Researchers who want access to patient-level data must submit requests to the agency. Future plans for the cancer registry include increasing the marketing and public use of the data to support the state's public health. This project description was last updated February 1997. No automated data sharing efforts were highlighted by state contacts. The offices are connected either through an intranet system or remote frame-relay lines.
Rural offices dial into the system via modem.
As of early 1997, the WAN is used by the local offices to submit data to the state. Future plans for the WAN include creating consistent elements across databases so that data can be easily shared. The need for consistent elements is evident because most programs have their own databases that are not compatible with any other. This project description was last updated December 1, 1997. No standards development efforts were highlighted by state contacts.