NAACCR Upload Specification

File Naming Convention

The filename for NAACCR uploads for the Kentucky Cancer Registry must be MS-DOS compatible and are formulated as follows:

ComponentColumnExplanation
Hospital Id1-6Six Character Hospital Id
Year7Offset from 1990: 0-9, a-z
Month81-9, a-c
.9Constant "."
Day10Day of Month (1-9, a-u)
311Constant 3
012Constant 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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