Cancer Information Management - Owens Community College

Cancer Information Management from Owens Community College is a Campus Certificate Health Administration degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Cancer Registrars collect accurate and timely cancer data and report this data to state and federal registries. The data collected is on the occurrence of cancer, the type and site of cancer, the extent of the cancer at the time of diagnosis and the treatment that the patient receives. Core duties of the cancer registrar include case finding, abstracting and follow-up. Key qualifications include experience in medical terminology, skill in computer operations, a strong knowledge base in anatomy and physiology and an understanding of statistics and database management. Student Learning Outcomes: Students will identify cancer registry standard setters and regulating agencies. Students will demonstrate knowledge of cancer registry organization and operations. Students will identify diagnostic techniques, extent of disease evaluations and cancer treatments. Students will define coding resources and practices utilized in coding cancer diagnosis, extent of disease, treatment and follow-up. Students will analyze structure and components of medical record documents for pertinent, clinical, site-specific cancer information . Students will demonstrate understanding of processes of quality assessment of collected data for timelines, completeness and accuracy. Students will define disease-free interval, recurrence, subsequent treatment and development of subsequent primary site of cancer. Students will differentiate sources of follow-up information both internally and externally. Students will demonstrate basic competence in follow-up processes and understanding of disease, subsequent treatment, development of subsequent primary sites of cancer. Students will demonstrate activities of the cancer committee and its role in the healthcare organization. Students will demonstrate understanding of analyzed oncology data and potential implications in a healthcare organization as it pertains to standards of care, allocation of resources and impact on public health . Students will demonstrate understanding of the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Approved Cancer Program standards and accrediting process. View more details on Owens Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Health Administration courses.