Cancer

Reporting to cancer registries by healthcare providers would address current underreporting of cancer, especially certain types. In the past most cancers were diagnosed and/or treated in a hospital setting and data were primarily collected from this source. However, medical practice is changing rapidly and an increasing number of cancer cases are never seen in a hospital. Data collection from providers presents new challenges since the infrastructure for reporting is less mature than it is in hospitals. Certified EHR Technology can address this barrier by identifying reportable cancer cases and treatments to the provider and facilitating electronic reporting either automatically or upon verification by the provider.

Implementation Guide for Healthcare Provider Reporting to Central Cancer Registries, Draft February 2012:

Comments on this draft Implementation Guide can be submitted to HHS through the public comment process for the Notice of Proposed Rule-Making (NPRM) for Stage 2 Standards and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Records.

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