SNM Association News
SNM releases two new cardiac MOC modules
SNM SmartBrief | Nov 20, 2009
Expand your professional education by earning MOC credits with SNM's new modules: Cardiac PET Imaging and Cardiac Stress Testing & ECG Interpretation. Members save $60 when purchasing four modules for the price of three. Purchase today!
2010 SNM Annual Meeting Call for Abstracts submitter is now open
SNM SmartBrief | Nov 20, 2009
Submit your abstracts for presentation to the upcoming 57th SNM Annual Meeting -- the premier scientific event dedicated to molecular imaging and therapy. New in 2010 -- Molecular Imaging: Non-radioactive/Multimodal Imaging and Clinical Trials Track. Submit your abstracts today.
SNM members: Purchase 4 MOC modules for the price of 3 -- save $60!
SNM SmartBrief | Nov 19, 2009
This special, once-a-year offer allows member physicians to earn up to 10 CE credits toward maintenance of ABNM and/or ABR certification. Just released: Cardiac PET Imaging and Cardiac Stress Testing & ECG Interpretation modules. Purchase today.
Registration and housing now open for the SNM Conjoint Mid-Winter Meetings, Jan. 27 to Feb. 2
SNM SmartBrief | Nov 19, 2009
Take advantage of one or more of the four meetings and experience the wide array of compelling lectures and instruction during the 2010 SNM Conjoint Mid-Winter Meetings. Register today!
Members: Please share your news!
SNM SmartBrief | Nov 17, 2009
Do you have news that you would like to share with other SNM and SNMTS members? If so, please let SNM know about newspaper articles, television interviews, podcasts or other published news items featuring you or your work. To submit news, please visit SNM's Member News site.
Live coding & reimbursement Webinars: Coverage & Payment
SNM SmartBrief | Nov 16, 2009
SNM has created a new Coding & Reimbursement Webinar series designed to help you gain the knowledge you need to understand the major procedural aspects of nuclear medicine services. This series focuses on the basics: Coverage and Payment. Members receive a discount. Register today!
CMS posts final decision on FDG-PET for cervical cancer staging, effective Nov. 10
SNM SmartBrief | Nov 16, 2009
On Nov. 10, CMS posted a final decision memorandum for FDG-PET for initial staging of cervical cancer. Under the decision, CMS will cover one FDG PET scan for the staging of cervical cancer, with coverage in evidence development requirements removed. More.
Registration, housing now open for the SNM Conjoint Mid-Winter Meetings
SNM SmartBrief | Nov 13, 2009
Take advantage of one or more of the four meetings and experience the wide array of compelling lectures and instruction during the 2010 SNM Conjoint Mid-Winter Meetings, Jan. 27 to Feb. 2, 2010. Register today!
SNM releases 2 new cardiac MOC modules
SNM SmartBrief | Nov 13, 2009
Expand your professional education by earning MOC credits with SNM's new modules: Cardiac PET Imaging and Cardiac Stress Testing & ECG Interpretation. Members save $60 when purchasing four modules for the price of three. Purchase today!
New webinar: 2010 Nuclear Medicine Coding Update
SNM SmartBrief | Nov 12, 2009
With this new webinar from SNM, learn to identify the key coding changes for nuclear medicine in 2010. Assess how these changes will affect your organization and what you should be doing to prepare. Coding expert Denise Merlino will lead you through this important webinar. Secure your spot today!.
SNM members: Purchase 4 MOC modules for price of 3 -- save $60
SNM SmartBrief | Nov 12, 2009
This special one-time-per-year offer allows member physicians to earn up to 10 CE credits toward maintenance of ABNM and/or ABR certification. Just released: Cardiac PET Imaging and Cardiac Stress Testing & ECG Interpretation modules. Purchase today.
2010 SNM Annual Meeting Call for Abstracts submitter is now open
SNM SmartBrief | Nov 11, 2009
Submit your abstracts for presentation to the upcoming 57th SNM Annual Meeting -- the premier scientific event dedicated to molecular imaging and therapy. New in 2010 -- Molecular Imaging: Non-radioactive/Multimodal Imaging and Clinical Trials Track. Submit your abstracts today.
Live coding, reimbursement webinars: Coding, Coverage and Payment
SNM SmartBrief | Nov 11, 2009
SNM has created a new coding and reimbursement webinar series designed to help you gain the knowledge you need to understand the major procedural aspects of nuclear medicine services. This series focuses on the basics: coverage and payment. Members receive a discount. Register today!
SNM keeps you up to date on health care reform
SNM SmartBrief | Nov 10, 2009
SNM's Health Policy and Regulatory Affairs staff are posting daily updates on the health care reform situation on the SNM Web site. See the latest.
Registration, housing now open for SNM Conjoint Mid-Winter Meetings
SNM SmartBrief | Nov 10, 2009
Four unique scientific meetings in one location -- Albuquerque, N.M., from Jan. 27 to Feb. 2, 2010. Join experts from nuclear medicine, molecular imaging, clinical trials and nanomedicine as they discuss the latest advances in modern medicine. More information.
