Change your facility's characteristics to improve interpretive accuracy
Mammography Regulation and Reimbursement Report, August 1, 2008
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It’s common knowledge that a less-experienced radiologist and certain patient characteristics can reduce the accuracy of mammography interpretation. But a new study shows that the accuracy of mammography interpretations also varies based on the characteristics of individual facilities.
The study, published in the June 10 Journal of the National Cancer Institute, found that facilities that employ breast-imaging experts who spend more than half of their time interpreting mammograms have better accuracy than other facilities. The same is true for facilities that perform audits to track accuracy at least twice per year. The study also shows that facilities that only offer screening mammograms are more accurate than facilities that have more diverse offerings.
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