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CIM 150 - Oncology Coding & Staging Syst
General overview and development of understanding of recognized coding and staging systems including: ICD-0-3 Classification of Diseases, Multiple Primary and Histology Rules, AJCC Staging, Collaborative Staging, SEER Summary Staging, FORDS coding manual and other recognized coding standards and principles and practices of use in abstracting cancer data from the clinical record. Overview of historical development of coding systems and staging schemas. Co-requisite: CIM 100, CIM 125 Prerequisite: NONE Credits: 4(Lec: 3 Lab: 3) School: School of Health Sciences Department: Cancer Information Technology Attributes: General Elective |