“Assessment of an EMR-integrated Onco-Insight hospital-based cancer registry system for data completeness and data entry turnaround time at a tertiary care cancer center in India” - Scorecard - MDSpire

“Assessment of an EMR-integrated Onco-Insight hospital-based cancer registry system for data completeness and data entry turnaround time at a tertiary care cancer center in India”

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  • Amey Oak

  • Sandhya Cheulkar

  • Sivaranjini K.

  • Riya John

  • Meghaj Jadhav

  • Dhanvi Patil

  • Esha Dashmukhe

  • Ashwini Patil

  • Sachin Wankhade

  • Pragati Gode

  • Aijimol Thakadiyil

  • Ganesh Balasubramanium

  • Gauravi Mishra

  • Rajesh Dikshit

  • Pankaj Chaturvedi

  • Sudeep Gupta

  • June 9, 2026

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Clinical Scorecard: Evaluation of a Hospital-Based Cancer Registry System Integrated with EMR for Data Completeness and Entry Efficiency at a Tertiary Cancer Center in India

At a Glance

CategoryDetail
ConditionCancer Registry Data Management
Key MechanismsIntegration of EMR with Onco-Insight platform for automated data retrieval and entry
Target PopulationCancer patients registered at Tata Memorial Centre
Care SettingTertiary cancer center in India

Key Highlights

  • HBCR software upgraded to Onco-Insight platform for improved data retrieval
  • Data completeness for sociodemographic variables reached 97.59%
  • Mean abstraction time decreased from 27.17 minutes to 15.07 minutes
  • Manual validation required for certain treatment variables and follow-up information
  • Integration aimed to enhance registry efficiency and cancer surveillance

Guideline-Based Recommendations

Diagnosis

  • Utilize automated retrieval for sociodemographic and diagnostic data from EMR

Management

  • Implement built-in validation rules and mandatory field alerts to enhance data quality

Monitoring & Follow-up

  • Assess data completeness and turnaround time for continuous improvement

Risks

  • Potential for errors in manual validation for patients treated outside the institution

Patient & Prescribing Data

Patients diagnosed and treated for cancer at Tata Memorial Centre

Integration of treatment data into a unified abstraction interface

Clinical Best Practices

  • Standardize EMR integration to streamline data abstraction processes
  • Enhance training for registry abstractors on new systems
  • Regularly evaluate data completeness and abstraction efficiency

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