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Disease Index - ✔✔Listing in diagnosis code number in order of patients discharged
from healthcare organization during a specific time period, using ICD-10-CM
Operation/Procedure Index - ✔✔Listing in procedure codes in numerical order
Similar to Disease codes but in Numerical order by the patients procedure codes using
ICD-10-PCS and CPT
Physician Index - ✔✔Listing of cases organized by physician name or physician
identification number, also includes the patient's health record number
Disease Registry - ✔✔Collections of secondary data related to patients with a specific
diagnosis, condition, or procedure.
Ex: Alzheimer's Prevention Registry, Colon Cancer Family Registry
Case Definition - ✔✔A method of determining criteria for cases that should be
included in a registry.
Ex: In a trauma registry, the case definition might be all patients admitted with a
diagnosis that includes the ICD-10-CM trauma diagnosis codes.
Case Finding - ✔✔A method used to identify the patients who have been seen or
treated in the healthcare organization for the specific disease or condition of interest to
the registry.
, Cancer Registry - ✔✔Tracks the incidence (new cases) of cancer. Developed as an
organized method to collect such data. May be facility based or population based.
Facility-based Registry - ✔✔A registry that includes only cases from a particular type
of healthcare facility, such as a hospital or clinic. The data are used to provide
information for the improved understanding of cancer, including its causes and methods
of diagnosis and treatment.
Population-based Registry - ✔✔Includes information from more than one healthcare
organization in a specific geographical area such as a state or region.
Emphasis is on identifying trends and changes in the incidence of cancer within the area
covered by the registry.
Accession Number - ✔✔A number unique to the patient. This number consists of first
digits of the year the patient was first seen at the healthcare organization and the
remaining digits are assigned sequentially throughout the year.
Assigned by the cancer registry.
Example
19-175
2019 (year of the admission) and 175 patient
Stage of cancer - ✔✔Specifies the amount of the metastasis, if any. The stage
provides information on the size and the extent of the spread of tumor throughout the
body. Currently, several staging systems.
Cancer Registry Follow-Up - ✔✔On an annual basis, the registry attempts to obtain
information about each patient in the registry, including whether they are still alive,
status of the cancer and treatment received during the period. Goal is to improve
patient care.
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Disease Index - ✔✔Listing in diagnosis code number in order of patients discharged
from healthcare organization during a specific time period, using ICD-10-CM
Operation/Procedure Index - ✔✔Listing in procedure codes in numerical order
Similar to Disease codes but in Numerical order by the patients procedure codes using
ICD-10-PCS and CPT
Physician Index - ✔✔Listing of cases organized by physician name or physician
identification number, also includes the patient's health record number
Disease Registry - ✔✔Collections of secondary data related to patients with a specific
diagnosis, condition, or procedure.
Ex: Alzheimer's Prevention Registry, Colon Cancer Family Registry
Case Definition - ✔✔A method of determining criteria for cases that should be
included in a registry.
Ex: In a trauma registry, the case definition might be all patients admitted with a
diagnosis that includes the ICD-10-CM trauma diagnosis codes.
Case Finding - ✔✔A method used to identify the patients who have been seen or
treated in the healthcare organization for the specific disease or condition of interest to
the registry.
, Cancer Registry - ✔✔Tracks the incidence (new cases) of cancer. Developed as an
organized method to collect such data. May be facility based or population based.
Facility-based Registry - ✔✔A registry that includes only cases from a particular type
of healthcare facility, such as a hospital or clinic. The data are used to provide
information for the improved understanding of cancer, including its causes and methods
of diagnosis and treatment.
Population-based Registry - ✔✔Includes information from more than one healthcare
organization in a specific geographical area such as a state or region.
Emphasis is on identifying trends and changes in the incidence of cancer within the area
covered by the registry.
Accession Number - ✔✔A number unique to the patient. This number consists of first
digits of the year the patient was first seen at the healthcare organization and the
remaining digits are assigned sequentially throughout the year.
Assigned by the cancer registry.
Example
19-175
2019 (year of the admission) and 175 patient
Stage of cancer - ✔✔Specifies the amount of the metastasis, if any. The stage
provides information on the size and the extent of the spread of tumor throughout the
body. Currently, several staging systems.
Cancer Registry Follow-Up - ✔✔On an annual basis, the registry attempts to obtain
information about each patient in the registry, including whether they are still alive,
status of the cancer and treatment received during the period. Goal is to improve
patient care.
