6 results.
CoC Accreditation: Benefits for Patients and Families
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....
Sweeping Revisions for Cancer Registries: Like Coders, Cancer Registrars Adapting to Major Changes
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....
Demystifying the Cancer Registry
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....
SEER's Training Web Site
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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.
Handling Cancer Registry Requests for Information
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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....
Managing Clinical Data: A Cancer Registries Update
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....