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Edits Examples for Central Registry

INTRODUCTION This article introduces a new group of example edits for central registries included in the NAACCR v25 metafile. Just…

Training

NAACCR Education and Training Upcoming Events

NAACCR ODS Exam Prep and Review The NAACCR Fall 2024 ODS Exam Prep webinar series started on August 27th. Participants…

Association

New Workgroup Gears Up to Address Data Quality Issues With Geocoded Data

Health disparities are well documented using cancer registry data. And cancer registry data are essential to the evidence-based solutions approach…

Registries

VPR in the News

The VPR continues to facilitate linkages between existing study cohorts and high-quality registry data for ascertaining cancer outcomes among study…

Association

Assessing the Completeness of Key Data Items Across NCCR Registries for Pediatric and Adult Cancer Cases

The National Childhood Cancer Registry (NCCR) was developed under the National Cancer Institute’s Childhood Cancer Data Initiative (CCDI)  to identify…

Association

Your Voice Matters: Upcoming Public Comment Periods on US Health IT Standards

The U.S. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) published two policy documents that will be of…

Registries

MLTG Sets New Deadline for Central Registry User Data Dictionaries and Edits Metafiles

The Mid-Level Tactical Group (MLTG) manages the cancer surveillance change control process to ensure an efficient and timely change management…

Members

EditWriter6 – New User Features

Overview EditWriter is a software program developed by the National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) to create, modify, and manage…

Association

NAACCR Announces New Executive Director: Karen Knight

It is an honor and a privilege to announce that the next Executive Director of NAACCR will be Ms. Karen…

Registries

NAACCR Board of Directors Spearheads Review of NAACCR Certification Standards

Since 1998, NAACCR has evaluated annual data submissions from central cancer registries as part of the NAACCR certification process. Over…