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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 101, CIM 125, CIM 201 Prerequisite: NONE Credits: 4(Lec: 3 Lab: 3) School: Bus & Info & Hlth Sup Tech Department: Health & Info Support Tech Attributes: General Elective |