Do you find it difficult to eat healthy? Healthy eating is a challenge for most Americans. Sometimes busy schedules lead to more frequent trips to fast food restaurants or quick, unhealthy meal choices. I recently read an article titled “12 Foods You Need to Stop Buying – and 17 You Should Eat More” published by Health.com and it compared and contrasted foods we “should” be eating…
Gold & Silver Certifications Awarded by the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)
We would like to recognize the following Central Cancer Registries for receiving Gold or Silver Certification from the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries. Additionally, we would like to congratulate all participating hospital registries for their commitment and effort collecting and submitting high quality cancer data to the central registries. More information about the certification criteria and what constitutes gold or silver certification can…
Milestone Monday – Taylor Parker – 5 Year Anniversary
Taylor Parker, RHIA, CTR, Project Director for our Oncology Services Division, celebrated her 5-Year Anniversary with Registry Partners in May, 2018. When asked what this special milestone meant to Taylor she stated “I am proud to reach my five year milestone. This is a testament to the wonderful CTRs, managers and executive leadership team that I interact with daily. I am encouraged and continuously grow my…
An Amazing Scientific Breakthrough – Tumor Cells that Glow
ABC News recently published an article written by Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer titled “How to find hidden cancers? Doctors try glowing dyes”. Surgeons rely heavily on imaging studies to help identify the size and location of a patient’s tumor and surgery is performed based on details from the available imaging. However this article explained that there is no way for a surgeon to…