Lurica Timmons, RHIT, CTR, is a Project & Quality Control Manager for the Registry Partners Oncology Division. Prior to joining Registry Partners, Lurica was a Certified Tumor Registrar for Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital and Lexington Medical Center. She earned her Associate of Science Degree in Health Information Management and Cancer Registry Management from Darton College in Albany, GA. Additionally, Lurica received her CTR certification in 2015….
AJCC 8th Edition Spotlight – General Rule Changes
AJCC 8th Edition Spotlight – General Rule Changes (Chapter 1 pages 3-30) Required for all cases diagnosed 1/1/2018 and later No conversion between the 7th edition and 8th edition All New AJCC 8th edition stage data items: Three sets of stage items: Clinical Pathological Previous editions: Pathologic staging 8th edition: Changed to Pathological staging Post-therapy Starts after completion of systemic/ radiation therapy Does not use ANY…
Today is National Kick Butts Day – March 21, 2018
This day has been designated as National Kick Butts Day to bring attention to the fact that tobacco is the world’s leading cause of preventable death. According to the KickButtsDay.org website, tobacco has killed 100 million people in the 20th century and if trends continue it will kill one billion people in the 21st century. This means that 1 in every 10 adults will die…
A CTR Job That Lets You Balance Work and Family
Balancing Work and Home Donna Jenkins worked in a hospital for 25 years as a histopathology supervisor, struggling to balance her work and personal life in a stressful environment. “If something were to happen in your family…you get a phone call from the school and you had to find someone to cover your position,” she says of her previous job. Now, Jenkins works from home and…