How To Reduce Stress During The Busy Holiday Season

The Holiday Season creates a lot of extra hustle and bustle … and STRESS!  Here are a few tips that may help alleviate the added stress this as you prepare for the holiday season. Know your spending limit. Set a budget on how much you plan to spend during the holiday season and stick to it! Give something personal. Be creative and make your own gift….

Posted on Dec. 7, 2017 in From Our Perspective

Growth & Advancement Opportunities at Registry Partners

Are You Tired of Working Hard With Little Recognition of Your Efforts? … Does Your Supervisor Underestimate Your Value?  … Do You Work in an Environment Where There is Little Room for Growth or Advancement? One of the benefits our employees frequently mention is the ability they have to grow and advance in their career with Registry Partners.  Registry Partners provides opportunities that may not typically…

Posted on Dec. 6, 2017 in Career Insights

Get With The Guidelines (GWTG) Stroke – News You Can Use

Clearly implied reasons for not prescribing a statin medication at discharge Calling all Get With The Guidelines Stroke abstractors – below are some helpful examples of clearly implied reasons for not prescribing a statin medication at discharge. Example 1: Case Scenario: Patient had LDL value of 137 mg/dL and received pravastatin during their entire stay. However, Pravastatin was not prescribed at discharge. The only documentation appeared…

Posted on Dec. 5, 2017 in How Should I Code This?

Most Common Exceptions to AJCC Staging

From the CAnswer Forum: MOST COMMON EXCEPTIONS TO AJCC STAGING Thyroid: Papillary or follicular for patients under 45 years ANY T and ANY N with M0 – STAGE I ANY T and ANY N with M1 – STAGE II Over 45 years & medullary carcinoma all age groups – at least one lymph node must be removed in order for the patient to be eligible for pathologic stage Soft Tissue Sarcoma Nodal involvement…

Posted on Dec. 5, 2017 in How Should I Code This?