Kathy Boyd David

CMS Finalizes Hospital Outpatient Payments for 2026

On Friday, Nov. 21, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System final rule, which sets Medicare payment policy for 2026. Despite ASNC’s…

Dr. Juhani Knuuti to Deliver Keynote Lecture at ICNC2026, the International Conference on Nuclear Cardiology

Presenting a Vision for Precision Imaging in Cardiovascular Care Juhani Knuuti, MD, PhD, will present the keynote lecture at ICNC2026, the International Conference on Nuclear Cardiology. Dr. Knuuti’s lecture, titled…

ASNC Argues for Guardrails on AI Use in Prior Authorization Decisions

At the November 2025 American Medical Association (AMA) Interim House of Delegates meeting, ASNC Delegates Suman Tandon, MD, FASNC, and Ahmet Oktay, MD, argued in favor of Resolution 827, which…

Tracer News! What If SPECT Could Bring Myocardial Blood Flow to Every Lab?

There’s a new perfusion radiotracer on the horizon, and it has the potential to bring the power of myocardial blood flow quantification to “every SPECT lab on earth,” says Journal…

Must-See Video! Insights on Starting a Shared Service Cardiac PET Program

In the Technical Requirements section of ASNC’s Cardiac PET Launch Kit, you’ll find several how-to videos featuring guidance from ASNC members who have championed the modality in different practice environments.…

Countdown to ASNC’s All-New, State-of-the-Art Member Hub!

On Tuesday, Nov. 25, ASNC will unveil a brand-new, state-of-the-art online Member Hub that will make it easy and convenient for you to update your contact information, register for activities,…

Earn a Spot in ICNC2026’s Young Investigator Awards Competition

The ICNC2026 Organizing Committee is now accepting original scientific abstracts and clinical cases for presentation at the International Conference on Nuclear Cardiology, May 17-19 in Berlin, Germany. All accepted abstracts…

Podcast: Nuclear Cardiology Needs to Close This Workflow Gap Now

Even as nuclear cardiology is advancing at breakneck speed with new technology, breakthrough tracers, and more data than ever before, the field is falling behind the times in a crucial…

CMS Releases 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule

On the evening of Friday, Oct. 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule. Following is ASNC’s preliminary analysis.…

Woman, Age 52, Presents with NSTEMI. What Is Her Diagnosis?

The patient featured in this month’s cardiac PET case challenge is a 52-year-old woman who presented with a NSTEMI. There was no obstructive coronary artery disease on her coronary angiogram…