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The Role of the Cancer Liaison Physician (CLP) in Cancer Quality Improvement Program (CQIP) Data Reporting
Cancer Liaison Physicians (CLP’s) are the link between the cancer committee and the cancer data. Part of their role and responsibility is to evaluate, interpret and present the cancer program’s performance using the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) data at least 4 times each year. Utilizing tools and resources such as the Cancer Quality Improvement Program (CQIP) provided by NCDB this enables programs to review their…
Consultant Q&A
Q: A patient presents with blood in their stool, underwent colonoscopy positive for cancer and was taken to the OR for sigmoidectomy as definitive treatment. There was not an impending bowel obstruction and the resection was definitive treatment. A week after surgery the patient had a PET scan and MRI which both demonstrated liver mets. The patient was started on chemotherapy. Since clinical stage stops at…
“When do you begin abstracting your RQRS cases?
Our hospitals have varied approaches to their time frames, but in most cases we abstract the case at two months from date of first contact. At this time the surgical treatment is often completed and the alerts assist in completion of all adjuvant treatment. This approach requires more concurrent casefinding, but allows a more complete initial abstract to be submitted to RQRS.