The percentage of screening mammograms where
biopsy was recommended that have a tissue
diagnosis of cancer within 12 months. Note: Recommendation for biopsy may be made on the basis of a diagnostic mammogram that was initiated by findings on the screening
eMeasure ID
First Performance Year
2017
Last Performance Year
Metric Type
Single Performance Rate
National Quality Strategy Domain
Effective Clinical Care
Measure Type
Outcome
eMeasure UUID
NQF eMeasure ID
NQF ID
Is High Priority?
Is Inverse?
Overall Algorithm
Primary Steward
American College of Radiology National Radiology Data Registry