Active casefinding?

Active casefinding?

• A. when the registrar enters data into the registry
• B. when the registrar acquired the source documents to find potentially reportable cases
• C. when cases are found incidentally during admissions
• D. when patients self-report

Answer: (B)

Active casefinding means the registrar actively searches for cancer cases by reviewing multiple data sources and obtaining the original records to identify cases that should be reported. Acquiring source documents to find potentially reportable cases is exactly that proactive effort—scanning pathology reports, hospital records, death certificates, and other records to locate cases that meet reporting criteria. This distinguishes it from waiting for clinicians to report cases (passive reporting) or simply entering data after cases are found, or relying on incidental findings or patient self-reporting, which are not systematic methods used for case identification.

Active casefinding means the registrar actively searches for cancer cases by reviewing multiple data sources and obtaining the original records to identify cases that should be reported. Acquiring source documents to find potentially reportable cases is exactly that proactive effort—scanning pathology reports, hospital records, death certificates, and other records to locate cases that meet reporting criteria. This distinguishes it from waiting for clinicians to report cases (passive reporting) or simply entering data after cases are found, or relying on incidental findings or patient self-reporting, which are not systematic methods used for case identification.