A Research Study On Cancer Registry History - 1338 Words

Cancer Registry History A cancer registry is an information system that collects, maintains, storages, and analyses data on people with cancer. Cancer data is important to healthcare world. Physicians, researchers, legislators, medical students, epidemiologists, and public health planners rely on this data. Researchers need it to study possible causes of cancer and doctors need it to decide the best course of treatment for their patient. The major purposes are: †¢ to establish and maintain a cancer incidence reporting system; †¢ to be an informational resource for the investigation of cancer and its causes; and †¢ to provide information to assist public health officials and agencies in the planning and evaluation of cancer prevention and†¦show more content†¦(WellStar Cancer Network, 2015) Mailing Letters This process includes separating patient and doctor letters and placing them in the correct envelope. The purpose is to receive recent follow ups on patients who have or did have cancer. Procedure 1. Obtain letters from the appropriate employee. 2. Separate doctor letters from patient letters. a. Doctor letters will say â€Å"Dear Dr. Smith†. 3. Fold the letter hotdog style in half leaving about  ½ inch at top. 4. Fold the letter again leaving the â€Å"Dear __________† showing at the very bottom. 5. Obtain two envelopes for patient letters. a. Envelope that states â€Å"Follow Up Program. This is not a Bill†. b. Envelope that states â€Å"Oncology Data Center† with a stamp on the top right corner. 6. Obtain two envelopes for doctor letters. a. Envelope that states â€Å"Wellstar Kennestone Hospital† in the top left corner only. b. Envelope that states â€Å"Oncology Data Center† with no stamp in top right corner. 7. Place the patient and doctor letters in the appropriate envelope. 8. Verify the patient letters are in the patient envelopes and the doctor letters are in the doctor envelopes. 9. Place the letters in the mail room on the desk. Follow Ups The purpose of follow ups is to monitor the statuses of patients in the cancer registry. The American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer is to maintain a 90% follow up rate of