Assignment: Evaluation of a National Cancer Registry National Study
A. Your Role: Cancer Registry Analyst.
B. Your Task: Using the national study of data as a supporting document, create a proposal of how to organize the institution's annual cancer registry report.
C. Your Task: Analyze the data, create at least two graphical displays and create a narrative summary of the key elements of an Annual Cancer Registry Report.
a) Two graphical displays
o Code the top ten cancer diagnosis (using ICD-10-CM) from graphs for males
o Code the top ten cancer diagnosis (ICD-10-CM from the graphs for females
o Provide a narrative of metatstatic sites for the top three cancer diagnoses by gender(provide an example of a view image or picture based on one of the top three cancers which demonstrate the pathway of spread).
b) Which diagnoses overlaps in frequency in terms of occurrence?
c) Review the specialty coding guidelines for ICD-10-CM and document applicable coding guidelines for the top three diagnoses by gender
d) Differentiate how ICD-10-CM is utilized in supporting Cancer Registry data collection/research from the internal institutional revenue cycle. Evaluate the uses of secondary data versus primary data.
e) Compare and Contrast the frequency of cancer site occurrences by gender
f) Recommend key components of a local cancer registry report based upon existing templates.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Article: "Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, Part I: National Cancer Statistics" by Kathleen A. Cronin, Andrew J. Lake by Susan Scott.