Multidisciplinary Cancer Conferences (MCC)

Entity

Data Element

Definition

Format

Valid Values

Purpose and Use

Changes

MCC

Fiscal Year

The fiscal year for the data collection period being reported.

YYYY/YY

Valid year date.

Used to identify fiscal year being reported.

MCC

Report Timeframe

The quarter for the data collection period being reported.

CHAR(11)

Q1: Apr-Jun

Q2: Jul-Sep

Q3: Oct-Dec

Q4: Jan-Mar

Used to identify fiscal quarter being reported.

MCC

Hospital

MoHLTC facility name of the hospital about which the report is being submitted. This is the hospital for which the record is being submitted for tracking purposes.

CHAR(150)

Valid MoHLTC facilities, see Appendix 11.1

EXAMPLE:

If Sunnybrook hosts an MCC and physicians from Royal Victoria attend via video-conference and present their cases, Sunnybrook would submit a record as host of the MCC and Royal Victoria would submit a record as a participant in the MCC. Each would submit under their own facility name and separate LHIN files.

Used to identify the hospital holding or participating in the MCC.

MCC

MCC is Volume (V) Based

A MCC that is required, patient volumes over 35 cases.

CHAR(1)

V = Volume based disease site MCC (based on 35 or more cases).

Used to identify to the hospital the MCCs that are required based on volumes.

MCC

Disease Site

The disease site focus of the MCC review.

CHAR(150)

See Appendix 11.2

ENDOCRINE

BREAST

GI

STOMACH

HPB

GU

PROSTATE

GU & PROSTATE

GYNAECOLOGY

LEUKAEMIA

LYMPHOMA

HAEMATOLOGY (LEUKAEMIA & LYMPHOMA)

HEAD & NECK

MELANOMA (SKIN)

NEUROLOGY

SARCOMA

THORACIC (LUNG)

THORACIC (LUNG, ESOPHAGUS)

N/A (No MCC Held)

Used to identify the disease site for patient case review.

MCC

Method

Identifies how the hospital participated in a MCC (Host or video conference).

CHAR(50)

Host

Conference

Used to identify the method a hospital participates in the MCC.

MCC

Host

Hospital

If the hospital selects CONFERENCE, identify what hospital hosts their MCC.

CHAR(150)

Valid MoHLTC facilities, see Appendix 11.1

Used to identify the HOST hospital for hospitals that video conference in MCC.

MCC

Patient Review Perspective

Identifies nature of patient cases reviewed: prospective (treatment planning or re-planning) or retrospective (lessons learned).

CHAR(1)

P = Prospective

R = Retrospective

B = Both

Identifies the nature of the patient review.

MCC

Patients Discussed

The number of patients discussed at MCCs during the quarter reported.

INTEGER

0 through 300

Used to monitor how many patients have been discussed at a MCC.

MCC

Frequency

Number of times a MCC was held within the quarter reported.

INTEGER

0 - 300

Used for standards concordance scoring, used to identify if an MCC is held either weekly or bi-weekly.

MCC

Chair

Is a designated clinical chair assigned and facilitates each MCC? Chair is typically located at host hospital.

INTEGER

Valid values should be 0 = No; 1 = Yes.

Used for standards concordance scoring, identifies there is a designated chair facilitating the MCC.

MCC

Coordinator

Is a MCC coordinator designated and is responsible for organizing each MCC?

INTEGER

1 = Yes

0 = No

Used for standards concordance scoring, identifies there is a designated coordinator organizing the MCC.

MCC

Surgeon

Number of times a surgeon is represented at a MCC within the quarter reported.

INTEGER

0-15

Used for standards concordance scoring, identifies if the discipline is compliant with attendance 75% or greater to MCCs reported by quarter.

MCC

Radiation Oncologist

Number of times a radiation oncologist is represented at a MCC within the quarter reported.

INTEGER

0-15

Used for standards concordance scoring, identifies if the discipline is compliant with attendance 75% or greater to MCCs reported by quarter.

MCC

Medical Oncologist

Number of times a medical oncologist is represented at a MCC within the quarter reported.

INTEGER

0-15

Used for standards concordance scoring, identifies if the discipline is compliant with attendance 75% or greater to MCCs reported by quarter.

MCC

Pathologist

Number of times a pathologist is represented at a MCC within the quarter reported.

INTEGER

0-15

Used for standards concordance scoring, identifies if the discipline is compliant with attendance 75% or greater to MCCs reported by quarter.

MCC

Radiologist

Number of times a radiologist is represented at a MCC within the quarter reported.

INTEGER

0-15

Used for standards concordance scoring, identifies if the discipline is compliant with attendance 75% or greater to MCCs reported by quarter.

MCC

Nurse

Number of times a nurse is represented at a MCC within the quarter reported.

INTEGER

0-15

Used for standards concordance scoring, identifies if the discipline is compliant with attendance 75% or greater to MCCs reported by quarter.