title: A cancer program's seal of approval.
abstract: Like hospitals and other healthcare organizations, cancer programs are also eligible for accreditation. Here's an overview of how the process works, and how HIM professionals can contribute.
authors.affiliation: Methodist Hospital/Park Nicollet Health Services, Minneapolis, MN, USA. koeris@parknicollet.com
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Koering
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities / Q000592:standards*; D003628:Database Management Systems / Q000592:standards; D006751:Hospital Information Systems / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008497:Medical Record Administrators; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000628:therapy; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D012042:Registries / Q000592:standards*; D017749:Total Quality Management; D014481:United States