Kathy Boyd David

ASNC Continues Opposition to H-1B Fees for Physicians

ASNC has joined a coalition of medical societies in opposing the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) recent proposed rule that would impose a $103,265 fee for all H-1B cap-subject petitions,…

ASNC Leader Appointed to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Venkatesh Murthy, MD, PhD, MASNC, has been appointed to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Murthy has expertise…

ASNC President Unveils New Education and Leadership Initiatives, Celebrates Year of Innovation

During the ASNC2026 Opening Plenary Session, ASNC President Jamieson M. Bourque, MD, MHS, MASNC, looked back on a year shaped by the call he issued as President-elect: “Let’s innovate together.”…

A Practical Update for the Stress Lab: Q&A With Guideline Chair Dr. W. Lane Duvall

“I think clinicians reviewing the guideline will have a number of small “wow moments” because they will come across a problem they face regularly and realize, “This is exactly the…

ASNC President-Elect Looks to 2027: Building Bridges and Advancing Research

“An advance in imaging changes practice and outcomes only when the people, the evidence, the quality, and the supply are ready for it. That is ASNC’s work – and an…

New Cardiac PET Case! Does the Radiotracer Change the Picture?

“Serial scans are now increasingly performed in cardiac transplant patients as a part of CAV surveillance. This case illustrates how radiotracer selection can impact what you see.” – James A.…

2027 HOPPS Proposed Rule Would Restructure Nuclear Medicine APCs, Could Affect Nuclear Cardiology Payment Rates

In the 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposes reorganizing the Nuclear Medicine and Related Services ambulatory payment classification…

ASNC2026 Will Showcase Pivotal Phase 3 Cardiac Amyloidosis Trials

“This is an exciting moment for cardiac amyloid imaging. These Phase 3 trials have the potential to expand how we diagnose, characterize, and treat cardiac amyloidosis and could help shape…

Announcing This Year’s Journal of Nuclear Cardiology Awardees

ASNC joins Journal of Nuclear Cardiology Editor-in-Chief Marcelo F. Di Carli, MD, MASNC, in congratulating the recipients of the 2026 JNC awards. We thank them for their contributions to JNC…

Check Now! Are You on CMS’s Heart Failure Payment Model List?

“ASNC Members, it is critically important that you check the CMS website to see if you are included on the list of physicians assigned to the new heart failure reimbursement…