Operative Standards Preparedness Survey

This survey will take you 3 minutes to complete.

The purpose of this survey is to understand how prepared your institution is for complying with Commission on Cancer Standards 5.3-5.8.

Standard	Disease Site	Procedure	Documentation
5.3	Breast	Sentinel node biopsy	Operative report
5.4	Breast	Axillary dissection	Operative report
5.5	Melanoma	Wide local excision	Operative report
5.6	Colon	Colectomy	Operative report
5.7	Rectum	Mid/low resection (TME)	Pathology report (CAP)
5.8	Lung	Lung resection	Pathology report (CAP)

This survey is important as it will help us identify any concerns you have about achieving compliance.

Furthermore, it will inform us as to how additional Cancer Program resources might help facilitate adoption and compliance with these standards.

Instructions: Whoever is responsible for implementing these standards at your institution should complete the survey.

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* 1. What is your role at your facility?

Cancer Liaison Physician

Cancer Committee Chair

Cancer Program Administrator

Cancer Registrar

Other (please specify)

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* 2. For Standards 5.7 & 5.8, how much have you communicated and engaged with your pathologists?

No communication or engagement

Minimal communication and engagement

Regular communications and engagement

Pathologists are well-informed and using current versions of synoptic pathology reports

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* 3. For Standards 5.7 & 5.8. how concerned are you about achieving compliance in 2021?

Not at all concerned

Minimally concerned

Somewhat concerned and would benefit from educational materials

Very concerned and would benefit from training sessions

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* 4. For Standards 5.3 – 5.6, how much have you communicated and engaged with your surgeons?

No communication or engagement

Minimal communication and engagement

Regular communications and engagement

Surgeons are well-informed and ready to train on use of synoptic operative reports

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* 5. For Standards 5.3 – 5.6, how concerned are your surgeons about fulfilling the technical surgical requirements?

Not at all concerned

Minimally concerned

Somewhat concerned and would benefit from educational materials on the technical surgical requirements

Very concerned and would benefit from training sessions on the technical surgical requirements

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* 6. For Standards 5.3 – 5.6, if you had synoptic operative reports in your EMR today, how many months would it take for your surgeons to achieve routine use of the reports?

3-6 months

6-12 months

12-15 months

15-18 months

More than 18 months

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* 7. For Standards 5.3 – 5.6, if you had synoptic operative reports in your EMR today, how many months would it take for your surgeons to achieve 70% compliance?

3-6 months

6-12 months

12-15 months

15-18 months

More than 18 months

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* 8. For Standards 5.3 – 5.6, of the following options, which is most urgent for achieving 70% compliance by the beginning of 2023? Please rank in order of urgency, with 1 being the most urgent.

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* 9. For Standards 5.3 – 5.6, overall, how concerned are you about your surgeons achieving 70% compliance by the beginning of 2023?

Not at all concerned

Minimally concerned

Somewhat concerned and would benefit from Cancer Programs communications and educational materials

Very concerned and would benefit from additional Cancer Programs resources (please explain)

Operative Standards Preparedness Survey

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* 1. What is your role at your facility?

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* 2. For Standards 5.7 & 5.8, how much have you communicated and engaged with your pathologists?

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* 3. For Standards 5.7 & 5.8. how concerned are you about achieving compliance in 2021?

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* 4. For Standards 5.3 – 5.6, how much have you communicated and engaged with your surgeons?

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* 5. For Standards 5.3 – 5.6, how concerned are your surgeons about fulfilling the technical surgical requirements?

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* 6. For Standards 5.3 – 5.6, if you had synoptic operative reports in your EMR today, how many months would it take for your surgeons to achieve routine use of the reports?

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* 7. For Standards 5.3 – 5.6, if you had synoptic operative reports in your EMR today, how many months would it take for your surgeons to achieve 70% compliance?

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* 8. For Standards 5.3 – 5.6, of the following options, which is most urgent for achieving 70% compliance by the beginning of 2023? Please rank in order of urgency, with 1 being the most urgent.

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* 9. For Standards 5.3 – 5.6, overall, how concerned are you about your surgeons achieving 70% compliance by the beginning of 2023?

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* 10. If you have other comments regarding your institution's preparedness with CoC Standards 5.3 - 5.8, please submit them here.