Cancer Registrar Post-Degree Certificate Program

Area of Study: Health Information Management Technology
Degree/Certificate: Post-Degree Certificate

If you are not already an active Tri-C student, you must first apply to the college. If you are interested in more than one health careers program, you must submit a separate health careers application for each program. You may only apply to three programs at one time.

About Cancer Registrar

Cancer registrar professionals are data information specialists in hospital-based and central cancer registries throughout the United States. In addition to managing and reporting cancer data, registrars also serve other professional functions. The number of central cancer registries has increased dramatically since the Cancer Registries Amendment Act was passed in 1992, requiring health care facilities and physicians to report all cancer cases.

Cancer Registrar Post-Degree Certificate Program

This program focuses on how to capture data on the medical history, diagnosis, treatment and health status of cancer patients. Learn how this essential information helps researchers, health care providers and public health officials monitor and advance cancer treatments, conduct research, and improve cancer prevention and screening programs.

Program Highlights

• Ideal for individuals interested in health information management who already possess an associate degree or higher in an allied health field from an ACE-accredited college
• Evening and online classes available to accommodate students who work full time
• Learn how to provide support for cancer program development and ensure compliance with reporting standards
• Understand how to work closely with physicians, administrators, researchers and health care planners
• Gain clinical experience in a cancer registry environment

Program Topics

• Abstracting principles and methodologies
• Cancer disease coding and staging
• Cancer registry operations
• Cancer registry structure and management
• Database analytics, data quality and tracking
• Oncology treatment and coding

For important information about the educational debt, earnings, and completion rates of students who attend this program, please view the disclosure for this program.

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