Summary of Changes 2025

²⁰²⁶ NPCR PEI

Brief Summary of Changes

Burden

The burden estimate is based on the current 50 NPCR awardees. The average burden per response is updated to more accurately capture recipient time spent on the survey instrument, including reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, completing and reviewing the collection of information.

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STAFFING

Funding Category	Total Count FTEs
	Filled	Vacant
Number of NPCR-funded, non-contracted FTE positions	________	________
Number of NPCR-funded, contracted FTE positions	________	________
Number of state-funded, non-contracted FTE positions	________	________
Number of state-funded, contracted FTE positions	________	________
Number of non-contracted FTE positions funded by other sources	________	________
Number of contracted FTE positions funded by other sources	________	________
TOTALS [removed line]	________		________

REPORTING COMPLETENESS

10. If Yes, how often? Check only one. [removed question]

• Quarterly

• Every 6-months

• Annually

• Other, specify ___________________________

11. If Yes, have these data proven to be helpful in finding new incident cases? [removed question]

• Yes

• No

12. If No, why not? Check all that apply. [removed question]

• Data are incomplete.

• Data are not in the proper format for us to consolidate with existing records.

• We don’t have time to deal with it.

• Other, specify ___________________________________

DATA EXCHANGE

18i. Are exchanged data transmitted via a secure encrypted Internet-based system? [removed question]

• Yes

• No

DATA QUALITY ASSURANCE

23. Please respond to the following statements about your CCR's quality assurance program:

	Yes	No
A designated CTR is responsible for the quality assurance program	O	O
Qualified, experienced CTRs conduct quality assurance activities	O	O
At least once every 5 years, case-finding and/or re-abstracting audits from a sampling of source documents are conducted for each hospital-based reporting facility. This may include external audits (NPCR/SEER)	O	O
Data consolidation procedures are performed consistently from all source records	O	O
Procedures are in place for follow-back to reporting facilities on quality issues [removed line]	O	O

24. Does your CCR have a designated CTR education/training coordinator, to provide training to CCR staff and reporting sources to ensure high quality data? [removed question]

• Yes

• No

30b. If Yes, are facilities required to run prescribed edits prior to their data submission to your CCR? [removed question]

• Yes

• No

30c. Does your CCR have an established threshold for percent of records passing edits on incoming submissions? [removed question]

• Yes

• No

DATA USE

33b. In what format is the report available? Check all that apply. [removed question]

• Hard (paper) copy

• Electronic word-processed file

• Web page/query system

35b. If yes, please list the citation(s) in the space provided: [removed question]

OTHER SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES [renamed from advanced activities]

^{45b. Does} your CCR update your database with vital status and cause of death following NDI linkage? [removed question]

• Yes

• No

• Not applicable

47. Based on the most recent year of data received from independent (i.e., not hospital-affiliated) pathology laboratories, please list the top five independent laboratories that do NOT report according to the NAACCR Volume V standard. List them in descending order by the percent each represents of the total volume of independent pathology reports received in the most recent year. [removed question]

1. : %

2. : %

3. : %

4. : %

5. : %

SURVEY FEEDBACK

48c. For the most part, I found the web technology of the instrument to be user-friendly. [removed question]

• Agree

• Disagree