MQSA Update for Mammography  

• Summary of the Major Provisions of the Proposed Rule 

• Categories of Improvements to Mammography Regulation 

• Address changes in mammography technology  

• Update equipment and QC regulations to current digital technology  

• Improvements that enhance enforcement of quality standards 

•  Require mammograms submitted for interpretation be in modality in which they originally produced 

• Changes in accreditation application acceptance from facilities that have failed after three consecutive attempts 

• Expressly state a facility’s certificate may be suspended or revoked due to failure to comply with reasonable requests 

• Add State certification agency as an entity that may initiate an AMR 

• Require facility who are closing, to make arrangements for patient and providers access to mammography image and reports 

• Require facilities to provide personnel copies of their MQSA qualification records  

• Improvements in the way mammography repot are categorized, reported, retained transferred to patient and healthcare providers 

• Require exam report include the facility name and address at a minimum 

• Change explanatory language in (“benign”) category to promote greater consistency and add three new categories of assessment  

• Add a specific required timeframe for facilities to deliver medical reports in reporting BIRADS 4&5assessment categories 

• Require reporting to patients and healthcare providers to include an assessment of breast density categories of mammography assessment 

Becoming a Breast Health Clinical Navigator:

• Understanding what is required to become a Breast Health Navigator. Knowing what the national guidelines are for breast health and testing. 

• Knowing the breast cancer types and what the staging and grades mean.  

• Be able to recognize what treatment options are and when they should be used depending the cancer grade and stage. 

• Know what programs are available in your community for patients’ different needs.  

• What types of help patients need mentally and physically during treatments.