The number of mammography facilities accredited by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continued its slow decline in the FDA's most recent reporting period.
As of September 1, there were 8,646 mammography facilities accredited in the U.S., down 0.8% compared to 8,713 facilities in operation as of October 1, 2009. The FDA also noted that 5,903 facilities have accredited full-field digital mammography units.
Mammography facilities accredited under MQSA, by reporting period
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| MQSA = Mammography Quality Standards Act |
The percentage of inspections where the highest noncompliance was a level 1 violation (the facility fails to meet a key MQSA requirement that may compromise the quality of mammography services) was 0.8%.
For level 2 violations (meets all key MQSA requirements but fails to meet one or more MQSA standards), the percentage was 14.5%, and for level 3 violations (incomplete record keeping and failure to have systems for tracking and recording minor violations), it was 3.4%. The vast majority of facilities, or 81.2%, came through with no violations.
The total number of annual mammography procedures reported was 38.8 million, according to the FDA, representing a 5% increase compared to 37 million as of September 1, 2009.
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