Maine Cancer Registry - Resources For Reporting Hospitals

The following reports are available for download in either PDF or Microsoft Word format. *For a free viewer or to request a hard copy

Requirements:

According to state law, all hospitals that diagnose or treat a patient with cancer are required to report the case within 6 months of seeing the patient. Hospitals are the backbone of cancer surveillance, reporting 95-98% of all cases diagnosed in Maine. Complete, timely, and accurate reporting is essential for producing accurate state and national cancer statistics.

Educational Opportunities:

As upcoming educational opportunities arise, MCR will post the information here.

Resources:

MCR facilitates complete, timely, and accurate reporting by providing the following documents:

• Hospital Reporting Deadlines (Adobe PDF*) or (Microsoft Word*)
• Hospital Reporting Form (Adobe PDF*) or (Microsoft Word*)
• Hospital Distribution List (Adobe PDF*) or (Microsoft Word*)
• Hospital Edits
  • Edit Instructions (Adobe PDF*)
  • Edit Dictionary (Adobe PDF*)
• Hospital Reporting Manual
  • 2011 Updates
    • Hospital Manual Page Updates (Adobe PDF*)
  • 2009 Updates
    • Hospital Manual Page Updates (Adobe PDF*)
  • 2008 Updates
    • Appendix J:  Fords Surgery Codes (Adobe PDF*)
    • Hospital Manual Page Updates (Adobe PDF*)
  • 2007 Updates
    • Cover Page (Adobe PDF*) or (Microsoft Word*)
    • Preface (Adobe PDF*) or (Microsoft Word*)
    • Table of Contents (Adobe PDF*) or (Microsoft Word*)
    • Section One: Introduction (Adobe PDF*) or (Microsoft Word*)
    • Section Two: Data Collection (Adobe PDF*) or (Microsoft Word*)
    • Section Three: Coding Instructions (Adobe PDF*) or ( Microsoft Word*)
    • Appendices (Adobe PDF*)
  • 2006 Updates
    • Section Three: Coding Instructions (Adobe PDF*) or (Microsoft Word*)
  • 2005 Hospital Reporting Manual
    • Cover Page (Adobe PDF*) or (Microsoft Word*)
    • Table of Contents (Adobe PDF*) or (Microsoft Word*)
    • Section One: Introduction (Adobe PDF*) or (Microsoft Word*)
    • Section Two: Data Collection (Adobe PDF*) or (Microsoft Word*)
    • Section Three: Coding Instructions (Adobe PDF*) or (Microsoft Word*)
    • Appendices (Adobe PDF*) or (Microsoft Word*)

Questions:

Each hospital has an assigned contact at the MCR. Questions about abstracting, coding, and reporting should be directed to the appropriate contact listed in the following file:

• Hospital Contacts at MCR (Adobe PDF*) or (Microsoft Word*)