Registry Partners Recruitment Coordinator Stacey Ballinger attended the Cancer Registrars Association of New England state meeting October 19-20 in Framingham, MA. In addition to sending Stacey to the conference, Registry Partners had a name drawing to win a Visa Gift card. This year’s lucky winner was Susan Salmon (Seen here with Stacey receiving her prize!). Congratulations Susan and thank you to CRANE for being such a wonderful group!
Collaborative Staging Questions Part 1
Q: How you would code SSF#4 (Tumor Deposits) for a colon primary when you have a polypectomy and no other surgery. The tumor was in-situ. Is this coded to 000 for none or is it more appropriate to code to 998 for a polypectomy for no surgical resection of the primary site was performed? A: Code to 998, No surgical resection of primary site. A polypectomy…
Community Needs Assessment (CNA) – Yes You CAN!
The origin of the Community Needs Assessment (CNA) for CoC-accredited Cancer Programs stems back to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Future of Public Health (1988) definition which states that “An understanding of the determinants of health and of the nature and extent of community need is a fundamental prerequisite to sound decision-making about health…systemically collect, assemble, analyze, and make available information on the health of the community,…
Protecting Patient Data
Healthcare professionals work with an astounding amount of Protected Health Information (PHI) every day. In this age of technology and interconnectivity, much of that information is electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) in a digital format. The technology has brought its benefit of vastly shortened timeframes in sending, receiving and accessing information. Its caveat is the potentially increased visibility and risk for exposure or retention. Technology has…