Table 3.

Key Questions Regarding Mailed FIT Outreach

Infrastructure and FIT kit selection

KQ1. Which data and what data infrastructure are required to support mailed FIT outreach?

KQ2. What are the key considerations for selecting a FIT for mailed outreach?

Mailed FIT outreach program design and materials

KQ3. What types of “primers,” or initial patient contacts, are most effective for encouraging response to mailed FIT outreach?

KQ4. What letter formats and mailing strategies are most effective for increasing response to mailed FIT outreach?

KQ5. How can instructions for FIT completion most effectively encourage response to mailed outreach and adequate sample collection?

KQ6. What strategies are most effective for reminding patients to respond to mailed FIT outreach?

Abnormal FIT follow-up

KQ7. Which strategies are most effective for ensuring abnormal test follow-up?

Program sustainability/cost

KQ8. What is the cost effectiveness (cost per additional person screened) for mailed FIT outreach?

KQ9. What strategies can be used to ensure sustainability and effectiveness of mailed FIT outreach?