Project: The Pathology Information Management System Project

Health Infostructure Support Program

Background

The Ontario Cancer Registry is the largest patient-specific cancer registry in Canada. The prospect of on-line access to patient records is important and necessary for the delivery of high quality health care services. Concerns over the timeliness, accuracy, completeness and efficiency in obtaining pathologic information on individuals to permit rapid case assessment have focussed the need for high performance database development.

Project Description

The purpose of the project is to design, develop, implement and test a centralized database system in order to collect electronic pathology information from more than 100 Ontario laboratories processing tumour specimens. The project will develop a common reporting system in cancer patients using a standardized approach developed on an ORACLE database using a UNIX platform. The project proposes improvements in compliance, timeliness and quality of submission of tumour pathology information to the Ontario Cancer Registry. It will also provide efficient access to relevant information by researchers and clinicians.

Project Funding under HISP: $363,750.00

Project Management: Cancer Care Ontario

For further information contact:

Ms. Darlene Dale
Manager, The Ontario Cancer Registry
Cancer Care Ontario
620 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2L7
Tel: (416) 217-1228
Fax: (416) 971-6888
darlene.dale@cancercare.on.ca