The American College of Radiology's Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute has doled out its first research grants to support studies assessing the role of diagnostic imaging in today's changing healthcare payment and delivery structure.
The six recipients and the titles of their studies are listed below:
- Dr. Saurabh Jha of the University of Pennsylvania: "Utilization of noninvasive cardiac imaging in Medicare beneficiaries undergoing coronary revascularization"
- Dr. Marta Heilbrun of the University of Utah: "Demonstrating the value of imaging: Measuring the impact of whole-body versus selective CT on length of stay in severe trauma"
- Dr. William Hsu of the University of California, Los Angeles: "Utilization and value of imaging in the elderly population"
- Dr. Suhui Li of George Washington University: "How does tort reform affect physicians' ordering of diagnostic imaging services?"
- Dr. Michael Lu of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital: "Reducing repeat imaging due to transfer of care: Import to PACS and formal reports for outside imaging"
- Dr. Amir Khaliq of the University of Oklahoma: "The scope, variation, and cost of imaging services at critical-access hospitals"
The six research projects were selected from a pool of almost 40 submissions by a six-member selection committee composed of both Neiman Institute professional staff and academic radiology leaders, according to the institute.
