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How AI Is Changing Registry Workflows
Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming part of healthcare operations. As registry programs face increasing case complexity, growing documentation requirements, staffing challenges, and pressure to deliver reliable data more efficiently, organizations are...
Building a Stronger Registry Team: Why Hiring Alone Isn’t the Answer
Building a strong registry team isn't just about having enough people to do the work. It requires the right expertise, efficient workflows, and the flexibility to adapt as staffing needs and workloads change. With experienced registry professionals becoming harder to...
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Why Every Case Matters
In September, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month draws attention to the children and their families who are affected by cancer and to the ongoing need for research, treatment advances, and support. It also provides a chance to acknowledge something more invisible. The...
Every Detail Matters: How Data Is Advancing NICU Care
For families whose newborn requires neonatal intensive care, the NICU can become an entire world they never expected to enter. Days may be measured in grams gained, oxygen levels, feeding milestones, medications, procedures, and small signs of progress that carry...
What We’ve Learned About AI and Registry Management
What We’ve Learned About AI and Registry Management Artificial intelligence has changed considerably over the past four years, and so has the way healthcare organizations are thinking about its role in registry management. At Registry Partners, our perspective on AI...
Sepsis Awareness Month: Recognizing Sepsis After Surgery
For many patients and families, hearing that a surgery or procedure went well brings an enormous sense of relief. The hardest part feels like it is over, and attention shifts toward healing, managing pain, and getting back to normal. But recovery is still an important...
How AI and High-Quality Data Are Shaping the Future of Pediatric Registries
For children diagnosed with chronic illnesses, congenital conditions, or rare diseases, healthcare is often measured in years rather than weeks. Their care may involve multiple specialists, changing treatment plans, and regular follow-up throughout childhood and into...
Why Oncology Programs Can’t Afford Data Gaps
Every important decision an oncology program makes depends on data. Cancer committees review quality measures to evaluate program performance. Physicians use registry reports to monitor treatment patterns and outcomes. Hospital leaders rely on registry data to guide...
How Cardiac Registry Data Helps Hospitals Benchmark and Improve Performance
Healthcare organizations have more clinical data at their fingertips than ever before. Every patient encounter, procedure, and outcome contributes to a growing collection of information that has the potential to improve care. Data’s true value lies in how...
Breaking the Cycle of “Keeping Up” in Registry Management
For many healthcare organizations, registry operations become centered on keeping pace with today's work instead of improving how the work gets done. Production continues, and reporting requirements are met, but there is rarely enough time to evaluate workflows....
AI and the Future of Surgical Registries: Technology Meets Registry Expertise
Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing healthcare, but its role in surgical registries extends far beyond automating routine tasks. Leading organizations are investing in AI and advanced data technologies to improve the quality, timeliness, and usability of...
The Hidden Cost of Inefficient Cancer Registry Workflows
Healthcare organizations depend on cancer registry data to evaluate outcomes, monitor quality, support research, meet accreditation requirements, and guide strategic decision-making. The value of that data depends on its accuracy, completeness, and timeliness, making...
Supporting Stroke Programs with Efficient Registry Operations
Every minute counts during a stroke. Fast recognition, coordinated treatment, and adherence to evidence-based care are critical to improving patient outcomes. While clinicians focus on delivering life-saving care at the moment, improving outcomes for future patients...
Should You Outsource Your Oncology Registry? A Practical Guide for Program Leaders
Every oncology program reaches a point where leaders ask the same question: Do we have the resources to keep pace with the growing demands of our cancer registry? It's an important question, and one that's becoming increasingly common. Cancer registry teams today are...
Using Cardiac Registry Data to Improve Patient Outcomes
How Hospitals Use Cardiac Registry Data to Improve Patient Outcomes Hospitals need the ability to identify risks earlier, recognize patterns in care delivery, and make informed decisions that improve both patient outcomes and operational performance. Cardiac registry...
Why Internal Audits Matter in Pediatric Cellular Therapy Programs
Transplant and cellular therapy programs generate vast amounts of clinical data throughout the patient care journey. From diagnosis and treatment planning to long-term follow-up, this information supports research, quality improvement initiatives, accreditation...
