Good question and one we all hear often. I have read employees can spend up to 25% of their day reading and responding to emails. Though email communication has been a blessing it has also been a curse. I think we all agree an empty inbox is a peaceful way to end the day! The chaos and stress of 100+ emails cause stress and anxiety. Developing…
Consultant Spotlight: Janet Raleigh, RHIA, CTR
Janet Raleigh, RHIA, CTR, has worked with Registry Partners, Incorporated since May 2009. She began her employment as a Project CTR and was promoted to Project Manager in April 2011. Janet has worked on a variety of projects consisting of state report only and accredited cancer program projects and has experience with facilities seeking their initial CoC accreditation. Janet is also a QC Manager. Janet performs…
Will you be attending the 41st Annual NCRA Meeting?
Are You On A Mission? Registry Partners Incorporated Is! The National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) 41st Annual Meeting will be held in historic San Antonio, Texas May 20 -23 this year. The official workshop begins on Thursday, May 21st and concludes on Saturday, May 23rd with pre and post optional workshops available. The meeting offers a variety of oncology professionals such as Certified Tumor…
Q&A: Treatment Category
Q: How do you code BCG followed by a TURB for bladder cancer? A: Per FORDS bladder surgery codes: If immunotherapy is followed by surgery of the type coded 20-80 code that surgery instead and code the immunotherapy only as immunotherapy. Surgery code = 27 and immunotherapy code = 01 Q: A breast cancer patient has a sentinel lymph node biopsy followed by a separate…