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MQSA National Statistics

In this section of the MQSA Scorecard, we will present the most commonly requested national statistics regarding the MQSA program. These statistics will be updated on a regular basis.

Certified facilities, as of October 1, 2004

9,011
Certified statistics as of November 1, 2004
 
   Total certified facilities / Total accredited units 9,020 / 13,670
  Certified facilities with FFDM2 units / Accredited FFDM units
530 / 722
FY 2005 Inspection Statistics, as of November 1, 2004
 
  Facilities inspected

625
  Total units at inspected facilities

957
  Percent of inspections where the highest noncompliance was a:

 
     Level 1 violation

2.1%
    Level 2 violation

20.0%
    Level 3 violation
9.9%
  Percent of inspections with no violation

68.0%
Total annual mammography procedures reported, as of November 1, 20041

32,678,309

1 This number is an aggregate of the total number of procedures performed annually as reported by facilities to their accreditation bodies. Facilities are asked to disclose this information at their initial accreditation, and then at the time of their re-accreditation, which takes place once every three years. FDA began collecting these data in 1998. The aggregate does not reflect the current number of procedures performed at these facilities, but only the numbers reported by them during the three-year period prior to the current date. We have aggregated only the numbers reported by certified, non-Veterans Administration facilities.
2 FFDM - Full Field Digital Mammography unit.

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