Author: Hebert, Laurie

Source: Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: January 2016

Patient-centered care has emerged as an imperative for the healthcare industry. It drives patient satisfaction, quality of care, patient safety, better outcomes, and reduced costs. With these goals in mind, the Commission on Cancer’s (CoC) Cancer Program Standards: Ensuring Patient-Ce....

Author: Dimick, Chris

Source: Journal of AHIMA - website

Publication Date: July 2010

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Coding professionals are not alone as they prepare for the sweeping changes that come with the ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation. They only need to look down the hospital hall to find another department grappling with a major shakeup in how it classifies clinical do....

Author: Gress, Donna M

Source: AHIMA Convention

Publication Date: October 05, 2009

Session Outline: Many of the skills and tasks in the Cancer Registry are similar to those in Health Information Management. The two departments interact regularly, and many times the CR reports to HIM. Demystify the CR by explaining the purpose, functions, and roles they play in the facility a....

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Source: External web site

Publication Date: January 01, 2004

Web-based training modules for cancer registration and surveillance. When complete, will comprise 12 training modules, each covering a particular cancer registration training subject. The site is under continual development.

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Source: In Confidence (newsletter)

Publication Date: May 02, 2003

Question: Does HIPAA say anything about primary care physicians giving information to cancer registries if requested for follow up?
Answer: Cancer registries collect data on patients treated for cancer and often follow patients for a long period of time. Registry information may be used t....

Author: Watkins, Sue

Source: Journal of AHIMA

Publication Date: July 1997

Introduction
The American Cancer Society estimates that about 1.38 million new cancer cases will be diagnosed, and about 560,000 Americans will die of cancer, in 1997.1 These estimates do not include carcinoma in situ or basal and squamous cell skin cancer. To monitor trends in cancer i....