MQSA Insights Articles
- Passing the MQSA Baton
February 6, 2019 - EQUIP: Repeat Citations Have Arrived
January 8, 2019 - Mammography at the FDA: Beyond MQSA
November 29, 2018 - MQSA: Act, Regulations, Alternative Standards, and Guidance: What’s the Difference?
October 15, 2018 - Scrolling Through DBT Accreditation: Important Reminders
August 16, 2018 - Compression: Another Critical Factor in Image Quality
June 21, 2018 - DBT Accreditation: It’s Here
May 1, 2018 - EQUIP: The First Year
March 28, 2018 - Direct-to-Patient Mammogram Results: It’s the Law
February 15, 2018 - Inspecting the Inspectors: What it Takes to Remain an MQSA Qualified Inspector
January 8, 2018 - Step on a Van to Have a Mammogram: MQSA Covers Mobile Mammography, Too
November 16, 2017 - Good News for Public Health: Most Mammography Facilities are in Full Compliance with MQSA Regulations
October 4, 2017 - EQUIP: The First 6 Months
August 25, 2017 - MQSA Informational Resources for Facilities, Patients, and Healthcare Providers – An Overview
July 18, 2017 - Accreditation Bodies: Who They Are and What They Do
May 18, 2017 - The MQSA Program in Action: A Compliance Case History
April 5, 2017 - The Annual MQSA Inspection: What Facilities Can Do To Help
February 23, 2017 - Mammography Record Retention: What Should I Keep, and For How Long?
January 5, 2017 - A Message from the Director, Division of Mammography Quality Standards (DMQS): EQUIP
December 2, 2016 - EQUIP: Enhancing Quality Using the Inspection Program
October 21, 2016 - Patient and Provider Notification (PPN): What to expect if your facility is ordered to perform a PPN
July 25, 2016 - Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) Inspectors: What It Takes to Join this Dedicated Cadre
June 3, 2016 - Poor Positioning Responsible For Most Clinical Image Deficiencies, Failures
April 11, 2016 - States as Certifiers: Who They Are and What They Do
March 11, 2016 - Mammography Facilities: Understanding Your Role in Medical Device Reporting
February 2, 2016 - The Buck Stops Here: Facilities are Responsible for Ensuring the Annual Physicists Surveys and MEEs are Performed, Complete, and Addressed
January 8, 2016 - PACS: An Ounce of Prevention...
December 1, 2015 - Printers and the Evolution of Mammography
November 18, 2015 - Screen-film mammography: Headed the way of xeromammography?
September 30, 2015 - Trends in Mammography Dose and Image Quality 1974-2014
February 9, 2015 - Establishing and/or Changing the Phantom Image Test Operating Levels
September 27, 2006 - Trends in Mammography Dose and Image Quality 1974-2005
June 16, 2006 - 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 - Medical Audit and Outcome Analysis - Are your Patients Getting the Full Picture?
W.G. Mourad, 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.