3. 2. Following forwarding of report/notification to the family physician or designated Health Center, a letter (see Appendix G) shall be forwarded to the woman advising her that more follow-up is required and asking her to contact her doctor if she has not already been contacted.
4. The screening service shall initiate a review process (see Appendix I) with the family physician or designated Health Center 2 weeks following the mailing of an abnormal report and continue to follow-up monthly until follow-up action and diagnosis has been determined and reported back to the screening site.
5. Any and all original forms or reports shall become part of the patient's clinical record.
6. Film Retention: Original mammograms shall be retained and available to the patient for a period of at least 5 years¹⁷.

11. DATA MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS REQUIREMENTS

Specific data elements shall be captured to determine participation rates, monitor technical quality, evaluate service effectiveness, and assess results with respect to reducing morbidity and mortality from breast cancer. Potential data elements for the provincial data collection system are outlined in Appendix J²⁶. International standards/targets have been established for many of these data which quality breast screening services should be achieving/striving to achieve (see Appendix K).

1. To ensure standard collection of the data required for monitoring and evaluation purposes, the following forms (or adaptations thereof which include the content of the standard forms as a minimum) shall be used by Corporations for breast screening services:
   • Eligibility Checklist (see Appendix B)
   • Registration/Return Visit Update Questionnaire (see Appendix C)

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