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Item #
Length
Source of Standard
Year Implemented
Version Implemented
Year Retired
Version Retired
194
1
NPCR
2022
22
NAACCR XML: Tumor.ihsPurchRefCareDeliveryArea
Description
IHS Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Areas (PRCDA) consist of counties which include all or part of an American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) reservation and any county or counties which have a common boundary with a reservation. This derived data item facilitates the production of the most accurate and reliable incidence rates for the AI/AN population and was previously known as IHS Contract Health Service Delivery Area (CHSDA). The PRCDA data item is derived using NAACCR*Prep based on state and county at the time of diagnosis, according to the Indian Health Service (IHS) PRCDA definition in the most recent definition in the Federal Register.
Rationale
Data analyses restricted to areas where the IHS provides health care services improves the accuracy of cancer statistics among American Indian and Alaska Native people.
Codes
0 County is not designated as a PRCDA county 1 County designated as a PRCDA county 9 Unknown county or unknown if county designated as PRCDA