Required Materials

Required textbooks must be purchased separately by the student, and are not included in the price of the course. Required textbooks should be available prior to starting the associated course(s), and can be purchased wherever available. Be sure to purchase books with the exact ISBN numbers listed.

Required Books for CRM Prerequisite Courses

Anatomy & Physiology:
Anatomy & Physiology for Health Professions: An Interactive Journey, 2nd Ed.

Computer Basics in Healthcare:
Introduction to Computer Systems for HIT

Medical Terminology:
Mastering Healthcare Terminology, 4th Edition
Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 32nd Edition (Optional)

Pathophysiology and Pharmacology:
Pathophysiology for the Health Professions, 4e
Introduction to Pharmacology, 12th Edition
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and therapy, 19th Edition (Optional)

Required Books for CRM Specialty Courses

(Listed in the sequence in which the courses should be completed)

There are three required textbooks used in the Cancer Registry Management Specialty courses (clusters 2 and 3)

Required textbooks by corresponding course:

Cancer Registry Management: Principles & Practice for Hospitals and Central Registries, Third Edition

Editors: Herman R. Menck, et al.
Publisher: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company
ISBN: 978-0-7575-69005
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ICD-O-3 (International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, Third Illustrated Edition

Editors: April Fritz, et al.
Publisher: World Health Organization
ISBN: 9789241545341
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American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Cancer Staging Manual, Seventh Edition

Editors: Frederick L. Greene, et al.
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
ISBN: 978-038788-440-0
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Which courses use each book:

Course	Textbook: Cancer Reg. Mgmt: Principles and Practice	Textbook: ICD-O-3	Textbook: AJCC Cancer Staging Manual
Cancer Registry Structure and Management	x
Cancer Registry Operations	x	x
Cancer Disease Coding and Staging	x	x	x
Oncology Treatment and Coding	x
Abstracting Methods		x	x
Follow-up, Data Quality, and Utilization	x

All Coding Basics finals must be taken under the supervision of a proctor. Students must ask a manager, supervisor, human resources personnel, or HIM coworker to be in the same room as exams are completed. If taking the courses outside of work, students may ask a friend to be the proctor. Spouses or family members cannot serve as proctors.

Proctoring is necessary for the Coding Basics courses to be accepted for credit. Detailed proctoring instructions and forms can be viewed here:

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