Release Note

eMaRC PlusTM Version 5.3 with NAACCR 160

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
National Program of Cancer Registries
Registry Plus Software for Cancer Registries


Applicable for both modules: ePath and Physician

  • Bug: Fixed Manage Facility Issues
  • Enhancement: Added NAACCR v16 updates
  • Enhancement: Added functionality to assign grade based on histology
  • Enhancement: Since eMaRC Plus only works with Microsoft SQL Server, we removed the Database option drop down box from System Configuration window

ePath Module

  • Bug: Auto Code / Primary site and Histology:
    Fixed Grade coding for skin cancers, added the C4 codes and histology need to pick up reportable terms
  • Bug: Fixed Prostate Gleason Score not coding grade
  • Bug: Fixed application configuration functionality
  • Bug: Fixed grade not being populated in abstract
  • Bug: Fixed age of diagnosis calculation
  • Bug: Fixed search function for linked report – Reported by CCO
  • Bug: Fixed primary site and histology from being pre-populated
    •  Fixed issue with incorrectly populated Primary Site upon import – Reported by CCO
    • Colon_C421 and Skin_C421: when imported the site is prepopulated with C421 (bonne marrow) and it shouldn’t since one is a skin report and the other a colon case
    • Hist_9811: example where the histology is wrongly set to 9811
  • Enhancement: Enhanced import status by adding 3rd status option. This option will put all imported reportable messages with “Review”
    1. All Review
    2. All Complete
    3. Coded Elements Complete
  • Enhancement: Fixed performance issue on Search – Reported by CCO
  • Enhancement: Added TNM and stage group look-up for (2016 and later cases) options
  • Enhancement: Avoided to switch from currently displaying message to next when user X out on “Missing Critical Fields” Window – Reported by CCO
  • Bug: Fixed Prostate Gleason Score not coding grade
  • Bug: Fixed application configuration functionality
  • Bug: Fixed grade not being populated in abstract
  • Bug: Fixed age of diagnosis calculation
  • Bug: Fixed search function for linked report – Reported by CCO
  • Bug: Fixed primary site and histology from being pre-populated
  • Fixed issue with incorrectly populated Primary Site upon import – Reported by CCO
  • Colon_C421 and Skin_C421: when imported the site is prepopulated with C421 (bone marrow) and it shouldn’t since one is a skin report and the other a colon case
  • Hist_9811: example where the histology is wrongly set to 9811
  • Enhancement: Enhanced import status by adding 3rd status option. This option will put all imported reportable messages with “Review”
  • a) All Review
  • b) All Complete
  • c) Coded Elements Complete
  • Enhancement: Fixed performance issue on Search – Reported by CCO
  • Enhancement: Added TNM and stage group look-up for (2016 and later cases) options
  • Enhancement: Avoided to switch from currently displaying message to next when user X out on “Missing Critical Fields” Window – Reported by CCO

Physician Module

  • Bug: Fixed incorrect translations for SNOMED primary site
  • Bug: Fixed TNM Clinical Stage Group from being overwritten with "99"
  • Bug: Fixed converting Staged By when Stage Info is 'X', 'Blank' and '88'
  • Bug: Fixed procedure code not mapping to RX Summ when Primary Site matches Asterisk
  • Bug: Fixed reports function
  • Bug: Fixed data table population error
  • Enhancement: Added rules to process address(es) for useable period dates not previously addressed
  • Enhancement: Added logic to derive laterality from ICD-10-CM Target Site code where laterality is NULL
  • Enhancement: Added functionality to populate Date Flags with appropriate values when related date fields are null/empty
  • Enhancement: Added logic for mapping SNOMED CT/Histology/ICDO3 for primary site
  • Enhancement: Added ability to derive behavior from histology fifth digit when behavior null/empty
  • Enhancement: Added statement to alert users to multiple abstracts for single document
  • Enhancement: Added functionality to automatically close an open report in “Open Physician Reports” before opening a new one
  • Enhancement: Enhanced CDA Document and Manage CDA Document window
  • Enhancement: Modified rules for Date of Last Contact
  • Enhancement: Disabled notification when file fails to import when polling and importing from folder
  • Enhancement: Added c-prefix to T, N, M for NAACCR V16 IG
  • Enhancement: Added translation for TNM null values based on whether there is a stage schema (88-99)
  • Enhancement: Added translation for TNM Clin Staged By from old to new values