Hi - I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for, but it gives a pretty good overview. Check out www.facs.org/dept/cancer/coc/fordsmanual.html. Scroll...
... the ... There will be an updated Comparison of Data Sets published with the FORDS 2003 Implementation document which should be available before the end of...
... ) ... that ... mean ... When you run your ACoS Follow-Up worksheet from your software, your computer will printout your reference date. This should be...
You set your reference date when you apply for your first survey - and the COC keeps it on file. You must petition the COC to change your reference date. ... ...
Under standard 8.1 it states that the reference date is January 1 of a given year. If you are a new program seeking first time approval, you must have accrued...
many different state associations have published study guides - contact the regional directors for NCRA and they will be able to help you find out what is...
We have new information that NCRA may be able to provide study guides and workshops to prepare for the exam. We will be working to put the proper things in...
Hi, my name is Beau Smith and I am in my second year of college to become a RHIT. I live in Missouri. My first question concerns what a person has to do to...
Going through the standards (still) and came upon the one about registry data being presented at cancer conferences. (8.8.2) How often does everyone do this?...
I always made the data fit specifically into the Ca Conf. For example, when presenting standard breast cases show stage at diagnosis or survival. If you are...
Hello. My name is Natasha and I recently relocated to Texas as a student with an undecided major. I'm more then 95% sure that it will be in the medical field,...
Does anyone know where we might be able to get some pocket Staging form cards for the 6th edition? I know that in the past sometimes drug reps have them, but...
Pathologists at our facility complete the staging form before the attending physician receives it. As registrar I send all staging forms to the pathologist and...
I got a pocket size booklet that I gave to our Docs dated 3/2001 provided by Pharmacia Oncology oncologyse.com It included the staging and rules for most used...
So when do you send the staging form to the pathologist, 4-6 months after diagnosis when you are abstracting? ... attending ... physician ... After ... ...
Our cancer committee has set a time limit on when the staging form has to be sent. The form has to be to the pathologist within 30-45 days of procedure or dx...
At our hospital, and many others, the staging forms originate in pathology at the time they finalize the path report. This eliminates work for the pathologist...
Natasha: You need to review the NCRA website for the best information @ www.ncra.org. You may obtain information from the Texas website at www.txtra.org. ...
Ditto. In the AJJC staging manual, the anatomy and anatomic staging criteria sections of the lymphomoid neoplasm chapter discuss this (pp 395-397 in the big...
Does anyone anticipate having drug reps sign a confidentiality statement before they attend Tumor Boards? Because this is such a gray area and there is no...
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