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Following standards established by the American College of Surgeons’ Commission
on Cancer and Guided by Monmouth Medical Center’s Cancer
Committee, the Oncology Data Center is responsible for obtaining
an accurate and timely account of all cancer patients diagnosed
and/or treated at Monmouth Medical Center.
As the official repository of information on Monmouth’s
cancer patient population, the registry collects, compiles and
reports this data to allow for the comprehensive evaluation of
patient outcomes and the identification of opportunities for improvement.
Three full-time and 1 part-time cancer registrars – three
of whom are certified by the National Cancer Registrars Association – perform
case abstracting of the patient record. In this gatekeeper
role, they ensure compliance with regulatory agency standards and
encourage interdepartmental and physician use of registry data.
Abstracts compiled for each patient diagnosed and/or treated at
Monmouth Medical Center included patient demographics, medical
history, occupational exposures, diagnostic findings, diagnosis,
cancer treatment, disease staging and lifetime follow-up.
The electronically stored data is submitted to the New Jersey
State Cancer Registry, which collects data on all cancer cases
diagnosed and treated in the state, and to the National Cancer
Data Base for comparative analysis with more than 1,400 Commission
on Cancer-approved cancer programs in the United States.
Oncology Data Center provides analytic patients with annual follow-ups
for a lifetime – ongoing surveillance whose goal is to encourage
patients to undergo routine medical examinations and to promote
the early detection of a possible recurrence or a new primary malignancy.
Staff in Oncology Data Center assists physicians, administrators
and other health care professionals in research efforts by responding
to all requests for data that will monitor, improve, and evaluate
patient care and survival trends. Accurate and meaningful
data are verified through extensive quality control checks performed
by the cancer committee and physicians involved in each case.
The registry’s computerized database is an invaluable resource
for the assessment of treatment patterns, complications, cancer
recurrence and survival among cancer patients at Monmouth Medical
Center. This information provides caregivers with a statistical
roadmap and chronological timeline that assists in the coordination
of care.
Utilization of this data contributes to the effectiveness of overall
patient care and encourages continued and frequent use of the database. In
accordance with standards established by the Commission on Cancer
and Monmouth Medical Center, quality and performance improvement
indicator studies were conducted to ensure accuracy in abstracting,
and physician documentation of the disease stage and the first
course of treatment.
Data also are reported to state and national agencies, such as
the N.J.
Department of Health and Senior Services, National
Cancer Institute, National
Comprehensive Cancer Network and American
Cancer Society , which maintains statistical databases for
analytical and research purposes.
The staff in Oncology Data Center is also responsible for planning
and coordinating Tumor Board Conferences and actively participates
in the quarterly Cancer Committee Meetings.
2008 Tumor Board
Schedule (25KB PDF)
For more information, please contact
Jenny Lin, RN, CTR, MBA
Manager, Oncology Data Center
Phone: 732-923-6510
Fax: 732-923-6577
Email: jlin@sbhcs.com
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