Mammography Facility Performance for Calendar Year 1997

摘要

The enactment of the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992 (MQSA) by Congressmarket the first time that mammography facilities were required by the federal government to meet uniform, baseline mammography requirements aimed at strengthening mammography quality. Working in partnership with other federal, State, and private organizations, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has implemented these requirements. A major focus of the MQSA program is to monitor the performance of each facility in meeting standards for personnel, equipment, quality control, and recordkeeping. Each facility must be accredited by an FDA-approved accreditation body, be FDA certiried, and undergo a yearly inspection. As required by MQSA, the FDA is providing this third annual report for calendar year 1997. The report includes information that is useful in evaluating the performance of mammography facilities. MQSA specifically requires the report to include a listing of facilities that had adverse actions taken against them under the statute.