Society of Breast Imaging

SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY RESOURCES

02-25-10
SBI Responds to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Public Reporting Data

02-22-10
Avon Foundation Survey Reports Altered Coverage Based on USPSTF Guidelines
Avon Foundation Press Release

02-22-10
SBI and ACR Response to Avon Survey

02-15-10
Annals of Internal Medicine Editorials and Letters on Screening

02-15-10
SBI and ACR Respond to the Annals of Internal Medicine

UCSF Breast Imaging Podcast site

12-11-09
Frequently Asked Questions about Mammography and the USPSTF Recommendations: A Guide for Practitioners

12-11-09
FDA Approves Alternative Standard to the Medical Outcomes Audit Requirement under MQSA
(reprinted with permission from the AmericanCollege of Radiology)

11-24-09
ACR-SBI Call for Exclusion of USPSTF recommendations from health care reform legislation

11-20-09
Official SBI Response to the announcement by HHS Secretary Sebelius

11-19-09
Statement from HHS Secretary Sebelius

11-16-09
Message to SBI Members on US Preventive Services Task Force Statement

The Facts about Mammography Screening: A Conversation with your Physician by D Kopans, MD

Commentary from Daniel Kopans, MD

11-16-09
STATEMENT FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY AND THE SOCIETY OF BREAST IMAGING:
USPSTF Mammography Recommendations Will Result in Unnecessary Breast Cancer Deaths Each Year

Talking Points in response to USPSTF Statement

Mammography Screening References

Statements from other Organizations

Laypress Article Links and Interview Links

Annals of Internal Medicine
Screening for Breast Cancer: An Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

11-17-09
Detailed ACR Statement on Ill Advised and Dangerous USPSTF Mammography Recommendations

The Society of Breast Imaging is a professional medical organization dedicated to improve the practice of breast imaging, the quality of medical education in breast imaging and to provide a medium for the exchange of ideas among those involved in breast imaging.

Breast MRI image courtesy of Elliot Health Systems

SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY RESOURCES

02-25-10 SBI Responds to the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Public Reporting Data 02-22-10 Avon Foundation Survey Reports Altered Coverage Based on USPSTF Guidelines Avon Foundation Press Release

02-22-10 SBI and ACR Response to Avon Survey

02-15-10 Annals of Internal Medicine Editorials and Letters on Screening 02-15-10 SBI and ACR Respond to the Annals of Internal Medicine UCSF Breast Imaging Podcast site

12-11-09 Frequently Asked Questions about Mammography and the USPSTF Recommendations: A Guide for Practitioners 12-11-09 FDA Approves Alternative Standard to the Medical Outcomes Audit Requirement under MQSA (reprinted with permission from the AmericanCollege of Radiology)

11-24-09 ACR-SBI Call for Exclusion of USPSTF recommendations from health care reform legislation

11-20-09 Official SBI Response to the announcement by HHS Secretary Sebelius 11-19-09 Statement from HHS Secretary Sebelius

11-16-09 Message to SBI Members on US Preventive Services Task Force Statement