Understanding a Patient’s Psychosocial Distress

Written By:  Linda Reimers- BS, RHIA, CTR Director of Business Development   I recently attended the Commission on Cancer Surveyors and Consultants training in Chicago.  As a CoC-trained consultant, I have attended these sessions for years. My perspective is different now that my sister-in-law was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.   She has limited understanding of cancer and ability to make treatment decisions. We experienced her cancer…

Posted on Nov. 23, 2015 in From Our Perspective

RECAP: GATRA Conference

The 2015 GATRA (Georgia Tumor Registrars Association) Fall Education Conference was held November 12-13,2015 in Savannah GA at the Savannah Marriott Riverfront. In attendance was Registry Partners Project Manger, Anna Muza, CTR who was gracious enough to write a little bit about her time there!   “The Theme for the conference was “Abstracting is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get.” …

Posted on Nov. 20, 2015 in Career InsightsNews & Events

Registry Partners’ Tip of the Week: NCRA CE hours

Cancer Registrars Tip of the Week: Submitting your Continuing Education (CE) hours to NCRA – be sure to maintain your CTR status with a minimum of 20 CE hours required for those in the cycle of January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015. You may submit electronically through the NCRA website. Did you know that you can count attendance at tumor boards for 5 CE hours…

Posted on Nov. 17, 2015 in From Our Perspective

Planning Your Passion: Tips from an RPI Project & Quality Control Manager

“It’s not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about?” This is a quote by Henry David Thoreau, and I found it in my 2015 Passion Planner. It’s been well-established that one of the keys to increased productivity, quality, and success is organization; in this day and age of electronics and smart phones, there are many programs and applications available….

Posted on Nov. 17, 2015 in From Our Perspective