Follow Up Study Guide
Cancer Registry Management 4
th Edition – Chapter 11
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Term/Concept
Definition/Summary
Chapter 11 – Follow-Up
Process of
Process detailed in
Confidentiality
CoC allows what period of time to obtain follow up info
Follow up on individual patients
Conducted annually
Follow up process
Conducted monthly Follow up methods used by registries
A combination of both passive and active methods
Passive follow up (provide examples)
*The review of a facility’s medical record (
EHR
) is considered passive
.
Active follow up (provide examples)
Cost of follow up
Follow up letters
Lost to follow up
Process for patients due that month includes:
1.
Review of EHR
2.
Update abstracts
3.
Send letters to physicians or patients that Date of Last Contact was not updated
4.
Update abstract using returned letter’s information
5.
If no updated information provided from a physician letter, then send out a letter to a different physician or patient
CoC Standard 6.5 Follow-Up of Patients
Follow up rates
All reportable cases are followed, except
CoC expectation
All CoC-accredited programs will provide treatment and follow-up information and assistance to the referring cancer programs
Site surveyor will ask for what on day of survey
Current follow-up report
STORE Manual
Given a case scenario and you would need to determine any of the following:
Date of First Recurrence
Date of Last Contact
Date of Last Cancer (Tumor) Status
Cancer Status
Type of Recurrence
