Thank you for your interest in accreditation by the National Accreditation for Breast Centers (NAPBC). The NAPBC provides the structure and resources you need to develop and operate a high-quality breast program. NAPBC-accredited programs follow a model for organizing and managing a breast program that facilitates multidisciplinary, integrated, and comprehensive breast disease and breast cancer services.
Achieving accreditation by the NAPBC shows your breast care team is committed to providing the best care available through the entire course of treatment.
If your breast program is submitting an application for a site visit, your program will need to:
An application should not be submitted until the program demonstrates one calendar year (January 1–December 31) of compliance with all standards.
Pre-Submission
Submission
Post-Submission
Education and Training
Web-based education and in-person workshops to educate about the standards, best practices to support compliance with the standards, and tips and techniques for preparing for the site visit.
Tools and Templates
Resources to assist you in recording and tracking your breast program activity for select standards in between, and in preparation for, site visits.
Program Support
Access to the CAnswer Forum online community to ask questions, search topics, and connect with breast program colleagues across the country to share best practices.
Marketing Resources
Promote your NAPBC-accreditation to your community with a variety of resources made available to accredited programs including certificates, posters, and banner stands. Your breast program is also promoted to the public through the American College of Surgeons Find an Accredited Program tool.