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rt-image.com: Examine Mammography: A Conversation with . . . Edward Sickles, MD, FACR: A new national database will collect mammo data
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Examine | Mammography: A Conversation with . . . Edward Sickles, MD, FACR
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Examine | Mammography: A Conversation with . . . Edward Sickles, MD, FACR
A new national database will collect mammo data
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The National Mammography Database, which the American College of Radiology launches this month, aims to collect audit data from mammography facilities across the United States in an effort to provide them with a standardized benchmark and ultimately improve mammography practice. rt image checks in with Edward Sickles, MD, FACR, chair of the National Mammography Database Committee, for more information about this initiative.
rt image: What is the National Mammography Database (NMD), and how did it come about?
Edward Sickles, MD, FACR: It's part of a larger effort by the American College of Radiology (ACR) to collect data into a data warehouse from different aspects of radiology.
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Sickles: Having facilities and the individual radiologists who work in the facility not only get back results but be able to compare with others is a known education device that helps people improve their performance.
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Sickles: The first thing they need to do is check with whatever software provider they're using for their mammography reporting.
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Sickles: I don't know.
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Edward Sickles, MD, FACR (ACR)
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Edward Sickles, MD, FACR (ACR)
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Edward Sickles, MD, FACR (ACR)
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Edward Sickles, MD, FACR (ACR)