MQSA Facility Scorecard Articles

• Establishing and/or Changing the Phantom Image Test Operating Levels 
  September 27, 2006
• Updated Trends in Mammography Dose and Image Quality 
  June 16, 2006
• FDA to Scrutinize MQSA Facilities with History of Noncompliance 
  December 22, 2005
• Average Glandular Dose in FDA-approved FFDM Systems 
  W. G. Mourad, Ph.D.; Information Management Branch; Division of Mammography Quality and Radiation Programs; Office of Communication, Education and Radiation Programs; March 15, 2005
• What Actions Can FDA Take to Ensure Quality Mammography? 
  Sharon M. Davis, Consumer Safety Officer, Inspection and Compliance Branch; Division of Mammography Quality and Radiation Programs; Office of Communications, Education, and Radiation Programs; December 13, 2004
• What It Means To Be MQSA Certified 
  Kathleen A. Franke Chief, Accreditation and Certification Branch; Division of Mammography Quality and Radiation Programs; Office of Communications, Education, and Radiation Programs
• Repeat Observations - The Wrong Way to Go 
  W.G. Mourad, Ph.D.
• Medical Audit and Outcome Analysis - Are your Patients Getting the Full Picture? 
  W.G. Mourad, Ph.D.
• Dose and Image Quality in Mammography: Trends during the First Decade of MQSA 
  David C. Spelic, Ph.D.
• Mammography Equipment Evaluations and the Annual Survey - Is Your Equipment Up to the Task? 
  Article relating quality of mammography at a facility to equipment used to produce the mammograms. - W.G. Mourad, Ph.D.
• Mammography Quality - Are your Patients in Good Hands? 
  Article relating quality of mammography products and services to qualifications of the professionals who provide them. - W.G. Mourad, Ph.D.
• Mammography Reports - Are you doing right by your patients? 
  Article on dealing with the contents of the mammography report and communicating examination results. - W. G. Mourad, Ph.D.
• Recent Inspection Results 
  Information regarding the number and percentage of facilities having MQSA violations nationwide. - W. G. Mourad, Ph.D.