The eMaRC Plus Development Priority List is a list of development tasks prioritized by the NPCR Registry Plus development team. Each task is the direct result of meetings with the Registry Plus User Group (RPUG) as well as requests from individual cancer registries and leaders in the cancer registry field. For more information on Registry Plus or RPUG, please contact
cancerinfo@cdc.gov.
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Autocoding: Autocoding histology, tested use of SNOMED tables and a State Data Cancer System Database; we will develop an expanded lexicon for further testing. Have two different terms tables – one for use in filtering reports and the other for autocoding of site and histology. |
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Enhanced tracking of files read off the PHINMS queue. Administrator should know which files were imported successfully and which ones aborted because of errors by looking at the PHINMS queue. |
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Autocoded histology and primary site and flagged reports that have been autocoded with a special status code. Currently, autocoding does not happen at import time; the application suggests codes to use while users are reviewing reports. |
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Added the ability to send e-mail notification when files are received from the PHINMS queue. |
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Sent e-mail notification as each batch of files is imported. The e-mail notification contains a summary (time of import, message count, etc.) of imports. |
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Created a global search to find a particular pathology report. Discussion: Currently, eMaRC Plus can search only one batch at a time. |
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Autocoding: Autocoding site; used ICD-9 coding list. |
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Provided a capability to install updates to NAACCR standards as needed, and to convert old data to the most recent version on NAACCR. |
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Enabled ability to preserve or append addenda and consults that are related to cancer reports that have been coded. Duplicate pathology reports received from laboratory. |
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Add a sort function by ICD-9-CM code to allow more efficient review and coding by grouping like cases together. |
High |
July 15, 2009 |
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Add the ability to receive and store synoptic pathology reports in a discrete data field format according to CAP standard, Snomed CT-encoded checklists; all 70 (according to updated standard). Will provide support to handle RPP2 HL7 message specification; autocode Collaborative Stage data. |
High |
August 1, 2009 |
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Add the ability to receive and store multiple specimen discrete synoptic patholgy reports and other requirements included in NAACCR ePath standard |
High |
August 1, 2009 |
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Add the ability to mark reports for quality assurance. |
High |
To be decided |
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Identify cases that have a reportable term in the final diagnosis section and a negated term in the addenda. This will identify cases where the registry received a prior report that diagnosed a cancer, but later, the pathologist changed the diagnosis to not cancer. |
Medium |
July 1, 2009 |
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Modify autocoding to give priority to an addendum histology. |
Medium |
July 1, 2009 |
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Identify duplicate pathology report submissions. |
Medium |
August 1, 2009 |
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Develop a service module (without user interface) that runs on a server to import HL7 messages from the PHINMS queue and autocode site and histology without manual intervention. |
Low |
August 1, 2009 |
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Add the ability to map breast and cervical data to the NAACCR record layout. |
Low |
To be decided |
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Identify cytology pathology reports so suspicious malignancies can be coded accruately with a /1 behavior. |
Low |
To be decided |
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