How to Collect REA Information

REA information should be self-reported. This information can be collected in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to:

• A self-report as part of a patient’s registration or staff-conducted assessment (e.g. social worker)
• During consent appointments
• From provider notes or scanned documents in a patient’s electronic health/medical record (EHR/EMR)
• From a transplant center’s local database
  

Centers may choose to use a self-report form to collect this information from patients, with many centers choosing to include it as part of their consent protocol.

*Although CIBMTR does not provide a patient-facing document to collect this information, centers are encouraged to refer to the PDF of Form 2807 Race, Ethnicity and Ancestry found on the CIBMTR Data Collection Forms page for a list of applicable options for patients to report. This option list can be used by centers to create their own patient-facing document.

See the Forms Instruction Manual on how to complete the form and Appendix I: Race, Ethnicity and Ancestry for details on specific REA information.

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