Kathy Boyd David
Following supply issues starting in January, ASNC is maintaining close contact with manufacturers of Tc-99m pyrophosphate (PYP) and Tc-99m hydroxymethylene diphosphonate (HMDP or HDP). Curium, a manufacturer of PYP and…
“The collection of studies in this issue suggests that rather than fading into the background, SPECT may be entering a new phase – one defined by quantification, molecular phenotyping, and…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a searchable database of physicians who will be required to participate in a new payment model for heart failure care…
“ASNC’s Clinical Indications for PET statement got the attention of our hospital leaders and became a key catalyst for the expansion of cardiac PET in our health system. ASNC’s advocacy…
At ICNC2026, the International Conference on Nuclear Cardiology, the following early-career investigators will compete for cash prizes in the first-ever Avijit Lahiri Young Investigator Awards Competition. The competition will feature…
“The 2.5% reduction to work RVUs – the so-called ‘efficiency adjustment’ – must be delayed until CMS is able to produce empirical evidence that an across-the-board reduction is appropriate. That’s…
The majority of participants in the February 2026 cardiac PET case poll said the most appropriate interpretation of the imaging study was multivessel coronary artery disease. The patient, an 87-year-old…
ASNC is staying in touch with radiopharmaceuticals manufacturers that were expecting shortages of Tc-99m pyrophosphate (PYP) and Tc-99m hydroxymethylene diphosphonate (HMDP or HDP) beginning in late January. Curium is now…
Congress’s failure to pass the remaining 6 fiscal year 2026 spending bills, including for the Department of Health and Human Services, ahead of the Jan. 30 continuing resolution deadline has…
Last week, the Energy and Commerce (E&C) Health Subcommittee and the Ways and Means (W&M) Committee held hearings on healthcare affordability. Both congressional committees called in the CEOs of the…
