New mammography screening performance metrics based on the entire screening episode.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Established mammography screening performance metrics use the initial screening mammography assessment because they were developed for radiologist performance auditing, yet these metrics are frequently used to inform health policy and screening decision making. The authors have developed new performance metrics based on the final assessment that consider the entire screening episode, including diagnostic workup.

Methods

The authors used data from 2,512,577 screening episodes during 2005-2017 at 146 facilities in the United States participating in the Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium. Screening performance metrics based on the final assessment of the screening episode were compared with conventional metrics defined with the initial assessment. Results were als

SUBMITTER: Sprague BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7319901 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature