Next Generation of Central Cancer Registries

For central cancer registries to become a more significant public health resource, they must evolve capture timely, accurate, and extensive data. Key stakeholders have called for faster time deliver work products, data extensions such as social determinants of health, relevant information control programs at the local level. The proposed model consists near real-time reporting stages replace current labor-intensive efforts populate complete case abstract on basis 12- 24-month submission timelines. first stage collects diagnosis minimum set sufficient describe population incidence prevalence, which is then followed by second capturing subsequent updates treatment A third procures targeted in response identified research projects' needs. also provides further supplemental reports may be defined gather additional All leverage electronic records' widespread development many emerging standards content, including national policies related healthcare technical interoperability, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources specifications automate accelerate registries. emergence application programming interfaces that allow interoperability among systems would leveraged, leading efficient sharing. Adopting this will expedite availability improve while supporting integrity flexibility items. It presents long-term feasible solution addresses burden unsustainable manual collection requirements placed Certified Tumor Registrars disease entities nationally.