May is Melanoma & Skin Cancer Awareness Month!

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is the main cause of skin cancer. UV damage can also cause wrinkles and blotches or spots on your skin. The good news is that skin cancer can be prevented, and it can almost always be cured when it’s found and treated early. In honor of Melanoma…

Posted on May. 3, 2017 in From Our Perspective

NCRA RECAP: Rhode Island Central Registry

One presentation that impressed me was the Workplace Exchange: Improving Data Completeness, Quality and Timeliness presented by Nancy Lebrun, CTR. Some central registries find it difficult to build productive professional relationships with facility based cancer registries. This difficulty can arise when the two registries do not understand each other’s duties and registry activities resulting in low or late case submissions and incomplete case submissions.  The Rhode…

Posted on May. 2, 2017 in News & Events

Get More From Your Cancer Registry Data

Cancer registry data is essential to any cancer program, but did you know you can use data for more than just meeting requirements? Cancer programs that have a continuous stream of high quality data are better equipped to: Engage in benchmarking Improve quality of care Achieve accreditation goals Develop strategic plans Registry Partners has developed a new e-book to help you assess the strength of your…

Posted on Apr. 24, 2017 in News & Events