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1. Annual Report of the Oncology Care Program Course Project
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Annual Report of the Oncology Care Program Course ProjectWeek 7 AssignmentGENERAL
INSTRUCTIONS:1. Examine your Week 4 Excel spreadsheet assignment to ensure that the
data is accurate and correct based on your instructor’ s recommendations, the graphs are
good quality representation of the data and aimed at the prospective audience, and clearly
presented. These will be used within the Word document to be submitted this week.2.
Develop the Oncology Care Program Annual Report using the statistics presented last week
and the format below. Incorporate the required questions in an APA formatted (see Student
Resources tab for proper formatting) paper incorporating several key concepts and
applications discussed throughout the course. The overall body of the paper (excluding title
and reference pages) should be 7-9 double-spaced pages.3. Submit to the Dropbox by at the
end of Week 7.Page 1APA Title Page (use applicable page numbers in upper right hand
corner) using the following format:Annual Report of the Oncology Care Program Course
ProjectAlonzo JonesData Apps & Healthcare QualityProfessor: Michelle MartinApril 20,
2014Page 2Introduction to Oncology Care Program1. Present a comprehensive overview of
the cancer program at Sunshine Hospital, including any key awards, accreditation, etc. that
would be pertinent to the reader including outcomes.2. Prepare an alphabetical listing of
the Oncology Committee members, along with names you decide, based on the position
titles in the presentation. Include any other departments, or positions, you feel are
important to a multi-disciplinary program.Oncology Program Narrative Report1. Develop a
1-2 page narrative report and include the following items:a. Outlining the year’ s statistics
for Sunshine Hospital.b. Overview of the oncology program standardsc. Overview of
pertinent accreditation and governmental requirements.d. Overview of CTR responsibilities
including coding scheme, staging guidelines, how cancer registry data is used for clinical
quality assessment and performance improvement, and quality management of cancer
programs.2. Any other areas you feel instrumental in the audience understanding the
Oncology Program at Sunshine Hospital.Subsequent pages (in this order)Sunshine Hospital
Oncology Program Statistics (Be sure to label all items)Under each graph, give a 2-4
sentence assessment of the data from the perspective of a CTR (Please consider making the

2. graphs small enough so that 2-3 are on each page.)1. Prepare a pie graph of breakdown in
total cases with CTR assessment.2. Prepare a column graph indicating the age distribution
with CTR assessment.3. Prepare a pie chart indicating the stage at diagnosis with CTR
assessment.4. Prepare a bar graph of males by site and females by site with CTR
assessment.5. Prepare a line graph indicating the incidence of lung oncology cases over a
five-year period with CTR assessment.6. Prepare a graph (choose an appropriate one) for
age at diagnosis for lung oncology with CTR assessment.7. Prepare a graph (choose an
appropriate one) of how the diagnosis of lung cancer was made with CTR assessment.8.
Prepare a graph (choose an appropriate one) of the histology of lung cancer with CTR
assessment.9. Prepare a bar graph of lung cancer treatment with CTR
assessment.ConclusionPresent a conclusion on the success (or failure) of the oncology
program and what lies ahead in the future in terms of initiatives, goals, or objectives.Last
Page1. APA referencesScenario SummarySunshine Hospital is a 235-bed teaching hospital
in Marin County, California with generating revenue of more than $700 million last year. It
employs 1,220 employees, 698 multidisciplinary physicians, and has renowned regional
cardiology and oncology programs, specializing in lung cancer. It is JCAHO and URAC
accredited, has cancer research funding through the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
through 2010, and has achieved a three-year accreditation with commendation by the
Commission on Cancer.The Oncology Care Committee is a multidisciplinary 20-member
committee, chaired by the chief oncologist, and includes regular members a pathologist,
anesthesiologist, diagnostic radiologist, several surgeons of various specialties, lead
oncology nurse, Director of Nursing, Director of Social Services, Director of Health
Education, Director of Quality Services, Director of Dietary Services, pharmacist (Pharm D),
and a hospital administrator. Other departments, or professions, are included on an ad hoc
basis. The primary purpose of this committee is to establish the direction of the oncology
program at Sunshine Hospital, evaluate the oncology protocols and quality of care using
internal and external data, and make recommendations for improvement to meet
regulatory and accreditation standards.It is that time of the year when the 2007 Sunshine
Hospital Annual Report is being developed to be distributed to not only medical staff, but
also patients and community leaders. After having been at the Executive Committee
meeting the previous day, John Anderson, HIM Director, has called two key members of the
HIM department together to discuss the data required for this report, which is due in two
months – you and the data analyst. It is your responsibility to develop the yearly Cancer
Registry Annual Report, which is used for the hospital’ s Annual Report.Your
Role/AssignmentYou are an RHIT and Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) by The National
Cancer Registrars Association’ s (NCRA). You are responsible for administrative oversight
and support of the program, including compiling the data for the cancer registry program
and coding all cancers, statistical breakdown of specific cancers and stages, and patient
demographics of the patients; support the NIH research grant; and reporting statistics to
the organizational Cancer Committee, Morbidity and Mortality Committee, and other
committes as requested.As the Cancer Registrar, you are responsible for the development of
the yearly Cancer Registry Annual Report, which is used for the hospital’ s Annual Report.
The HIM Director has tasked you to present the initial required data listed below to him in

3. an Excel spreadsheet and graphs within four weeks for his review. (Due in Week 4 of this
course).After his approval (and instructor grading and feedback), you will then develop the
Cancer Registry Annual Report using the compiled data from Week 4, and aIDitional key
requirements for incorporation into the Sunshine Hospital’ s yearly report by the CEO. (Due
in Week 7 of this course)Key PlayersPatrick Johansson, MBA, CEOMr. Johansson has held
this position for the past four years and reports to the Hospital’ s Board of Directors. He
was the previous Vice President of Financial Management at Sunshine Hospital, and his
vision has driven Sunshine Hospital to achieve high standards of quality and numerous
recent accreditation awards and fiscal accountability. He is known for his personal nature
with all employees and his attention to details.Nancy Turlick, MD, Medical Director,
OncologyAs the Oncology Program Director, Dr. Turlick has been at Sunshine Hospital for
five years and came from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. She has spearheaded quality of
care initiatives, which has led to revision of oncology standards of care that are established
with current evidence-based medicine research, both within Sunshine Hospital and
oncology nationwide. She is a hands-on Director, following the statistics of the program
very closely and is a frequent visitor to the HIM Department.John Anderson, RHIA, HIM
DirectorMr. Anderson is a recent graduate with a Master’ s degree in Health Information
Management (HIM) and Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA). He has been
an employee of Sunshine Hospital for the past three years and was previously the Data
Analyst in the department.Sarah Montgomery, Data AnalystMs. Montgomery’ s job requires
her to extract, analyze, and report hospital data to the entire organization using various
databases. She provides specific patient services and hospital data including ALOS, LOS,
surgery, deaths, births, admissions, discharges, pharmacy, claims, etc. on a monthly basis to
the Executive Committee, Quality Council, Financial Management Committee, Risk
Management, and Infection Control.