Reaching Rural Mammographers for Quality Improvement

摘要

The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, the University of Washington, and the Washington State Department of Health are collaborating to develop and implement a mammography quality improvement program (MQIP), in order to demonstrate its feasibility and effectiveness for dissemination. The MQIP emphasizes continuous quality improvement (CQI) in film interpretation, within the context of a comprehensive program designed to meet the requirements of the Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) of 1994. During the third year of funding, project investigators and staff focused on finalizing and conducting the CQI, recruiting facilities to the Mammography Tumor Registry, cleaning and linking data and providing audit reports to participating facilities. Additionally, evaluation of technologist training took place as part of the certification function A no-cost extension is being requested to complete the project and conduct overall evaluation.