Update on CMS final payment rules
SNM SmartBrief | Nov 09, 2009
On Friday, Oct. 30, CMS issued two final rules, one for physician payment and the other for hospital outpatient procedures. SNM has detailed information on its Web site about how these will affect nuclear medicine practitioners.
Live webinar Tuesday: Getting Started in Preclinical Imaging
SNM SmartBrief | Nov 09, 2009
Secure your space for the first of SNM's new webinar series, Molecular Imaging: Concepts and Practices. On Nov. 10 at 3 p.m. EST, David Stout, of UCLA's Crump Institute, will discuss the steps for scientists and physicians to become more involved in preclinical imaging. SNM MICoE members may register at no charge. $24 SNM members; $40 nonmembers. Register today.
SNM Conjoint Mid-Winter Meetings: Registration now open!
SNM SmartBrief | Nov 06, 2009
Four unique scientific meetings in one location -- Albuquerque, N.M., from Jan. 27 to Feb. 2, 2010. Join experts from nuclear medicine, molecular imaging, clinical trials and nanomedicine as they discuss the latest advances in modern medicine. More information.
Getting Started in Preclinical Imaging, Nov. 10 webinar, free for MICoE members!
SNM SmartBrief | Nov 06, 2009
The first webinar in SNM's webinar series will take place on Nov. 10 at 3 p.m. EST. Getting Started in Preclinical Imaging, presented by David Stout of UCLA's Crump Institute, is intended for scientists and clinicians interested in preclinical imaging. The cost is $24 members and $40 nonmembers. Members of the SNM Molecular Imaging Center of Excellence may register at no charge. Register today.
Connect with SNM on Facebook, YouTube
SNM SmartBrief | Nov 03, 2009
Stay connected with SNM, and connect with other members of the molecular imaging and nuclear medicine community. Become a fan of SNM on Facebook. Hear experts and patients talk about the value of molecular imaging on SNM's YouTube channel.
Live coding, reimbursement webinars: Coverage and Payment
SNM SmartBrief | Nov 03, 2009
SNM has created a new coding and reimbursement webinar series designed to help you gain the knowledge you need to understand the major procedural aspects of nuclear medicine services. This series focuses on the basics: coverage and payment. Members receive a discount. Register today!
Webinar, Nov. 10 -- Getting Started in Preclinical Imaging
SNM SmartBrief | Nov 02, 2009
The first webinar in SNM's webinar series will take place on Nov. 10 at 3 p.m. (EST). Getting Started in Preclinical Imaging, presented by David Stout of UCLA's Crump Institute, is intended for scientists and clinicians interested in preclinical imaging. The cost is $24 for members and $40 for nonmembers. Register today.
Patient preparation is important
SNM SmartBrief | Oct 30, 2009
Patient preparation is one of the most important aspects of any nuclear medicine procedure. A patient who understands what to expect, how to prepare and what the time commitment is for a procedure will be more cooperative, and in this way, improve the final diagnostic or therapeutic quality of the exam. Purchase A Patient's Guide to Nuclear Medicine Procedures: English-Spanish today!
Live coding, reimbursement webinars: Coverage and Payment
SNM SmartBrief | Oct 30, 2009
SNM has created a new coding and reimbursement webinar series designed to help you gain the knowledge you need to understand the major procedural aspects of nuclear medicine services. This series focuses on the basics: coverage and payment. Members receive a discount. Register today!
2010 SNM call for abstracts submitter now open
SNM SmartBrief | Oct 29, 2009
Present and publish your research at the premier scientific event dedicated to advancing molecular imaging. The 2010 SNM call for abstracts submitter is now open. Please visit www.snm.org/abstracts for more information.
MICoE launches first webinar
SNM SmartBrief | Oct 27, 2009
As part of SNM's new webinar series, the MICoE is offering Getting Started in Preclinical Imaging, presented by David Stout of UCLA's Crump Institute on Nov. 10, 3 p.m. EST. This seminar is free -- watch for more details and registration information coming soon.
SNM offers physicians 30-plus MOC modules to help maintain certification
SNM SmartBrief | Oct 27, 2009
No matter how busy you are with your practice, Maintenance of Certification will help you achieve professional development. The SNM Learning Center provides more than 30 MOC modules -- the only ones to include DICOM datasets. Purchase SNM MOC cases today.
CMS clarifies billing instructions for April FDG-PET NCD changes
SNM SmartBrief | Oct 26, 2009
On Sept. 18, CMS released to the Medicare administrative contractors the long-awaited and reissued guidance and billing instructions for the April 2009 changes to the national coverage determination on FDG-PET. More information.
Renew your SNM membership today!
SNM SmartBrief | Oct 26, 2009
Now more than ever, it is important to belong to a medical society that is committed to supporting you and your career. Renew your SNM membership online today.
