Melanoma Clinical Margin Width – New SSDI for 2023
As facilities move into abstracting 2023 cases, there have been some exciting and positive changes with abstracting melanoma skin primaries specifically with surgical coding and the addition of a new SSDI – clinical margin width. The margin width for wide...
CTR Coding Break – Abstracting Stomach Cancer
In this 60 minute presentation we will review several aspects of abstracting stomach primaries to help attendees gain confidence in abstracting this sometimes very difficult site. We’ll review the anatomy and function of the stomach and discuss clinical workup and...
Sepsis Chatter – Septic Shock: Repeat Volume Status & Tissue Perfusion Assessment Performed
Welcome to the September 2023 Edition of Sepsis Chatter! Our newest video presentation is titled: “Sepsis Chatter-Septic Shock: Repeat Volume Status and Tissue Perfusion Assessment Performed”. This presentation begins with a review of the data element “Repeat Volume...
Cancer Registry: A Field of Highly Specialized, Certified Professionals
Public Law 102-515, Cancer Registries Amendment Act (1992) requires all practitioners and facilities to collect and report cancer data on all patients diagnosed and/or treated for in situ and/or invasive cancers, as well as benign neoplasms of the central nervous...