California Cancer Reporting System Standards, Volume III

Eureka Edits

IF618:  Date 1st Contact, Date Dx, OR Admis DX (Flag 11)

Edit Sets:

California Hospital Transmit

Eureka Admission Level

Fields:

Date of Diagnosis  [NAACCR #390]

Date of First Admis  [NAACCR #580]

Overide Admis DX  CCR (State) required data item

Message:

IF 618:  If Date of First Admis+2 months [value] is less than Date of Diagnosis [value], Overide Admis DX (Flag 11) must be 1.

Specification:

This edit is skipped if:

• Either Date of Diagnosis or Date of first Contact is blank or not valid.

• Date of Diagnosis Flag = 12

• This edit is skipped if Coding Procedure is less than 19.

If Date of First Admis > 60 days before Date of Diagnosis, then Overide Admis DX (bypass flag in Pos. 11) = 1 else (Err #618).

Historical Changes

2010 Data Item Changes:  Added (Edit Skipped) information from the metafile. Updated data item names.

2011:  Updated specification.