Cohort Review

In 2003 Washington State began using the cohort review process. Cohort review is a regular review of patients with Tuberculosis (TB) disease and their contacts. This includes a review of a "cohort" of patients in terms of outcomes and program performance.

We use this management process to: Motivate staff, Recognize program strengths and weaknesses, and Determine training needs. Staff is responsible for completion of treatment for both TB disease and latent TB infection.

Understanding the TB Cohort Review Process: Instructional Guide 2006 http://www.cdc.gov/tb/publications/guidestoolkits/cohort/default.htm

Unless otherwise noted, all materials and forms on this page are in PDF format.

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Cohort Review Toolkit
Document Title	Description
Cohort Review in Washington State (2.5 MB)	Booklet that contains knowledge on the history, objectives, forms, and statistics of cohort review in Washington State.
The Cohort Review Process (4.4 MB)	Lecture outlining the history and process of cohort review in Washington State.
Cohort Review Form (43 KB)	Tool to collect case and contact data used to present during cohort review.
Checklist (19 KB)	Form used to prepare for cohort review that indicates timelines and tasks to be done.
Washington State Cohort Review (46 KB)	Sample lecture showing data presented at a cohort review session.
Case Summary (165 KB)	An example of a case summary used to show timeliness measures and case outcomes.
Contact Summary (166 KB)	An example of a contact summary used to show timeliness measures and contact outcomes.
Data Dictionary (82 KB)	Defines terms used in the cohort review process.

TB Manual

Cohort Review