From Surgery to Recovery: How Surgical Registry Data Improves Patient Outcomes
Surgical success is not defined when a procedure ends. It is defined by what happens afterward. A technically successful surgery can still result in complications, extended recovery times, readmissions, or longer hospital stays if breakdowns occur during recovery and...
5 Things Hospitals Should Look for in a Registry Consulting Partner
Healthcare registry programs have outgrown their reputation as back-end reporting functions. Hospitals face expanding reporting requirements, changing registry standards, persistent staffing shortages, and increasing pressure for data accuracy and performance. Experts...
From Data to Discovery: How Hospitals Drive Cancer Research
Cancer research is often associated with breakthrough drugs, clinical trials, and emerging treatment technologies. While those advancements are critical, many of the discoveries shaping modern cancer care begin elsewhere, in hospital registry departments and data...
How Registry Data Supports Better Outcomes for Infants with Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital heart disease is one of the most common birth defects in the United States, affecting approximately 40,000 births each year. Some infants may require only monitoring or minor intervention, while others face complex surgeries and long-term treatment plans...
Cardiac Public Reporting Is Raising the Stakes for Performance
Cardiac outcomes are no longer confined to internal reports. Today, performance data is visible across national registries, hospital comparison tools, and public reporting platforms that are actively used by patients, physicians, and payers. Mortality rates,...
Why Hospitals Need Certified Oncology Data Specialists to Protect Cancer Program Integrity
Oncology registry data plays an important role in how cancer programs operate and evaluate performance. It impacts accreditation, public reporting, and patient care decisions. For hospitals, this data is not just a requirement. It is a core part of understanding...
How Stroke Response Time Determines Patient Recovery
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke, and for many of those patients, what happens in the first minutes after arriving at the hospital will determine their outcome. Public awareness campaigns have made significant progress in helping people...
Why ODS-Cs Are Choosing Remote Registry Careers
Cancer care keeps changing, but one thing hasn’t: high-quality oncology data still depends on people who know how to interpret the record, apply complex standards, and make sound decisions case by case. That matters in a year when the American Cancer Society estimates...
Why Congenital Heart Programs Are Doubling Down on Registry Data
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the most complex areas of modern medicine, and one of the most scrutinized. It is also one of the most common. According to UCLA Health, nearly 1 in 100 babies in the United States is born with a congenital heart defect. But...
What Surgical Registry Data Reveals About Service Line Risk
Surgical service lines are central to both clinical impact and operational risk for hospitals. These programs often represent the highest-acuity care delivered within an organization, and they are closely tied to performance expectations that extend beyond internal...
Why Certified Oncology Data Specialists Are Critical to Cancer Program Performance
Each April, National Cancer Registrars Week recognizes the professionals responsible for collecting, validating, and maintaining oncology data across the country. But recognition alone doesn’t reflect the full scope of their impact. As oncology programs face...
How AI Is Changing Registry Workflows
Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming part of healthcare operations. As registry programs face increasing case complexity, growing documentation requirements, staffing challenges, and pressure to deliver reliable data more efficiently, organizations are...
Building a Stronger Registry Team: Why Hiring Alone Isn’t the Answer
Building a strong registry team isn't just about having enough people to do the work. It requires the right expertise, efficient workflows, and the flexibility to adapt as staffing needs and workloads change. With experienced registry professionals becoming harder to...
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Why Every Case Matters
In September, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month draws attention to the children and their families who are affected by cancer and to the ongoing need for research, treatment advances, and support. It also provides a chance to acknowledge something more invisible. The...
Every Detail Matters: How Data Is Advancing NICU Care
For families whose newborn requires neonatal intensive care, the NICU can become an entire world they never expected to enter. Days may be measured in grams gained, oxygen levels, feeding milestones, medications, procedures, and small signs of progress that carry...
What We’ve Learned About AI and Registry Management
What We’ve Learned About AI and Registry Management Artificial intelligence has changed considerably over the past four years, and so has the way healthcare organizations are thinking about its role in registry management. At Registry Partners, our perspective on AI...
Sepsis Awareness Month: Recognizing Sepsis After Surgery
For many patients and families, hearing that a surgery or procedure went well brings an enormous sense of relief. The hardest part feels like it is over, and attention shifts toward healing, managing pain, and getting back to normal. But recovery is still an important...
