Overview
Health Information Systems: Cancer Registry Management is a 100-percent online program. Cancer registrars are data information specialists who record and capture a complete history, diagnosis, treatment, and health status for every cancer patient in the US. This data provides essential information to researchers, healthcare providers, and public health officials to better monitor and advance cancer treatments, conduct research, and improve cancer prevention and screening programs.
The Health Information Systems Technology: Cancer Registry Management associate degree program is entirely online and prepares you to work as a data management expert who reports cancer statistics for various healthcare agencies. Credentialed Cancer Registrars provide support for cancer program development, ensure compliance of reporting standards and serve as a resource for cancer information.
Program Highlights
National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) Accredited
The University of Cincinnati is one of very few institutions offering this accredited program online.
Professional internships are available at numerous practice facilities throughout the U.S. (in addition to our state-of-the-art, web-based simulations)
Career
Most cancer registrars work in hospitals. Other work settings include central or state cancer registries, accrediting organizations, government agencies, software vendors, pharmaceutical companies, insurance agencies and staffing firms. Many cancer registrars work from home.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that employers require Cancer Registry Technicians to be certified. Prerequisites to sit for the Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) exam have become more rigorous and students who achieve this degree will be prepared to sit for the exam.
