The Registry Partners May 2020 CTR Coding Break reviews the 2018 SEER Coding and Staging Manual Appendix C for site-specific coding modules. Appendix C provides site-specific instructions to help abstract a case efficiently and accurately. Some modules include site-specific coding guidelines for coding primary site including priority order, the extent of disease, solid tumor rules, and surgery codes. The presentation focuses on the breast and…
Good Deeds from Around the World
There are so many people, organizations and businesses doing so many wonderful things each and every day, we at Registry Partners wanted to take a moment and share some amazing, uplifting, and inspiring good news stories from around the world and show how people are stepping up to make the world a little brighter. Especially in times like these, we are proud to have such amazing…
May Is Food Allergy Awareness Month
According to The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, approximately 32 million people in the United States have food allergies, and 5.6 million of those affected are children. Allergies are most common in young children. Children with food allergies are also 2-4 times more likely to have asthma or another allergic disease. Eight foods cause 90% of food allergy reactions: Milk Egg Peanut Tree nut (e.g….
National Alcohol and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Awareness Week
In the United States, 1 out of every 33 babies is born with some form of a birth defect, which is a structural change present at birth that can affect almost any part of the body. Birth defects occur when the baby is developing in the womb. They can cause problems in overall health, how the body develops, or how the body works. They can range…