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The Rapid Telephonic Reporting (RTR) System operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. All health care providers are encouraged to use the RTR System for routine reporting. When a reportable condition is diagnosed or suspected, necessary data from the patient's medical record should be transferred to the appropriate report form. Within 5 working days, the report must be telephoned to the RTR System.
An answering machine in the Section of Epidemiology answers each call. Your report will be recorded. If you pause longer than 5 seconds at any one time, the call will be disconnected. Make the report as brief as possible by following the format of the applicable report form.
Anchorage area - telephone 561-4234
Outside Anchorage - telephone 1-800-478-1700
Fax 1-907-561-4239
All reports are reviewed by a medical or nurse epidemiologist. Contact with the responsible health care provider will be undertaken as indicated and appropriate disease control measures will be implemented.
The RTR System may be used to report infectious diseases (except public health emergencies), elevated blood lead levels and firearm injuries. The RTR System is not used for cancer reporting (see Cancer) or to report birth defects (see Birth Defects).
Summaries of semi-annual and annual case counts are routinely sent to all health care providers in the Epidemiology Bulletin.
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Birth defects should be reported on the Birth Defects Registry Report Form and mailed to
Alaska Birth Defects Registry
1231 Gambell Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
or fax to
1-907-269-3432
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The Birth Defects Registry is a component of the Section of Maternal, Child, and Family Health; staff can be reached at 1-907-269-3400.
Cancer must be reported by hospitals, physicians, surgeons, and other health care facilities and practitioners within 6 months of the date of diagnosis. Cancer should be reported on the Cancer Report Form for Physicians and mailed to
Alaska Cancer Registry
P.O. Box 240249
Anchorage, AK 99524-0249
or fax to
1-907-561-4239
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The Alaska Cancer Registry is a functional component of the Section of Epidemiology; staff can be reached at 1-907-269-8000.
All health care providers are encouraged to use the RTR System for routine reporting of infectious diseases, firearm injuries, and elevated blood lead levels. There may be situations in which it is appropriate to make a report by mail or fax. To do so, send the information requested on the appropriate form to
Section of Epidemiology
P.O. Box 240249
Anchorage, AK 99524-0249
or fax to
1-907-561-4239
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