Cathy has worked in the cancer registry field in various capacities since 2009. She began her cancer registry career working as Cancer Conference and Follow-Up Coordinator for Provena St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, IL where she worked until June of 2012. From there she held the position of Cancer Registrar/Coordinator for a Cancer Registry outsourcing company where she worked with CoC accredited cancer program clients…
Question: “A patient presents with blood in their stool, underwent colonoscopy positive for cancer and was taken to the OR for sigmoidectomy as definitive treatment. There was not an impending bowel obstruction and the resection was definitive treatment. A week after surgery the patient had a PET scan and MRI which both demonstrated liver mets. The patient was started on chemotherapy. Since clinical stage stops at…
No one wants to lose momentum and success after working diligently to improve a cancer registry or after obtaining/maintain their Commission on Cancer compliance. Using a management support plan is a means to keep from back into bad habits. A monthly management support plan includes Monthly reports to evaluate cancer case abstraction productivity and status of ALL cases in suspense Follow up rates compared to the…
Amanda “Mandi” Kraushaar has worked with Registry Partners since June 2014. She began her employment as a full-time Project CTR before transitioning to Project Manager in January of this year. Mandi primarily works with CoC accredited cancer programs. She has recently began mentoring an on-site registrar on abstracting in preparation for the CTR exam. Prior to joining RPI, Mandi worked for Franciscan Saint Francis Health in Indianapolis,…
