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Pros & Cons of a Single, National, Web-Based Data System for Central and Hospital Registries

Pros & Cons of a Single, National, Web-Based Data System for Central and Hospital Registries. Herman R. Menck, MBA Los Angeles Cancer Surveillance Program menckh@aol.com. Definitions. UNISYSTEM = A Single, National, Web-Based Data System for Central and Hospital Registries.

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Pros & Cons of a Single, National, Web-Based Data System for Central and Hospital Registries

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  1. Pros & Cons of a Single, National, Web-Based Data System for Central and Hospital Registries Herman R. Menck, MBA Los Angeles Cancer Surveillance Program menckh@aol.com

  2. Definitions • UNISYSTEM = A Single, National, Web-Based Data System for Central and Hospital Registries

  3. Hypothesis/Premise An important improvement of cancer registry 1) timeliness, 2) interoperability, and 3) cost savings, would be the implementation of a UNISYSTEM for all participating registries; hospital and central.

  4. Savings Implications • Free scarce resources and monies for other registry priorities. • Lessen the system development and application engineering burden of individual registry IT staffs.

  5. Agenda • Estimate Manpower/Cost Estimates • Cons • Pros • Summary

  6. Manpower/Cost Estimates • How many present systems? • Hospital • Central • Manpower/system, total • Cost/system, total

  7. Cons • Privacy/Confidentiality • Development Cost • Conversion Cost • Training Cost • Inertia/Resistance to change

  8. Cons • Impact on vendors/suppliers • Impact on current IT Staffs • Impact on present system development projects • Loss of individual registry control • Proprietary nature

  9. Pros • Rapid • Case ascertainment • Reporting • Standardization • Interoperability • Reduction in cost • Reduction in staffing

  10. In Conclusion • ???? • ???? • ????

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