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ACS CoC - American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer - ✔✔Has an approval
process for cancer programs. One of the requirements of this process is the existence of
the cancer registry as part of the program. When the ACS surveys the cancer program,
part of the survey process is a review of cancer registry activities. 6 mos after diagnosis
must be in database.
Accreditation for cancer programs.
(equivalent to TJC to cancer)
NAACCR - North American Association of Central Cancer Registries - ✔✔Has a
certification program for state population-based registries. Certification is based on the
quality of data collected and reported by the state registry.
NCRA - National Cancer Registrars Association - ✔✔Represents cancer registrar
professionals. Their mission is to "serve as the premier education, credentialing, and
advocacy resource for cancer data professionals." The NCRA sponsors the Certified
Tumor Registrar (CTR) certification. This exam includes information on registry
organization and operations, abstracting, coding, follow-up, data analysis, and
interpretation as well as coding and staging.
CTR - Certified Tumor Registrar - ✔✔The NCRA has worked to develop programs in
schools for cancer registrars. A cancer registrar can become credentialed by taking the
exam by the National Board of Certification of Registrars (NBCR.) Requirements for the
exam include experience and education.
Trauma Registry - ✔✔Tracks patients with traumatic injuries from the initial trauma
treatment to death. Trauma registries maintain databases on patients with severe
, traumatic injuries. Information in the trauma registry may be used for performance
improvement and research in the area of trauma care
Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) - ✔✔Considered part of the data elements in the
Trauma Registry. It reflects the nature of the injury and its threat to life by each body
system. It may be assigned manually by the registrar or generated as part of the
database from data entered by the registrar.
ISS (Injury Severity Score) - ✔✔Also considered part of the data elements in the
Trauma Registry. It is an overall severity measurement calculated from the AIS scores for
patients with multiple injuries
Trauma Center Levels - ✔✔The ACS certifies levels I, II, III, IV, and V trauma centers
(1-5). A level I trauma center must have a trauma registry. Pg. 205 has descriptions of
each level of trauma centers:
I: able to provide total care
II: definitive care
III: provides assessment, resuscitation, intensive care, and emergency operations
IV: provide advanced trauma life support (ATLS), evaluation, stabilization, and diagnostic
capabilities
V: Initial evaluation, stabilization, and diagnostic capabilities, prepares patients for
transfer to higher levels of care
Birth Defects Registry
(Newborns) - ✔✔Collects information of birth defects to provide information on the
incidence to study causes and prevention
-population based
-improves medical care for children with birth defects
-targets interventions for preventable birth defects
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ACS CoC - American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer - ✔✔Has an approval
process for cancer programs. One of the requirements of this process is the existence of
the cancer registry as part of the program. When the ACS surveys the cancer program,
part of the survey process is a review of cancer registry activities. 6 mos after diagnosis
must be in database.
Accreditation for cancer programs.
(equivalent to TJC to cancer)
NAACCR - North American Association of Central Cancer Registries - ✔✔Has a
certification program for state population-based registries. Certification is based on the
quality of data collected and reported by the state registry.
NCRA - National Cancer Registrars Association - ✔✔Represents cancer registrar
professionals. Their mission is to "serve as the premier education, credentialing, and
advocacy resource for cancer data professionals." The NCRA sponsors the Certified
Tumor Registrar (CTR) certification. This exam includes information on registry
organization and operations, abstracting, coding, follow-up, data analysis, and
interpretation as well as coding and staging.
CTR - Certified Tumor Registrar - ✔✔The NCRA has worked to develop programs in
schools for cancer registrars. A cancer registrar can become credentialed by taking the
exam by the National Board of Certification of Registrars (NBCR.) Requirements for the
exam include experience and education.
Trauma Registry - ✔✔Tracks patients with traumatic injuries from the initial trauma
treatment to death. Trauma registries maintain databases on patients with severe
, traumatic injuries. Information in the trauma registry may be used for performance
improvement and research in the area of trauma care
Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) - ✔✔Considered part of the data elements in the
Trauma Registry. It reflects the nature of the injury and its threat to life by each body
system. It may be assigned manually by the registrar or generated as part of the
database from data entered by the registrar.
ISS (Injury Severity Score) - ✔✔Also considered part of the data elements in the
Trauma Registry. It is an overall severity measurement calculated from the AIS scores for
patients with multiple injuries
Trauma Center Levels - ✔✔The ACS certifies levels I, II, III, IV, and V trauma centers
(1-5). A level I trauma center must have a trauma registry. Pg. 205 has descriptions of
each level of trauma centers:
I: able to provide total care
II: definitive care
III: provides assessment, resuscitation, intensive care, and emergency operations
IV: provide advanced trauma life support (ATLS), evaluation, stabilization, and diagnostic
capabilities
V: Initial evaluation, stabilization, and diagnostic capabilities, prepares patients for
transfer to higher levels of care
Birth Defects Registry
(Newborns) - ✔✔Collects information of birth defects to provide information on the
incidence to study causes and prevention
-population based
-improves medical care for children with birth defects
-targets interventions for preventable birth defects
