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National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
Organizational Mission/Goals
The mission of the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCRT) is to
advance colorectal cancer control efforts by improving communication,
coordination, and collaboration among health agencies,
medical-professional organizations, and the public. The ultimate goal of
NCCRT is to increase the safe and effective use of proven
colorectal cancer screening tests among the entire population for whom
screening is appropriate, and for these standards to be supported by the
relevant medical and specialty societies.
About the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
The NCCRT is a national coalition of more than 50 public, private, and
voluntary organizations first convened in 1997 by the American Cancer
Society (ACS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The organizations’ members include cancer survivors, clinicians,
scientists, patient advocates, health insurers, and corporate and
government representatives. Currently, the ACS chairs the NCCRT and the
CDC acts as a lead member organization. The NCCRT serves as a forum
through which members share information, identify needs and opportunities,
and address gaps in research, programs, activities, and services relating
to colorectal cancer. It also provides leadership, advocacy, and
long-range planning to reduce the national burden of colorectal cancer.
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Partnership Activities
Through the efforts of three workgroups focused on
provider education, public education, and health policy, the NCCRT
identifies the educational needs and health messages for both health care
providers and consumers and explores health care system and policy issues
related to colorectal cancer. NCCRT partners with professional
organizations, medical societies, federal agencies, consumers, cancer
survivors, managed care organizations, private industry, health educators,
state health departments, and the medical media to advance colorectal
cancer issues. Together, the member organizations of NCCRT support one
another’s events for National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which
has been held annually in March since 2000.
The NCCRT has been working with the National Committee for Quality
Assurance (NCQA)’s Committee on Performance Measurement to draft a tool
that measures colorectal cancer screening rates among health plans. HEDIS
(Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set) is a set of standardized
performance measures of health insurance companies and are related to
public health issues such as cancer. In May, 2003, NCQA approved the draft
HEDIS measurement tool proposed by NCCRT. This measure will assess the
proportion of eligible plan members between the ages of 50 and 85 who have
received either fecal occult blood testing within the past year, flexible
sigmoidoscopy within the past 5 years, colonoscopy within the past 10
years, or double contrast barium enema within the past 5 years.
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Contact Information
National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable
http://www.nccrt.org*
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
Office of Program and Policy Information
Telephone: (770) 488-4751
Fax: (770) 488-4760
American Cancer Society
1599 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329-4251
Toll-free: (800) ACS-2345 (800-227-2345)
Telphone: (404) 329-5705
Fax: (404) 248-1780
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