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The history and the effect of the mammography quality assurance legislation in michigan
Author(s) -
Osuch Janet R.,
Camburn James F.,
Sienko Dean G.,
Potchen James E.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.2820741310
Subject(s) - legislation , mammography , quality assurance , medicine , legislature , quality (philosophy) , medical physics , public administration , breast cancer , political science , law , cancer , pathology , philosophy , external quality assessment , epistemology
This paper describes the history of mammography quality assurance legislation in Michigan, the first of its kind in the nation. It discusses the collaboration of multiple organizations in the legislative process as well as in the implementation of it. It describes the effect of the legislation on the quality of mammography throughout the state and summarizes the lessons learned from the process, especially as they apply to the implementation of the Mammography Quality Standards Act at the national level.