American College of Surgeons Quality Programs Cancer Commission on Cancer Cancer Liaison Program Using NCDB Reporting Tools

Using NCDB Reporting Tools

Expectation	Under Standard 4.3 “A Cancer Liaison Physician serves in a leadership role within the cancer program and is responsible for evaluating, interpreting, and reporting the program’s performance using the National Cancer Database (NCDB) data. The CLP reports the results of this analysis to the cancer committee at least 4 times a year.”
Task	Access and review your NCDB reports - Cancer Program Practice Profile Reports (CP³R), Hospital Comparison Benchmark Reports, and Survival reports to assess your cancer program’s performance as compared to data from other hospitals in your category, state, ACS region, or nationally. Use this data to create a report based on your facility's needs, improvements, or successes for your cancer committee meeting on a quarterly basis.
Quality Reporting: Getting Started	National Cancer Database Quality Measures (PDF) Interpreting the National Cancer Database Quality Measures (PDF) Interpreting the National Cancer Database Quality Measures (video) Estimated Performance Rates CLP: Getting Started in CoC Datalinks CLP: Navigating the Cancer Program Practice Profile Reports Standards 4.4 and 4.5 Instructions Sheet Submit examples of your quarterly Cancer Liaison Physician Reports to the Cancer Committee. Reports will be vetted and best practices will be formatted as Tools for Cancer Liaison Physicians.
Tools and Tips for the CLP	CLP Orientation Video Cancer Liaison Physician Reporting Template Cancer Liaison Physician Report Using CP3R Example I Cancer Liaison Physician Report Example II Time to Treatment (PDF) Report Example III Reported Measure Compliance (PDF) Report Example IV Stage at Diagnosis (PDF) Report Example V Public Benchmark Reports Video Other Data Resources