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M Linver
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A proposal for a national mammography database: content, purpose, and value.
A national mammography database is a centralized, computerized method of data collection consisting of two possible parts: a national mammography audit and a system for monitoring and tracking patients. A national mammography audit refers to collecting and analyzing medical audit data of individual mammography practices at a national level and is a critical step in improving the interpretive component of mammography. The monitoring and tracking component refers to a centralized system that provides women and physicians with a recruitment and follow-up mechanism to optimize participation in mammography services. Both parts of a national mammography database represent important components in the improvement of mammography quality. However, unique scientific, legal, and fiscal concerns are important to consider before establishing a national mammography database.
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Medical care costs of high-risk infants after neonatal intensive care: a controlled study.
Total medical care costs were studied prospectively from neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) discharge to 3 years of age for 60 children, 35 of whom had neurologic and/or developmental deficits detected immediately following NICU discharge and 25 children did not. At the end of the study period the children were classified as unhandicapped (group A), mildly handicapped (group B), or moderately-severely handicapped (group C). Medical costs are reported per infant per month following NICU discharge (mean +/- SD). The outpatient costs in group A were $31 +/- 23 as compared with $86 +/- 93 in group B and $109 +/- 59 in group C (A less than B, A less than C; P less than .001). The greatest contributor to outpatient costs was occupational and physical therapy (with unproven efficiency to date). The inpatient costs were $31 +/- 56 in group A, $328 +/- 574 in group B, and $542 +/- 737 in group C (A less than C; P less than .01). The US Department of Agriculture estimates of medical costs of raising a child at home ranges from $22 to $26.80 per month. The cost of raising one of our NICU infants in an institution was $1,216 per month. Children with and without neurodevelopmental deficits after NICU discharge have significantly higher medical costs than children without.
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American Cancer Society guidelines for the early detection of breast cancer: update 1997.
The American Cancer Society (ACS) convened a workshop in March 1997 to consider new scientific findings related to breast cancer screening and to determine whether these findings warrant a change in the existing ACS guidelines. The meeting was timed so that participants could benefit from new data related to screening women aged 40 to 49 years. A recommendation based on the new data and subsequently approved by the ACS Board of Directors is reported.
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MQSA: the final rule.
On April 28, 1999, the final Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) rule takes effect. On that date, the final regulations will replace the interim standards that have been in effect since October 1994. While the new guidelines are very similar to the interim guidelines, the final rule contains some important changes, particularly in the areas of personnel requirements and equipment standards. This article outlines modifications to the interim guidelines, with particular emphasis on requirements for radiologic technologists.
Breast Neoplasms↗