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NPCRMERP Methods and ApproachThe National Program of Cancer Registries' Modeling Electronic Reporting Project (NPCRMERP) uses Strategic Assessment and Modeling Sessions (SAMS) to identify and document the functions and processes of cancer surveillance. Participants representing stakeholders in cancer surveillance provide their experience and perspectives. The requirements findings documents for the SAMS held to date include
Modern business analysis and modeling techniques are used to represent the flow of data through all levels of the cancer surveillance system. These techniques allow data capture to be streamlined from hospitals' Electronic Health Records (EHR) and other data sources into hospital and central cancer registries. The Technical Development Team uses Unified Modeling Language (UML) modeling techniques to document the information obtained in the SAMS, because UML
The NPCR–MERP scope diagram [PDF (172KB) or Microsoft Word (1MB)] is a simple flow diagram that identifies the multiple data sources in a ranked order, based on the quantity of useful data that are available and reported to the central cancer registry. This diagram provides a simplified high-level view of the project scope for the hospital and central cancer registry levels. The SAMS and UML modeling allow the cancer surveillance community to take advantage of advances in electronic medical records systems and improve the completeness, timeliness, and quality of data.
Please note: Some of these publications are available for download only as *.pdf files. These files require Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to be viewed. Please review the information on downloading and using Acrobat Reader software. Please note: Some of these publications are available for download only as *.doc files. These files require Microsoft Word in order to be viewed. Please review the information on downloading and using Word Viewer software. Date last reviewed: 06/21/2007Content source: Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion |
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