Barbara Dearmon, BS, ODS-C, Ofelia Fernandez, ODS-C 9/23/25 Barbara Dearmon, BS, ODS-C, Ofelia Fernandez, ODS-C 9/23/25

STRs Urinary Tumors

This FCDS Blog on Multiple Urinary Primary Tumors will focus on quality control in coding urinary tumors, particularly addressing discrepancies in histology coding and determining multiple primaries. Here's a summary of its key points:

Megsys Herna, BA, ODS 7/14/25 Megsys Herna, BA, ODS 7/14/25

The FCDS 2025 Data Quality Indicator Reports are now available in IDEA

The FCDS 2025 Data Quality Indicator Reports (DQIR) for diagnosis years 2019-2023 are now available for review in IDEA under the Quality Control menu for hospital staff with HOSPADMIN or FAA roles.

Barbara DeArmon-Neyland, BS, ODS 6/25/25 Barbara DeArmon-Neyland, BS, ODS 6/25/25

Coding Skin or Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy for Breast

This blog describes the difference between skin-sparing mastectomy and nipple-sparing mastectomy and how to code based on the year of diagnosis.

Barbara DeArmon-Neyland, BS, ODS 6/25/25 Barbara DeArmon-Neyland, BS, ODS 6/25/25

Coding FNA in the Diagnostic Confirmation field for FCDS

This blog provides guidance for coding FNA procedures in the Diagnostic and Confirmation field

Megsys Herna, BA, ODS 7/1/24 Megsys Herna, BA, ODS 7/1/24

Unknown Date of Diagnosis and Treatment

The primary objective of the Florida Cancer Data System (FCDS) is to maintain a high-quality database of usable, timely, complete, and accurate data for every case of cancer….

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