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This program option consists of three (3) specialty
courses — the first three of the 6 specialty courses — described
below.
The four prerequisite courses must be completed prior to starting
the specialty courses.
Once enrolled in Cluster 2, students
will have a 15-week period in which to activate the three courses
— known as the course activation period. When an individual
course is activated, it must be completed within 15 weeks* — known
as the course valid period. The 3
individual courses may be completed one at a time, or two or more courses
may be completed concurrently, depending on each student's schedule and
study habits, as long as the coursework for each course is completed
in the 15 weeks* allowed. See the course activation example
below:
(*Note: These are self-paced courses;
therefore, each individual course may be completed
in less than 15 weeks.)
Course Completion Sequence
Many of the cancer
registry management concepts and principles are cumulative, which
means the knowledge gained in one course will be needed to successfully
complete the next course. For that reason, it is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED
that students complete the specialty courses in the exact sequence
listed below.
Classes Begin/Course Activation
Open enrollment — this
program consists of online, self-paced courses. Registrations
received online and paid with a major credit card are immediately
processed. Registrations paid by check or purchase
order are processed upon receipt of full
payment.
> ALL specialty cluster registrations are subject to
prerequisite verification.
> After you register, you will need to log in to your cluster, and "Request Course Activation."
>
Then you will have to wait up to 3 business days after your request, for us to activate your cluster.
Then once you hear from us, you will be able to activate individual courses from a cluster at your own pace.
After a student's payment is processed, they must login and submit their cluster activation request, as outlined above. Verification
of enrollment is then sent to students via e-mail within three business days, and
students should begin self-activating their classes immediately. (Note that RHIAs and RHITs may login and submit their activation request any time after they submit the prerequisite form and their registration has been processed, without awaiting prerequisite verification.)
Required Textbooks and Resource Manuals
One
or more textbooks and/or resource manuals are required for each
course
in this program. Textbooks are not included in the registration
fee for the program. They must be purchased by the student and
should be available prior to
starting
the
associated
course. Most resource manuals are provided as FREE downloads
in the courses. Click
here for a complete list of required textbooks and manuals.
| Proctored
Final Exams
The
final exams for all courses in the program must be taken under the supervision
of a proctor. This means you must ask a manager, supervisor, human
resources
personnel,
or HIM coworker to be in the same room with you as you complete your
exams. If you are taking the courses outside of work, you may ask a
friend to be your proctor. Spouses or family members cannot be proctors.
Detailed proctoring
instructions are provided in each prerequisite course.
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Three Courses in Cluster 2:
Cancer Registry Structure and Management
The purpose of this course is to familiarize the student
with the basic concepts of the structure and management of cancer registries.
At the conclusion of the module, the student will have a basic knowledge
of the types and purpose of cancer registries, confidentiality issues,
and the role of standard setting organizations in cancer data management.
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Cancer Registry Operations
This course gives students an in-depth depiction of the
systematic processes used in the daily operations of a Cancer Registry,
including those to identify, code, maintain quality, and provide lifetime
follow-up on cases. Detailed guidelines on how to determine which cases
meet eligibility requirements of state and national standards. Insight will
be give as to the role the standards play in providing comparable data for
analysis. The standards necessary for registry operations, state and national,
and also the voluntary standards for approved cancer programs of the Commission
on Cancer will be explored in detail.
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Cancer Disease, Coding and Staging
This course will define cancer, how it develops, and spreads
to infect the body and ultimately cause death. Students will learn about
the hundreds of different types of cancer and benign tumors and how to
classify these tumors utilizing globally recognized codes. Classification
will help
distinguish where the cancer initiated, what type of cancer, and how
aggressive it may be. This course focuses on and offers instruction in
data collection
processes. Students will become familiar with the components of a medical
record, the principles of abstracting and coding, and cancer staging
principles.
Two major staging systems will be reviewed
extensively, the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) TNM and Collaborative
Stage. Historical staging systems will be explored, such as the General
Summary Staging and Extent of Disease (EOD) staging systems.
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