Registry Spotlight: STS General Thoracic Surgery Database

Our last spotlight for 2020 is on the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) General Thoracic Surgery Database. Registry Partners’ Cardiac Services team assists facilities and institutions nationwide with their STS data collection efforts. We serve as a complete outsource solution or can augment the facility’s current data collection team to ensure high quality, timely, and accurate data collection and submission. Click here to learn more about…

Posted on Dec. 30, 2020 in Spotlight

Milestone Monday – Kathleen Magoon – 5 Year Anniversary

Kathleen Magoon, Senior CTR for Registry Partners, celebrated her 5-Year Anniversary on November 24th, 2020. Kathleen started out part-time for two years and then transitioned to full time. She said, “the main reason I became full time is the project managers and other staff were very encouraging and really made me feel part of the team while working remotely.” Her longevity with the company can be…

Posted on Dec. 28, 2020 in News & Events

Merry Christmas from Registry Partners – 2020

One of the greatest blessings of the season is taking a moment to thank our dynamic consulting and support teams, amazing clients, faithful blog followers and colleagues throughout the country.  Registry Partners wishes each of you a holiday season of joy, happiness, relaxation and peace.   “Good tidings to you, and all of your kin, Good tidings for Christmas and a Happy New Year.”   Photo by…

Posted on Dec. 25, 2020 in From Our Perspective

CTR Coding Break – Bladder Cancer & Intravesical Therapy

The December CTR Coding Break reviews the topic ‘Bladder Cancer and Intravesical Therapy’. The slides provide a definition of what Intravesical therapy is, how the therapy is administered, and the different types of Intravesical therapy given.  When a patient undergoes a TURBT followed by Intravesical therapy it’s important to code correctly the surgical treatment code(s) sequence along with correctly coding the chemotherapy or immunotherapy (BCG) treatment…

Posted on Dec. 23, 2020 in Oncology Coding Break