Quality, Research and Public Health (QRPH) Technical Framework Supplement – Physician Reporting to a Public Health Repository – Cancer Registry (PRPH-Ca)

Until recently, complete and high-quality cancer reporting has been achieved primarily through hospital cancer registries. Traditionally, cancer patients received diagnostic testing or work-up and/or treatment in hospitals. However, advances in medicine have allowed patients to now obtain care outside hospitals. Data collection systems from other sources (for example, physician offices) are not as consistent with reporting, leading to under-reporting of certain types of cancers. Reporting from these sources may also be done manually, which is very resource intensive, time consuming and vulnerable to transcription errors. This supplementary resource provides a means for electronic medical records systems in physician offices to report information on cancer patients to the public health cancer registry. A single, consistent method allows efficient and accurate exchange of information while reducing the burden on electronic medical record system-specific or registry-specific implementations.

Main sections:

· Volume 1 – Profiles: Physician Reporting to a Public Health Repository – Cancer Registry Profile

· Volume 2 – Transactions and content modules

· Volume 4 – National extensions