How AI and High-Quality Data Are Shaping the Future of Pediatric Registries
For children diagnosed with chronic illnesses, congenital conditions, or rare diseases, healthcare is often measured in years rather than weeks. Their care may involve multiple specialists, changing treatment plans, and regular follow-up throughout childhood and into...
Why Oncology Programs Can’t Afford Data Gaps
Every important decision an oncology program makes depends on data. Cancer committees review quality measures to evaluate program performance. Physicians use registry reports to monitor treatment patterns and outcomes. Hospital leaders rely on registry data to guide...
How Cardiac Registry Data Helps Hospitals Benchmark and Improve Performance
Healthcare organizations have more clinical data at their fingertips than ever before. Every patient encounter, procedure, and outcome contributes to a growing collection of information that has the potential to improve care. Data’s true value lies in how...
Breaking the Cycle of “Keeping Up” in Registry Management
For many healthcare organizations, registry operations become centered on keeping pace with today's work instead of improving how the work gets done. Production continues, and reporting requirements are met, but there is rarely enough time to evaluate workflows....
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 local...
September is Sepsis Awareness Month! Here’s Why It Matters
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that requires urgent attention, yet many people aren’t fully aware of its dangers. To raise awareness and promote early detection, the Sepsis Alliance dedicates the entire month of September to educating both healthcare...
Exploring AI Solutions to Enhance Registry Performance
As cancer registries face increasing demands, new technologies are emerging to support Oncology Data Specialists (ODSs) in working smarter—not harder. On August 13th, Registry Partners hosted a live webinar, “Exploring AI Solutions to Enhance Registry Performance,”...
Azra AI Announces Strategic Partnership with Registry Partners to Enhance Oncology Data Management
Collaboration Aims to Streamline Cancer Patient Data Integration and Boost Operational Efficiencies for Cancer Registries FRANKLIN, TN, August 8, 2024 — Azra AI, a healthtech leader harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) and workflow automation to accelerate the...
The CCRA Record Interviews RP’s Very Own, Ming Chu!
Each year, the National Cancer Registrars Association holds an annual educational conference for the cancer registry community. This is an excellent opportunity not only for professional development but also for networking and meeting colleagues across the U.S. ...
Our Team is On the Road to Phoenix for the AHA’s International Stroke Conference!
The International Stroke Conference 2024 is a prestigious event focused on cerebrovascular disease and brain health science. It is considered the world's premier meeting for professionals in the field, providing an opportunity to learn from global experts, network...
Unveiling Oncology Insights: Your Gateway to Cancer Registry Excellence
🌟 We're thrilled to announce the launch of a dynamic online community tailored exclusively for students, ODS-Eligible, and ODS-Certified professionals—welcome to Oncology Insights by Registry Partners! Click here to join the Facebook Group Oncology Insights by...
NCRA 2023: From the Virtual & In Person Perspectives
Two of our Oncology Quality Team members recently had the opportunity to attend the 2023 NCRA Annual Educational Conference, one in person and one in the virtual setting. We caught up with both to hear their individual perspectives and experiences. Melissa...
Registry Partners Earns 2023 Great Place to Work Certification™
Registry Partners is proud to be Certified™ by Great Place to Work®. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Registry Partners. This year, 96% of employees said it’s a great place to work – 39% higher...
Registry Partners Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary
This month Registry Partners is celebrating its 20 year anniversary! In May of 2002, Registry Partners was founded with a vision of reducing the cost of registry operations through remote registry support, providing hospital access to registry expertise outside of...
May 20 is Clinical Trials Day
Clinical Research Professionals around the world invite everyone to join in celebrating Clinical Trials Day on May 20, 2022. Since 2005, Clinical Trials Day has been celebrated around the world in recognition of the first randomized clinical trial begun on May 20,...
How AI Is Changing Registry Workflows
Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming part of healthcare operations. As registry programs face increasing case complexity, growing documentation requirements, staffing challenges, and pressure to deliver reliable data more efficiently, organizations are...
Building a Stronger Registry Team: Why Hiring Alone Isn’t the Answer
Building a strong registry team isn't just about having enough people to do the work. It requires the right expertise, efficient workflows, and the flexibility to adapt as staffing needs and workloads change. With experienced registry professionals becoming harder to...
