MQSA/EQUIP Flashcards
Accreditation with accreditation body is required every
3 years
Certification with FDA or state as certifier is required every
3 years
MQSA inspection is performed how often
Once a year in the same month of the year
When did MQSA become law by congress
Oct 27, 1992
All mammography facilities in US were required to be MQSA certified
Oct 1, 1994
FDA published Quality Mammography Standards Final Rule
Oct 28, 1997
Final Rule went into effect
April 28, 1999
More stringent equipment regulations went into effect
Oct 28, 2002
MQSA is certified by
-FDA or SAC
American College of Radiology
Helps with the accreditation portion of the process
Accreditation bodies
Help assess clinical images of facility
Minimum of how many mammograms performed in 24 months
200
How many CE units every 3 years?
15
Mammograms are kept for how many years if they are consecutive mammograms?
5 years
Mammograms are kept for how many years is only one mammogram was performed at the facility?
10 years
Maintain a record of serious complaints received by the facility for how many years?
3 years from the date the complaint was received
The eight that matter (image quality attributes)
1) positioning
2) compression
3) exposure level
4) contrast
5) sharpness
6) noise
7) artifact
8) exam identification
EQUIP
enhancing quality using the inspection program
when was EQUIP introduced?
Oct 27, 2016; implemented Jan 1, 2017
Division of Mammography Quality Standards (DMQS)
EQUIP
how does EQUIP WORK
-inspectors check once a year when they come for yearly MQSA inspection and ask three questions and want to see the three q’s answered and documents signed with dates
EQUIP initiative places emphasis on what?
the significance of clinical image quality, one of the most important determinants of the accuracy of mammography
Question one- quality assurance clinical image corrective action
1) does the facility have procedures for corrective action (CA) when clinical images are poor quality?
-aimed at making sure facility has a process in place for giving feedback on any poor-quality images presented for interpretation, and for documenting any corrective action taken, such as repeating images
-facility determines its timeframe for completing CA
Question 2- clinical image quality
2) does the facility have procedures to ensure that clinical images continue to comply with the clinical image quality standards est. by the facility’s accreditation body?
Question 3- quality control oversight
3) does the facility have a procedure for LIP oversight of QA/QC records and corrective actions?
-inspector will assess for a procedure for LIP oversight of QA/QC records that include overseeing the freq. of performances of all req. test, and determining whether corrective actions were taken when needed
