As cancer registries nationwide begin trudging through the latest coding and staging changes for cases diagnosed in 2018, we wanted to share a few helpful reminders and tips! Solid Tumor Coding Rules – 2018 The 2018 Solid Tumor coding rules are used for: Determining the number of primaries to abstract Determining the appropriate histology to code These rules replace the 2007 Multiple Primary & Histology…
Registry Partners – Christmas Giving Campaign “Making Spirits Bright” This time of year, there is hustle and bustle everywhere you go as people prepare for the holidays. It is easy to get caught up in the Christmas craze; but so often we lose sight of the true meaning of Christmas as it becomes buried under all of the holiday chaos going on around us. At Registry…
Joelle directs and oversees all aspects of her assigned projects ensuring compliance with registry standards and specifications. She ensures the goals and objectives of each project are met through oversight of her data abstraction teams. Prior to joining Registry Partners, Joelle served as Registry Services Manager for United Health Services Hospitals in New York. Here she was responsible for oversight and workflow management for seven registries…
As we approach the holiday season, celebrations are taking place all around us. Many times these celebrations include beverages that contain alcohol. It is a good time to be reminded that all 50 states consider a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .08 to be illegal, but even lesser amounts can impair judgment and contribute to an accident. To see the effects of different BAC levels, visit…