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Why Every Case Matters
In September, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month draws attention to the children and their families who are affected by cancer and to the ongoing need for research, treatment advances, and support. It also provides a chance to acknowledge something more invisible. The...
Every Detail Matters: How Data Is Advancing NICU Care
For families whose newborn requires neonatal intensive care, the NICU can become an entire world they never expected to enter. Days may be measured in grams gained, oxygen levels, feeding milestones, medications, procedures, and small signs of progress that carry...
What We’ve Learned About AI and Registry Management
What We’ve Learned About AI and Registry Management Artificial intelligence has changed considerably over the past four years, and so has the way healthcare organizations are thinking about its role in registry management. At Registry Partners, our perspective on AI...
Sepsis Awareness Month: Recognizing Sepsis After Surgery
For many patients and families, hearing that a surgery or procedure went well brings an enormous sense of relief. The hardest part feels like it is over, and attention shifts toward healing, managing pain, and getting back to normal. But recovery is still an important...
How AI and High-Quality Data Are Shaping the Future of Pediatric Registries
For children diagnosed with chronic illnesses, congenital conditions, or rare diseases, healthcare is often measured in years rather than weeks. Their care may involve multiple specialists, changing treatment plans, and regular follow-up throughout childhood and into...
Why Oncology Programs Can’t Afford Data Gaps
Every important decision an oncology program makes depends on data. Cancer committees review quality measures to evaluate program performance. Physicians use registry reports to monitor treatment patterns and outcomes. Hospital leaders rely on registry data to guide...
How Cardiac Registry Data Helps Hospitals Benchmark and Improve Performance
Healthcare organizations have more clinical data at their fingertips than ever before. Every patient encounter, procedure, and outcome contributes to a growing collection of information that has the potential to improve care. Data’s true value lies in how...
Breaking the Cycle of “Keeping Up” in Registry Management
For many healthcare organizations, registry operations become centered on keeping pace with today's work instead of improving how the work gets done. Production continues, and reporting requirements are met, but there is rarely enough time to evaluate workflows....
Breaking the Cycle of “Keeping Up” in Registry Management
For many healthcare organizations, registry operations become centered on keeping pace with today's work instead of improving how the work gets done. Production continues, and reporting requirements are met, but there is rarely enough time to evaluate workflows....
The Hidden Cost of Inefficient Cancer Registry Workflows
Healthcare organizations depend on cancer registry data to evaluate outcomes, monitor quality, support research, meet accreditation requirements, and guide strategic decision-making. The value of that data depends on its accuracy, completeness, and timeliness, making...
Supporting Stroke Programs with Efficient Registry Operations
Every minute counts during a stroke. Fast recognition, coordinated treatment, and adherence to evidence-based care are critical to improving patient outcomes. While clinicians focus on delivering life-saving care at the moment, improving outcomes for future patients...
Should You Outsource Your Oncology Registry? A Practical Guide for Program Leaders
Every oncology program reaches a point where leaders ask the same question: Do we have the resources to keep pace with the growing demands of our cancer registry? It's an important question, and one that's becoming increasingly common. Cancer registry teams today are...
Using Cardiac Registry Data to Improve Patient Outcomes
How Hospitals Use Cardiac Registry Data to Improve Patient Outcomes Hospitals need the ability to identify risks earlier, recognize patterns in care delivery, and make informed decisions that improve both patient outcomes and operational performance. Cardiac registry...
Why Internal Audits Matter in Pediatric Cellular Therapy Programs
Transplant and cellular therapy programs generate vast amounts of clinical data throughout the patient care journey. From diagnosis and treatment planning to long-term follow-up, this information supports research, quality improvement initiatives, accreditation...
From Surgery to Recovery: How Surgical Registry Data Improves Patient Outcomes
Surgical success is not defined when a procedure ends. It is defined by what happens afterward. A technically successful surgery can still result in complications, extended recovery times, readmissions, or longer hospital stays if breakdowns occur during recovery and...
5 Things Hospitals Should Look for in a Registry Consulting Partner
Healthcare registry programs have outgrown their reputation as back-end reporting functions. Hospitals face expanding reporting requirements, changing registry standards, persistent staffing shortages, and increasing pressure for data accuracy and performance. Experts...
