Come See Us at the OCRA Meeting

Come see us in Oklahoma next week! Registry Partners will be exhibiting at the Oklahoma Cancer Registrars Association (OCRA) Annual Meeting: When: October 19-20, 2017 Where: St. Francis Laureate Conference Center, Tulsa, OK Please stop by and learn more about “Building a Brighter Future” with Registry Partners and take a moment to “Register to Win” a Visa Gift Card!

Posted on Oct. 12, 2017 in News & Events

Recap of the Michigan Annual Educational Conference – Janet Raleigh

Recap of the Michigan Cancer Registrars Association 42nd Annual Educational Conference September 28-29, 2017 Janet Raleigh, BS, RHIA, CTR As always, the MICRA annual meeting was a great success, well attended and included many great speakers and presentation topics.   One of the presentations was focused on the Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Database.  A take away point was the histologic coding of Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) versus more…

Posted on Oct. 11, 2017 in News & Events

NAACCR WEBINAR 2016-2017 SERIES Collecting Cancer Data Melanoma Part 3 – Treatment Coding

FROM THE CANSWER FORUM: NAACCR WEBINAR 2016-2017 SERIES: Collecting Cancer Data:  Melanoma Part 3 – Treatment Coding Melanoma Surgical Coding A biopsy (incisional, shave, punch, elliptical, biopsy nos) with GROSS positive margins is coded to a diagnostic and staging procedure code of 02. If the biopsy removes all of the tumor it is coded to an excisional biopsy code of 27. If the biopsy removes all…

Posted on Oct. 10, 2017 in How Should I Code This?

Reminder: LCRA and MCRA/WCRA Meetings

We are looking forward to attending the following conferences this week! Louisiana Cancer Registrars Association (LCRA) Annual Meeting When: October 12-13, 2017 Where: Sam’s Town Hotel and Casino in Shreveport, Louisiana Featured Speaker from Registry Partners: Courtney Jagneaux – Presenting “Efficient Abstracting” Minnesota Cancer Registrars Association (MCRA) & Wisconsin Cancer Registrars Association (WCRA) Regional Meeting When: October 12-13, 2017 Where: Embassy Suites by Hilton – Bloomington,…

Posted on Oct. 9, 2017 in News & Events