Kathy Boyd David

Cardiac PET in the Guidelines: The Update Your Practice Needs Now

Cardiac PET and PET/CT have earned new indications in recently published guidelines from the ACC/AHA, ESC, and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. “Several documents [are] now specifically…

ASNC2025 Hands-On Sessions Posted

Choose from Sessions Covering Amyloid, D-SPECT, F-18 Imaging, Myocardial Blood Flow, and Sarcoid Registration for ASNC2025’s Hands-On sessions is now open! In addition to returning favorites like Amyloid SPECT, Myocardial…

Announcing Lineup for ASNC2025 ‘Cutting-Edge Research in Cardiac Amyloidosis’ Session

The agenda for ASNC2025‘s much-anticipated Cutting-Edge Research in Cardiac Amyloidosis session has been finalized. Five top-scoring abstracts have been selected from this year’s record-breaking submissions, arriving at a lineup that…

ASNC to AMA: Support Legislation Increasing Oversight of Insurers’ Artificial Intelligence Use

At last week’s American Medical Association House of Delegates (AMA HOD) meeting in Chicago, Resolution 226 was adopted in part, establishing that the AMA will support legislation examining biases in…

At ASNC’s Capitol Hill Briefing, Experts Brainstorm Solutions for Prior Authorization Challenges

With prior authorization (PA) legislation under consideration in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, ASNC convened a congressional briefing last week. The event attracted standing-room-only attendance, signaling interest…

Full House at ASNC’s Congressional Briefing on Prior Authorization

Excellent Discussion on How to Reform Prior Auth Practices On June 3, ASNC welcomed a packed room of congressional staffers, as well as local stakeholders, to a Capitol Hill briefing…

ASNC Leaders Field 40+ Meetings with Congressional Offices

Fourteen ASNC members traveled to Washington, DC, where they participated in more than 40 meetings with Members of Congress and their staff. In preparation, the physicians attended in-depth training sessions…

ASNC Convening Congressional Briefing as Prior Authorization Reforms Gain Traction

ASNC is asking members to contact their congressional representatives this week about two important pieces of legislation with potential to enact prior authorization reforms. Your communications with Congress will amplify…

What Is the Next Frontier in Cardiac Amyloidosis Radionuclide Imaging?

The Editor’s Choice study in the May 2025 issue of the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology (JNC) examines whether a left ventricular myocardium-to-blood ratio (LV MBR) obtained through 99mTc-HMDP SPECT/CT is…

House Passes Budget Reconciliation Bill with Modest Physician Pay Fix, Steep Medicaid Cuts

On May 22, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed by a single vote an expansive budget reconciliation bill. If signed into law, the legislation will have implications for physician…