| Component | Column | Explanation
|
| Hospital Id | 1-6 | Six Character Hospital Id
|
| Year | 7 | Offset from 1990: 0-9, a-z
|
| Month | 8 | 1-9, a-c
|
| . | 9 | Constant "."
|
| Day | 10 | Day of Month (1-9, a-u)
|
| 3 | 11 | Constant 3
|
| 0 | 12 | Constant 0
|
Examples:
An upload from the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (Hospital Id 710001) on July 8, 1997 would be named as follows:
71000177.830
An upload on December 10, 1997 would be named:
7100017c.a30
NAACCR Upload File Format
The following criteria must be met in order to merge NAACCR upload files.
MUST Submit Data Using Confidential or Full Abstract NAACCR Record
NAACCR Field "Patient ID Number" will be used as a unique identifier for
Patients. It must be unique and consistent for all records submitted on a
particular patient over time. It must be numeric, right justified, zero padded,
and cannot exceed 00999999.
NAACCR Field "Reporting Hospital (Dx)" must contain the 6 digit Hospital ID
used by the State Central Registry. Numeric, right justified, zero padded.
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