Power clinical decisions and studies with rich registry data and analytics, whether your treatment system is a linac or leksell gamma knife. Metriq is the leader in cancer registry innovation by pioneering support of multistate databases. Cancer registrars capture a complete summary of patient history, diagnosis, treatment, and status for every cancer. Registry software systems incorporate abstracted followup information into appropriate fields and files within the. Kathleen thoburn product manager, cancer registry elekta. Oncolog cancer registry is a critical tool for cancer program analysis, administrative and clinical reporting and other day to day tasks in cancer data management. These software programs, compliant with national standards, are made available by cdc to implement the national program of. With our new sub registry features you can easily handle sets of related diseases with general and diseasespecific forms all submitting data to a common repository. Share treatment and followup information without duplicating followup for patients at multiple facilities. Elekta linear accelerator radiation oncology services. Background established in 2015, the alliance for cancer care brings together the best caregivers, resources and technology from providence health care, kootenai health and cancer care.
St will highlight its proprietary mosaiq oncology analytics moa software solution at the american society for radiation oncology astro annual. For all other sites, nonsentinel regional node dissections are typical, and codes 2, 6 and 7 are infrequently used. Elekta linear accelerator featuring imrt the linear accelerator is the radiation therapy treatment machine. Us cancer therapy provider elects to adopt elekta as. Report cancer cases objective measure exclusion capability to identify and report cancer cases to a public health central cancer registry, except where prohibited, and in accordance with applicable law and practice. Cnet solutions your total cancer registry solution. For a detailed list of information requirements for a cancer registry see the registry operations and data standards manual roads, soon to. The database contains demographic, diagnostic, staging, treatment and followup information. The tumor registry uses metriq cancer registry software from elekta inc. Quality of cancer care is measurable per standards when met within the time frame allotted per care regimen. An introduction to the cancer registry page 2 national cancer registrars association education foundation 40 braddock place, suite 203 alexandria, virginia 22314 703 2996640. Registry plus software programs for cancer registries cdc. Developed for the cloud, the registry also will provide a platform for advancing collaboration in clinical research. Eligible professional meaningful use menu set measures measure 5 of 6 stage 2 date issued.
Why cancer registries matter for survivorship care programs. First and foremost, this means managing the ordering and administration of chemotherapy drugs. Quality of cancer care is measurable per standards when met within the time frame. Cancer registry specialty track him curriculum competencies. With over metriq clients, elekta will draw upon the journey forwards software efficiencies to deliver. As treatment technology and complexity have developed, so has the burden of qa in terms of both time and cost. Cancer registry assistance in setting up a new cancer registry or learning how to mine information from the one already in place. Quality of cancer registry data uthsc digital commons. West indian and african men are more likely to develop this disease compared to caucasian white and asian men 6. Cancer registry mgrcancer registry quality control coordinator updates qc plan as needed. Prostate cancer occurs when abnormal cells develop in the prostate gland, usually after the age of about 45, although this can vary from individual to individual. Elekta is a human care company pioneering significant innovations and clinical solutions for treating cancer and brain disorders. Complete and comprehensive oncolog delivers new levels of efficiency and compliance in terms of patient cancer data entry.
Elekta s leading cancer registry products, metriq and preciscentral, increase productivity and improve data quality. May 06, 2014 journey forward has also engaged with elekta and has completed preliminary testing to move towards a full implementation of the survivorship care plan builder on elektas registry software to seamlessly integrate cancer registry data. The reality that except now for seermedicare our ability to routinely link populationbased cancer registry data with external administrative or clinical sources starts at. Elekta is a swedish company that provides radiation therapy, radiosurgery, related equipment and clinical management for the treatment of cancer and brain disorders.
September 11, 2014 elekta is showcasing its elekta knowledge management software at the 56 th annual meeting of the american society for radiation oncology astro, sept. The individual seer registries actively participated in the requirements analysis and design of seerdms. Registry plus is a suite of publicly available free software programs for collecting and processing cancer registry data. Elekta to demonstrate advanced solutions for quality assurance at aapm annual meeting. Better data, easier access and quality benchmarking. Software and tools for cancer registries and surveillance cdc. Metriq data management system coordinates your entire cancer registry process in a 247 secured data center. It has modules to do data entry, quality control, consistency checks and basic analysis of the data. Our product meets increasing regulatory compliance and quality assurance reporting demands. The software creates case listings and registry reports for cancer boards cancer conferences, special studies, and the annual report recommended by. The registry plus suite can be used separately or together for routine or special data collection. Elekta to bring big data analytics to oncology and.
