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Purposes of Passive F/U 1) determine vital status
2) date last known to be alive
3) date/cause of patient's death
Passive F/U Computerized searches of non-registry files
Methods of Passive F/U 1) linkages
2) websites
Some Sources of Passive F/U 1. Bureau Vital Statistics
2. Death indexes or searches
3. Dept. of Motor Vehicles (DMV)
4. HCFA-Medicare
5. SSA- social security Epidemiological Vital Status Data (SSEVSD)
6. National Death Index (NDI)
6. Voter registration
Most performed by central registries for death clearance
How often CCR's required to do death clearance? -End of each calendar year.
--Can be done more frequently: monthly, quarterly.
-Link database with dept of vital statistics
SSEVSD Social Security Epidemiological Vital Status Data
Social security earning data; if pt deceased, gives date of death.