NMD Training Webinar Series

Boot Camp: Part 1 and 2

Looking to get the most out of your enrollment in the National Mammography Database (NMD)? Watch this informative two-part webinar series — ACR National Mammography Database Boot Camp — to learn the basics of NMD registry data entry, submission, and reports retrieval.

This free two-part boot camp program features insights from Robert Rosenberg, MD, NMD Committee Chair, Gretchen Merriss, NMD committee member, and ACR staff. View the recordings and slides below. Access the Q&A from the webinar in this FAQ.

Not familiar with NMD? 
The database is a quality improvement tool that leverages the data already collected under the Mammography Quality Standards Act federal mandate. Participants receive reports that provide benchmarks and comparisons to peer facilities and exceed the FDA’s audit data collection requirements.

Look out for the next webinar in the NMD Training Series for future opportunities to learn how to improve your NMD user experience!

Learning Objectives

  1. Recognize how registry data can be used for facility benchmarking and quality improvement.
  2. Explain the connection between entering accurate, complete, and timely data for maximizing the value of registry participation.
  3. Upload complete data into the NMD and resolve validation and rejection errors to maximize the value of registry participation.

Accreditation and Designation Statements

Physician Accreditation Statement
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Physician Designation Statement
The American College of Radiology designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Technologist Accreditation Statement
The American College of Radiology (ACR) is approved by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) as a Recognized Continuing Education Evaluation Mechanism (RCEEM) to sponsor and/or review Continuing Education programs for Radiologic Technologists and Radiation Therapists.

Technologist Credit Designation Statement
The American College of Radiology designates this educational activity as meeting the criteria for up to 2.0 Category A Credit hours of the ARRT.

For information about the accreditation of this program, please contact the ACR at info@acr.org.

Webinar Agendas

Part I – Basics of NMD Data Entry | Thursday, August 20 | 2 – 3 pm ET

Introduction
About NRDR Knowledge Base
Purpose of the Registry: How are the data used?
Data Elements: Why is it important to report the data?
Upgrading to Version 3.0
Life Cycle of NMD Exam
Preventing Common Data Errors
Wrap up: Engaging with the NMD

 

Part II – NMD Data Submission and Reports | Wednesday, August 26 | 2 – 3 pm ET

Introduction
About NRDR Knowledge Base
Purpose of NRDR Reports: How are the data used?
Data Submission: What are the options to report the data?
Data Submission Best Practices
Resolution of Errors and Missing Data: What to do after I upload the data?
Report Management: What happens to the data?
Wrap up: Engaging with the NMD

Speakers

Robert Rosenberg

Robert D. Rosenberg, MD, FACR, FSBI

Chair of NMD Committee
Staff Radiologist, Radiology Associates of Albuquerque
Professor Emeritus, University of NM

Gretchen Merriss

Gretchen Merriss

Data Analyst, Clinical Radiologists
Lu Meyer

Lu Meyer

Sr. Quality Program Specialist, ACR


Ryan Keefer

Ryan Keefer

Associate Quality Program Specialist, ACR


Mike Simanowith

Mike Simanowith

Director of Registries, ACR


Continuing Medical Education (CME) Details

How to Claim Credit Instructions
In order to successfully complete the activity, participants must virtually attend the internet live activity, complete the course evaluation, and claim credit commensurate with their participation in the activity. 

Please note: Credit claiming instructions will be sent via e-mail from “Info at ACR” following the activity, by September 4, 2020. All evaluations and credit claiming requests must be completed no later than 11:59pm EDT, Wednesday, November 26, 2020.

Contact Information
For information about the accreditation of this program, please contact the ACR at info@acr.org.

Disclosure Policy
In compliance with ACCME requirements and guidelines, the ACR has developed a policy for review and disclosure of potential conflicts of interest, and a method of resolution if a conflict does exist. The ACR maintains a tradition of scientific integrity and objectivity in its educational activities. In order to preserve these values and ensure its educational activities are independent and free of commercial bias, all individuals, including planners, presenters, moderators and evaluators, participating in an ACR educational activity, or an activity jointly provided by the ACR must disclose all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interest.

Planner/Manager Disclosures
The following planners, managers, and moderators have no financial relationships to disclose:

Nancy Fredericks, Lisa Gunderman, Judy Burleson, Robert Rosenberg, MD, FACR, FSBI, Gretchen Merriss, Zach Smith, Alexis LaCount

Faculty Disclosures
The following faculty members have no financial relationships to disclose:

Robert Rosenberg, MD, FACR, FSBI, Gretchen Merriss, Mike Simanowith, Lu Meyer, Ryan Keefer