United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-10-27 monographic deposited born digital 27 p. GA 1.13:HEHS-96-17 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-96-17 P0b002ee180395d49 f:he96017 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-HEHS-96-17 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-HEHS-96-17 HEHS-96-17 Breast cancer Cancer research Women Inspection Compliance Quality assurance X-ray radiation monitoring Disease detection or diagnosis Health services administration Michigan Letter Report HEHS Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO examined whether the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) implementation of the Mammography Quality Standards Act has had any effect on the: (1) quality of mammography services; and (2) access to such services.<p/>GAO found that: (1) the act has had a positive effect on the quality of mammography services; (2) a uniformed set of standards for mammography services is required in all states; (3) many facilities have had to improve their services in order to become fully certified; (4) annual inspections of mammography facilities help ensure that these facilities are in compliance with the standards set by the American College of Radiology; (5) the number of facilities ceasing mammography services rather than complying with the quality standards is relatively small; and (6) FDA has not closed many of the facilities unable to meet the new certification requirements, but it has given them time to comply with the new quality assurance requirements and to correct the problems found during inspection. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-96-17/html/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-96-17.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-96-17/pdf/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-96-17.pdf GAO/HEHS-96-17 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-HEHS-96-17 Letter Report GAO/HEHS-96-17; Mammography Services: Initial Impact of New Federal Law Has Been Positive; Breast cancer Cancer research Women Inspection Compliance Quality assurance X-ray radiation monitoring Disease detection or diagnosis Health services administration Michigan