Case 1-20. Case Finding for Tumor Registry You are the tumor registrar of the regional hospital...

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Case 1-20. Case Finding for Tumor Registry You are the tumor registrar of the regional hospital and work under the HIM department. Although it is a small hospital of only 150 beds, it offers general medical and surgical inpatient care, a radiation treatment center, emergency care, and a surgical center for outpatient procedures. Services include medicine, surgery, gynecology, orthopedics, neurology, urology, and oncology, with ancillary service departments supporting diagnostic clinical care and treatment to patients. The HIM department is responsible for usual services to ensure that complete, timely, and accurate records are maintained, as well as for oversight of the hospital Cancer Registry Program. The chief operations officer has asked you to compile a demographic origin list of every identifiable reportable bladder and colon cancer case for the past six months for strategic planning of hospital services. 1. Identify what sources you can use for obtaining information to compile a list. Case 1-20. Case Finding for Tumor Registry You are the tumor registrar of the regional hospital and work under the HIM department. Although it is a small hospital of only 150 beds, it offers general medical and surgical inpatient care, a radiation treatment center, emergency care, and a surgical center for outpatient procedures. Services include medicine, surgery, gynecology, orthopedics, neurology, urology, and oncology, with ancillary service departments supporting diagnostic clinical care and treatment to patients. The HIM department is responsible for usual services to ensure that complete, timely, and accurate records are maintained, as well as for oversight of the hospital Cancer Registry Program. The chief operations officer has asked you to compile a demographic origin list of every identifiable reportable bladder and colon cancer case for the past six months for strategic planning of hospital services. 1. Identify what sources you can use for obtaining information to compile a list.