I.1.5.1 Sources
The principal sources for a facility's identification of cancer
patients are:
- Pathology reports, including histology, cytology, hematology,
bone marrow, and autopsy findings. Since pathologic studies are
made for most patients suspected of having cancer, the majority
of reportable cases can be found by reviewing or obtaining copies
of reports with positive or indicative diagnoses.
- Daily facility and clinic discharges
- Disease indexes (See Appendix
K for applicable ICD-9-CM codes used in health information/medical
record departments.)
- Outpatient records
- Surgery reports
- Radiation therapy logs
- Nuclear medicine logs
- Radiology logs, including logs of scans
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