Wilson Apollo gave an excellent presentation at the 2016 NCRA meeting assisting CTRs in coding radiation therapy. This has been a much needed educational experience in our field as registrars and Radiation Oncologists are not always on the same page when it comes to correct coding. Below, we have some highlights from the presentation. IMRT not always mentioned in RT Treatment Summary. Important to look in…
Accreditation is a process that a healthcare institution, provider, or program undergoes to demonstrate compliance with standards developed by an official agency. Accreditation for institutions and agencies in the United States and Canada is voluntary.1 Most of us are aware of the Eligibility Requirement from the Commission on Cancer (ER1) that requires a facility to be accredited by a recognized federal, state, or local authority appropriate…
In the words of Apollo 11 Mission Commander Neil Armstrong, many of us never envisioned man landing and walking on the moon, yet it happened. Just like the vision of the space race in the 1960’s, there is another race going on involving a heroic goal to win the war on cancer. There are two ground breaking missions; one is called Cancer MoonShot 2020 which is…
What will 2017 bring to you personally and professionally? Are you the type of person to make a “New Year’s resolution?” Did you know that New Year’s resolutions are more popular today than at the end of the Great Depression? According to research 46% of those who attempt the more common resolutions such as quit smoking, lose weight, exercise more, were over 10-times more likely to…
