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Outline. What NPCR isNPCR StandardsWhy central cancer registries (CCRs) need Death CertificatesWhat death clearance isWhat challenges CCRs have with death clearance. National Cancer Registries Amendment Act . Passed by Congress October 24, 1992Established of National Program of Cancer Registri
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1. The Role of Death Certificates in theStandards of the National Program of Cancer Registries Gayle Greer Clutter, R.T., CTR
Program Consultant
National Program of Cancer Registries
Robin D. Otto, RHIA, CTR Registry Manager Pennsylvania Cancer Registry
NAPHSIS 2006
2. Outline What NPCR is
NPCR Standards
Why central cancer registries (CCRs) need Death Certificates
What death clearance is
What challenges CCRs have with death clearance Objectives of this presentation are to let you know Objectives of this presentation are to let you know
3. National Cancer Registries Amendment Act Passed by Congress October 24, 1992
Established of National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)
Provide funds to states and territories to enhance or plan and implement CCRs
Set national standards for data completeness, timeliness, and quality In 1992 Congress passed the National Cancer Registries Amendment Act which authorized CDC to award funds to states to enhance or implement population-based statewide central cancer registries. This law also authorized CDC to set national standards for completeness, timeliness, and quality for cancer data for funded programs. In 1992 Congress passed the National Cancer Registries Amendment Act which authorized CDC to award funds to states to enhance or implement population-based statewide central cancer registries. This law also authorized CDC to set national standards for completeness, timeliness, and quality for cancer data for funded programs.