CIM 215 - Abstracting Principles & Practices I

Credit(s) 2.00
Lab Hours: 4.00
This course is an introduction to the principles of cancer registry abstracting. Identification and selection of appropriate clinical information from medical records in a manner consistent with cancer registry regulatory core data item requirements will be emphasized. Recording accurate coding and staging of site-specific cancer information and use of CNExT cancer registry software from C/NET Solutions will be introduced.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of C- in CIM 200, CIM 205, CIM 210, and CIM 240.