The Neiman Institute Fellowship in Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy Research is jointly sponsored by the Neiman Health Policy Institute (HPI) and Northwell Health which provides a unique op…

🎯 Want to be a changemaker in radiology?

Apply for the #NeimanHPI Fellowship—a unique opportunity for fellows & early-career faculty to dive into #healthpolicy & imaging research with real-world impact. #Radiology #Research #Fellowship

🗓️ Deadline: June 2 at 8 PM ET
🔗 bit.ly/HPI_Fellowship

📢 The @nytimes.com cites the #NeimanHPI @jacrjournal.bsky.social study on radiologist workforce trends in a new piece on AI in #radiology.

Our research highlights the projected growth of radiologist supply and imaging demand—critical data as AI advances.

🔎 Read the summary: bit.ly/JACR_Workfor...

🗞️ The May issue of #JACR is out!

It includes 2 #NeimanHPI studies that provide timely insights into imaging utilization & payment policy:
📊 Medicaid reimbursement & imaging use (with visual abstract!)
📈 What influences radiologist performance in MIPS

Read the full issue: jacr.org/issue/S1546-...

Neiman Institute Fellowship The Neiman Institute Fellowship in Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy Research is jointly sponsored by the Neiman Health Policy Institute (HPI) and Northwell Health which provides a unique op…

🚨 #ACR2025 Attendees! 🚨
Looking to make an impact in clinical effectiveness & #healthpolicy research? The Neiman Institute Fellowship offers a unique opportunity for junior faculty/fellows to develop expertise in health services #research. #radiology

Apply by: June 2, 2025

bit.ly/HPI_Fellowship

Consolidation Patterns of Practices with Radiologists through 2023 A new Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute study found that from 2014 to 2023 the number of medical practices with affiliated radiologists decreased 14.7% even though the number of radiologists…

#ACR2025: During today’s open mic session on practice consolidation, we want to highlight a #NeimanHPI study that reveals a 15% drop in radiology practices, despite a 17% rise in radiologists. The shift to multispecialty practices underscores growing consolidation trends in the field.

bit.ly/AJR_PC

Planning for the future of radiology? Our latest workforce projections show what's ahead.

🧑‍⚕️ Projected US Radiologist Supply
📈 Projected US Imaging Utilization
📰 @jacrjournal.bsky.social

#ACR2025: See how supply & demand shifts impact your practice.

👉https://bit.ly/JACR_WorkforceShortage

A recent @jacrjournal.bsky.social article examines whether #Medicaid versus commercial insurance and reimbursement are associated with uterine artery embolization (UAE) utilization rates for uterine #fibroid treatment.

📰 bit.ly/4iB5w7r

#UFE #HealthEquity #WomensHealth

@neimanhpi.bsky.social

#ACR2025: Did you know that over the past quarter, #NeimanHPI has published 10 new studies? We will be spotlighting them and the policy issues that they cover:

1️⃣ Workforce & Utilization
2️⃣ Payment Policy & Incentives
3️⃣ Imaging & Population Health

➡️ bit.ly/HPI_News

Neiman Institute Fellowship The Neiman Institute Fellowship in Clinical Effectiveness and Health Policy Research is jointly sponsored by the Neiman Health Policy Institute (HPI) and Northwell Health which provides a unique op…

🚨 Apply by June 2! 🚨
The 2025 Neiman Institute Fellowship offers junior #radiology & radiation oncology faculty a unique opportunity to build expertise in clinical effectiveness & #healthpolicy research. Fellows lead a #research project with mentors at HPI & Northwell Health.

bit.ly/HPI_Fellowship

Current Challenges in Estimating the Pediatric Radiology Workforce and Access to Pediatric Radiology Care in the United States According to a 2021 survey by the ACR Commission on Human Resources, pediatric radiology subspecialization, characterized by spending more than 25% of time in subspecialty work, was more common in lar...

New #NeimanHPI opinion piece in @jacrjournal.bsky.social highlights the critical geographic disparities in #pediatricradiology access. Children's hospitals are crucial, but uneven pediatric radiologist distribution hampers care, especially in rural areas. #HealthEquity

➡️ bit.ly/PedRad_JACR

Study Reveals Link Between Abdominal CT Use and Sarcopenia Diagnosis Among Older Adults 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 a…

New #NeimanHPI study: Abdominal CTs could help spot #sarcopenia early. Though underdiagnosed, this muscle-loss disease may be detected opportunistically using CT scans taken for other purposes—boosting care & outcomes.
@jacrjournal.bsky.social #Radiology #PopulationHealth

bit.ly/AbCTSarc_JACR

🚨 New Podcast Alert ! 🎧
Our Research Director, Eric Christensen, PhD, & Jay Parikh, MD, join the latest episode of Contrast & Clarity with the @jacrjournal.bsky.social to talk about the future of the radiology workforce. Don’t miss their insights on data, trends, and what’s next for the field.

📢 #SPR25 | #SPR2025: Tomorrow AM, our Principal Economic & Health Services Researcher, Casey Pelzl, presents on the #pediatricradiology workforce & wRVU-based workload from a national private payor dataset. A timely look at trends that matter. Don’t miss it! #radiology

🕘 9:20AM
📍 Coral Ballroom 5

🧐What future projections do we have about the radiology workforce and imaging utilization?

✨Contrast & Clarity with the JACR✨ explores findings from Eric Christensen, PhD and Jay Parikh, MD in their latest manuscripts! Matthew Phelps, MD also weighs in with his perspective!

🍏 ➡️ shorturl.at/VChXE

Non-radiologist Ordering Providers Interpret Almost 44% of Office-based Imaging 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…

🔎 New HPI research reveals that almost 44% of office-based imaging is interpreted by the ordering provider, not a radiologist. With large variations by specialty & modality, this raises questions about accuracy, self-referral, & quality. #imaging #radiology

bit.ly/AJR_SelfInte...

Excess Imaging Use Associated with Significant Greenhouse Gas Emissions 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 pr…

🚨 Excess Imaging & Its Environmental Impact 🚨

New @jacrjournal.bsky.social research reveals that unnecessary imaging by ordering physicians contributes up to 129 kT of CO₂ emissions—the same as powering a town of 70,000 people for 1 year! #Radiology #Sustainability

bit.ly/JACR_GHG

📢 #RBMA2025 is Underway!

Make sure to stay until Friday for the closing keynote with
Elizabeth Rula, PhD, tackling the radiologist workforce shortage & what it means for imaging’s future. You won’t want to miss these key insights!

📅 Friday, March 28
🕙 10 - 11 AM
Broadway Ballroom E-K | CLKEY

Here is the updated newsletter link: bit.ly/NeimanNews_W...

📢 Radiology Workforce Trends

HPI collaborator Richard Duszak, MD co-authored 2 @jacrjournal.bsky.social studies:
🔹 NPP Imaging Growth
🔹 Decline in Resident Training due to increased work loads

Understanding these shifts is critical for the future of radiology.

📖 Read more: bit.ly/NeimanNews_W...