We heard today that the latest round of CTR Exam results are going. Registry Partners would like to take a moment to congratulate everyone who passed the latest exam and are now CTRs! We know that the hours of study and preparation were grueling at times, but we hope that your new certification sets you on an exciting and rewarding new path! Congratulations!
Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT) are procedures that restore stem cells that have been destroyed by high doses of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy. If bone marrow is infused, code either 11 or 12 (depends on the source of bone marrow, from patient is autologous or from donor is allogeneic) If peripheral blood stem cells are harvested and infused, code 20…
Have you been reading the CoC Source? There is always valuable information for CTRs as well as cancer program leaders. Make sure you take the time to view the new webinar series on the Survey Application Record (SAR) and the Program Activity Record (PAR). The webinars are available to accredited programs through the CoC Datalinks Activity Menu in the Resources section. The webinars are hosted on YouTube and contain…
AJCC Clinical stage is the extent of disease defined by diagnostic study before information is available from surgical resection or neoadjuvant treatment. The clinical stage incorporates information obtained from symptoms; physical examination; endoscopic examination; imaging studies; biopsies; and surgical exploration without resection. A blank clinical stage is used only when this criteria is not met; there is no information whatsoever in the EMR; or there was…
