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Accession Number
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PB2013-500003
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Title
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FDA Certified Mammography Facilities, 2012. (Raw Data on CD-ROM).
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Publication Date
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2012
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Media Count
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1one CD-ROM
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Personal Author
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N/A
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Abstract
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Information contained on the CD-ROM is an annual product consisting of 4 updates received quarterly from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Each quarter lists all (more than 9,000) mammography facilities (except Veterans Affairs facilities) certified by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as meeting quality standards for equipment, personnel and practices under the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992 (MQSA). The effectiveness of mammography as a cancer detection technique is directly related to the quality of mammography procedures. In response to concerns about the uncertain or insufficient quality of mammography being provided throughout the states, Congress enacted the MQSA. This statute establishes requirements for the accreditation, certification and inspection of facilities and aims to strengthen quality. Facilities must be certified to lawfully perform mammography and to be reimbursed by Medicare and Medicaid for mammography services. The records are listed alphabetically by facility names. The list provides the facility address and phone number.
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Keywords
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Breast neoplasms
Certification
Data file
Detection
Diagnostic services
Health facilities
Health screening
Mammography
Mammography Quality Standards Act(MQSA)
Personal health services
Preventive medicine
Quality assurance
Standards
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Source Agency
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Food and Drug Administration
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NTIS Subject Category
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44K - Health Services
44D - Health Care Assessment & Quality Assurance
57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine
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Corporate Author
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Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD.
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Document Type
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Computer data file
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Title Note
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Datafile.
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NTIS Issue Number
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1305
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Contract Number
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N/A
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