Rapid Quality Reporting System (RQRS)

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RQRS

A NEW STANDARD AND EVOLVING PRACTICE


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STANDARD 5.2

• The RQRS standard will be effective on January 1, 2014, and will be valid for commendation only, and will be part of the Outstanding Achievement Award criteria beginning in 2014. - The COC Source, May 31, 2013


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STANDARD 5.2Rapid Quality Reporting System (RQRS) Participation

• From initial enrollment and throughout the three-year accreditation period, the program participates in RQRS, submits all eligible cases for all valid performance measures, and adheres to RQRS terms and conditions.


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STANDARD 5.2Rapid Quality Reporting System (RQRS) Participation

• Programs that are not eligible for RQRS, including new programs undergoing initial survey for accreditation, are exempt from the standard.

• This standard is excluded from the Outstanding

Achievement Award (OAA) criteria for programs that are not eligible for RQRS participation.


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REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION

• Facility must be an accredited cancer program through the ACoS CoC

• Hospital Registrar, Cancer Liaison Physician, Cancer Committee Chairperson and Cancer Program Administrator must all agree to participate, register, have access to COC Datalinks and provide up-to-date e-mail contact information


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REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION

• Data must be submitted minimally every 3 months (quarterly), greater frequency is preferred

• To withdraw from participation, all 4 parties listed above must agree and complete the appropriate steps


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COST OF PARTICIPATION

• There are no additional fees to participate in this program

• Human resource is the main expense of this program


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HUMAN / STAFF RESOURCES• As reported by Daniel P McKellar MD, FACS,

Chair of the Commission on Cancer at 2013 Survey Savvy

• Based on a RQRS caseload of 161 cases a year, an increase of workload approximately equal to 0.7 abstract per day can be expected

• Upon surveying users, over 50% reported less than 6 hour increase per week


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HUMAN / STAFF RESOURCES

NOTE: This is based on the initial 6 quality measures (3 breast, 2 colon, 1 rectal)


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BENEFITS OF PARTICIPATION• Commendation for Standard 5.2

• Reports from NCDB/RQRS on cases that fall out of compliance with CP3R

• Ability to “catch” patients before they fall through the cracks

– Delay/Lack of referral– Delay/Lack of treatment


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FUTURE OF RQRS

• 2013: Three (3) new breast measures will be added and the 1 rectal measure will be revised in CP3R program and will be reported in RQRS

• 2014: Four (4) lung measures, 2 gastric measures and 1 esophageal measure will be added to CP3R and will be reported in RQRS

• Minimally, this would mean 3 new sites would be reported via RQRS


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FUTURE OF RQRS

• Additional measures being evaluated for CP3R include ovarian, endometrial, cervical, G/U, melanoma, sarcoma, and pediatric oncology

• This has the potential of 25 quality measures being reported via RQRS


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FUTURE OF RQRS

• Minimally, this would mean 7 new sites would be reported via RQRS

• This would substantially increase the staff resources needed to participate in RQRS


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FUTURE OF RQRS

Dr. McKellar also reported:

“Possibly move towards requiring RQRS for all cancer programs in the future”

- Update on the Rapid Quality Reporting System, Survey Savvy 2013


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DISCUSSION / QUESTION

Theresa Vallerand, CTR BGSCancer Registry Services ManagerCare Communications

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