ZZVA-BREAST SELF EXAM EDUCATION (35)    REMINDER DEFINITION (811.9)

The breast self exam education is due yearly for females.  If the female has
a history of breast cancer, check for ongoing follow-up yearly. If the
female has a history of a mastectomy, check for appropriateness of breast
self exam education.
 
This reminder is based on guidelines defined by the Ambulatory Care Expert
Panel.

• FINDING ITEM:   VA-SELF BREAST EXAM
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  Date of last breast self exam education not known.
  

  USE IN RESOLUTION LOGIC:   OR
• FINDING ITEM:   VA-BREAST TUMOR
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  Patient known to have HX of breast tumor or breast cancer.  Please verify
  appropriate TX and F/U is ongoing yearly.
  

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  No HX breast cancer presumed.
  Please indicate via health factor (Lifetime non-smoker, or other health
  factor) if the tobacco education is not indicated.
  

• FINDING ITEM:   VA-MASTECTOMY
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  This patient has had a mastectomy.  If appropriate for this patient, please
  provide Breast Self Exam Education.
  

• FINDING ITEM:   HX BREAST CANCER
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• FINDING ITEM:   FAMILY HX BREAST CANCER
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• FINDING ITEM:   PREV. BREAST CANCER SCREENING
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The findings for breast self exam are based on the definition
tumor, and mastectomy. Copy the taxonomies and make modifications if
needed.
 
If any changes are needed in the findings definitions, copy this reminder
to a site defined reminder item and make the appropriate modifications.
of an education topic in the EDUCATION TOPICS file.  Check the result
findings file for breast self exam entry which is distributed with this
reminder.  If new education topics need to be added, use the PCE Table
Maintenance options, and then copy this reminder, and make the
modifications to the result findings to reference the education topics
defined for your site.
 
Check the taxonomy findings definitions for breast cancer, breast

• REMINDER FREQUENCY:   1Y
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