Quality of cancer registry data 2 abstract cancer registry is a growing field and with data being collected year round the data needs to be of good quality standing. We are committed to delivering software that will help clinicians provide the best possible careinformationguided carefor every patient treated for cancer or a neurological disorder. Our software can be configured and customized to support one or more cancer or tumor registries. Elekta knowledge management harnesses cancer data through. Cancer registry, naaccr and data elements this table shows the required cancer registry data elements, the corresponding naaccr data element in the supportive content and the mappings to the appropriate entities and attributes. From case finding and abstracting to data collection and lifetime patient followup, metriq provides the solutions and tools you need while reducing operating costs.
Lauras work focused on developing, testing, implementing and maintaining cancer registryspecific software. Not only are they necessary for data collection required by most states, they are the lynchpin for quality, analysis, reporting and outcome management. Elekta was jointly founded in 1972 by the late lars leksell, professor of neurosurgery at the karolinska institute in stockholm, sweden and his son laurent. Elektas health care analytics will bring together clinical, financial, administrative and operational data from elektas and other systems across the cancer. Hence, we created a proof of concept for breast cancer patients.
The demonstrated capacity to link cancer registry data at the state level with public and private data sources 4. The rapid reporting acos coc requirements now ensure that current data on two major cancersbreast and coloncan meet an institutions need for more timely. The ncra education foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports the advancement of the cancer. Deathmatch for metriq premier reduce losttofollowup rate and improve registry productivity an automated tool, deathmatch provides assistance in tracking information on patient survival by matching registry patients against a comprehensive and current national mortality listing. The metafile was first sent to ers, oncolog, cnet solutions and elekta metriq on june 6th, and an update was. Journey forward has also engaged with elekta and has completed preliminary testing to move towards a full implementation of the survivorship care plan builder on elektas registry software to seamlessly integrate cancer registry data.
With our new subregistry features you can easily handle sets of related diseases with general and diseasespecific forms all submitting data to a common repository. Throughout this time, she guided registry staff on operations and maintained strong relationships within the cancer reporting community. Elekta has developed a new cancer registry data management software called metriq. Sep 11, 2014 a core application of knowledge management is the metriq cancer registry, which is used by 1,200 customers globally on a daily basis to aggregate data on cancer patients, diseases and treatments from disparate oncology electronic medical record emr and health information technology hit source systems. It performs a range of functions such as remote abstracting, data validation, workflow management, and population. Allegheny health network cancer institute invests in elektas mrlinac research system. With mosaiq medical oncology, a single database aggregates all of your patient data, clinical regimens, and pharmacy information so you can deliver the best possible care for every patient. In some institutions, the cancer registry assists with analysis for quality studies, data needed for grant applications and identification of new cancer patients for research studies. Apply to registrar, administrative assistant, data analyst and more. Elekta care management software helps you efficiently manage all aspects of your chemotherapy program, from diagnosis through treatment and followup. The company develops sophisticated, stateoftheart tools and treatmentplanning systems for radiation therapy and radiosurgery, as well as workflowenhancing software systems across the spectrum of cancer care. A cancer registry is a systematic collection of data about cancer and tumor diseases. Software produced by the international agency for research on cancer in collaboration with iacr, available free to members of the association. Elekta software brings together the people, the workflows, and the information clinics need to deliver quality care and run smooth operations.
Cancer registry software market analysis industry 2027. About elekta elekta is a human care company pioneering significant innovations and clinical solutions for treating cancer and brain disorders. With better data, easier access and quality benchmarking, metriq the leader in cancer registry innovationsimplifies your cancer registry process. Mar 12, 2019 registry plus is a suite of publicly available free software programs for collecting and processing cancer registry data. To learn more about elektas leksell gamma knife registry solution, visit booth 231 at the upcoming american association of physicists in medicine aapm annual meeting and exhibition in austin, texas, july 2024. The reality that except now for seermedicare our ability to routinely link populationbased cancer registry data with external administrative or clinical sources starts at the state level. Jul 16, 2015 after a deep dive with the cancer registry team at virtua health, carevive engineers believed we could source most of the necessary data from elektas metriq cancer registry. Canreg5 canreg5 is an open source tool to input, store, check and analyse cancer registry data. I currently work for elekta as product manager cancer registry, in the department of analytics and outcomes where i serve as domain knowledge expert in the areas of software development.
Complete and comprehensive oncolog delivers new levels of efficiency and compliance in terms of patient cancer data entry, patient. We believe that data is knowledge and knowledge is power. Metriq can be used at single or multiple facilities, treatment centers or complex hospital and healthcare networks. Learn more abstracting services abstracting services provides you. Certain information is basic to any abstract, such as the medical record number, diagnosis, date of diagnosis, age, sex, race, treatment, date of last followup, and status of the patient at last followup. Elekta and avera health have partnered to deploy metriq cancer registry, mosaiq oncology information system ois and other elekta solutions across the avera cancer institute, a network of six regional cancer centers. How to abstract cancer registry information seer training.
Elekta brings big data analytics to oncology, radiosurgery registries july 3, 2014 elekta has selected birst, the global leader in cloudbased business intelligence bi, to help clinicians, researchers and business managers exploit the potential of big data in their decisionmaking. The solution is a cloudbased, clinical and business intelligence software platform that allows healthcare providers to gain unprecedented and actionable insight from clinical. Products oncolog cancer registry oncolog cancer registry is a critical tool for cancer program analysis, administrative and clinical reporting and other day to day tasks in cancer data management. The linear accelerator is the radiation therapy treatment machine. The rocky mountain cancer data system rmcds is a windows based software program designed to facilitate all data entry and statistical analysis functions of a hospital cancer registry in an efficient and timely manner. These emrs also have unique cancer and hematology work flows and templates, and may have applications for reporting, cancer registry and clinical trials. Elektas mosaiq oncology information system receives stage. Software and tools for cancer registries and surveillance. Elekta assurance new levels of automation and integration for advanced qa.
Streamline registry data management, from case finding and abstracting to outcomes analysis, with metriq system. Cancer registrars capture a complete summary of patient history, diagnosis, treatment, and status for every cancer patient in the united states, and other countries as well. Elektas health care analytics will bring together clinical, financial, administrative and operational data from elektas and other systems across the cancer care continuum to drive personalized care. Radiation therapy products from elekta are to be adopted by a us cancer care service as the complete solution for its radiation oncology needs, says the company.
Tumor registry registry is a major participant in the national cancer institute nci surveillance, epidemiology and end results program seer. The purpose of abstracting is to organize, summarize and categorize information about patient demographics, diagnosis, extent of disease, and treatment. Quality assurance is a vital part of any radiotherapy service. The seer data management system seerdms provides support for all core cancer registry functions importing data, editing, linkage, consolidation, and reporting. Elekta to highlight mosaiq oncology analytics for managing. Data and metrics for evaluating and improving cancer care. These software programs, compliant with national standards, are made available by cdc to implement the national program of cancer registries npcr, established by public law 102515.
Multiple quality checks incorporate the edit metafiles for on. These software programs, compliant with national standards, are made available. Avera health sends mosaiq to the cloud elekta focus. Eligible professional meaningful use menu set measures. As a mosaiq customer, you have considerable resources at your fingertips. At the somc cancer center, our linear accelerator is stateoftheart featuring a digital imager that allows for a clear view of the patients treatment area, increasing accuracy. The company develops sophisticated, stateoftheart tools and treatment planning systems for radiation therapy, radiosurgery and brachytherapy, as well as workflow enhancing software systems across the. Md anderson cancer center to acquire elekta linear. Elekta is a humancare company pioneering significant innovations and clinical solutions for treating cancer and brain disorders. Registry software systems incorporate abstracted followup information into appropriate fields and files within the system. Elekta unity featured in 41 abstracts at the 6th mr in rt symposium.
Our costeffective software provides fast and accurate cancer data acquisition, so you have the information you need to monitor treatment and improve the lives of cancer patients. Elekta to deliver advanced cancer management solutions to. The company develops sophisticated, stateoftheart tools and treatment planning systems for radiation therapy, radiosurgery and brachytherapy, as well as workflow enhancing software systems across the spectrum of. Cancer registry services and oncology data management nthrive. A computerized registry is more efficient than a manual registry, and the commission on cancer of the american college of surgeons now requires approved cancer programs to maintain computerized records. Cancer registries are a critical component of cancer programs. Elekta brings big data analytics to oncology, radiosurgery.