From Data to Discovery: How Hospitals Drive Cancer Research
Cancer research is often associated with breakthrough drugs, clinical trials, and emerging treatment technologies. While those advancements are critical, many of the discoveries shaping modern cancer care begin elsewhere, in hospital registry departments and data...
How Registry Data Supports Better Outcomes for Infants with Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital heart disease is one of the most common birth defects in the United States, affecting approximately 40,000 births each year. Some infants may require only monitoring or minor intervention, while others face complex surgeries and long-term treatment plans...
Cardiac Public Reporting Is Raising the Stakes for Performance
Cardiac outcomes are no longer confined to internal reports. Today, performance data is visible across national registries, hospital comparison tools, and public reporting platforms that are actively used by patients, physicians, and payers. Mortality rates,...
Why Hospitals Need Certified Oncology Data Specialists to Protect Cancer Program Integrity
Oncology registry data plays an important role in how cancer programs operate and evaluate performance. It impacts accreditation, public reporting, and patient care decisions. For hospitals, this data is not just a requirement. It is a core part of understanding...
How Stroke Response Time Determines Patient Recovery
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke, and for many of those patients, what happens in the first minutes after arriving at the hospital will determine their outcome. Public awareness campaigns have made significant progress in helping people...
Why ODS-Cs Are Choosing Remote Registry Careers
Cancer care keeps changing, but one thing hasn’t: high-quality oncology data still depends on people who know how to interpret the record, apply complex standards, and make sound decisions case by case. That matters in a year when the American Cancer Society estimates...
Why Congenital Heart Programs Are Doubling Down on Registry Data
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the most complex areas of modern medicine, and one of the most scrutinized. It is also one of the most common. According to UCLA Health, nearly 1 in 100 babies in the United States is born with a congenital heart defect. But...
What Surgical Registry Data Reveals About Service Line Risk
Surgical service lines are central to both clinical impact and operational risk for hospitals. These programs often represent the highest-acuity care delivered within an organization, and they are closely tied to performance expectations that extend beyond internal...
Why Certified Oncology Data Specialists Are Critical to Cancer Program Performance
Each April, National Cancer Registrars Week recognizes the professionals responsible for collecting, validating, and maintaining oncology data across the country. But recognition alone doesn’t reflect the full scope of their impact. As oncology programs face...
What Hospital Leaders Should Know When Interpreting Multiple Clinical Registries
Hospitals often participate in multiple national clinical registries, each designed to evaluate performance within a specific service line. These registries play an important role in benchmarking, quality improvement, and operational decision-making. However, because...
CoC Accreditation Pathways for Small Hospitals: What They Mean for Rural Oncology Programs
For many hospitals, Commission on Cancer (CoC) accreditation represents one of the clearest signals that an oncology program meets nationally recognized standards for quality care, multidisciplinary collaboration, and continuous improvement. Accredited programs...
Take the 90-Second Assessment: Is Your Hospital Maximizing Registry Data?
Hospitals dedicate significant resources to collecting registry data across programs such as cardiac care, oncology, trauma, and sepsis. These registries capture detailed clinical information that supports accreditation, measures outcomes, and contributes to national...
Why Cardiac Registry Deadlines Matter More Than Hospitals Realize
Cardiac registry data plays a critical role in determining cardiovascular outcomes, benchmarking performance, and demonstrating quality of care. Yet in many organizations, registry reporting is still treated as a back-office task rather than a strategic operational...
Using Pediatric Registry Data to Strengthen Patient Access and Outcomes
Pediatric behavioral health is no longer a peripheral concern for hospitals. It has become a sustained operational pressure point. Across the United States, children’s hospitals and emergency departments have experienced sharp increases in behavioral health-related...
How Granular Registry Data Drives SEP-1 Performance Improvement Without Increasing Staff Burden
Why does SEP-1 performance improvement remain difficult even for well-run hospitals? Many organizations have invested heavily in sepsis education, established protocols and dedicated clinical programs, yet performance often remains inconsistent despite experienced...
How Stroke Registry Metrics Help Hospitals Reduce Delays Across the Stroke Care Continuum
In stroke care, time is the most critical intervention. Treatment delays are not abstract process issues. They directly translate into brain injury, disability, and lost independence for patients. Research has quantified the urgency of untreated stroke, reinforcing...
How Pediatric Registry Data Helps Hospitals Better Care for Medically Complex Children
Medically complex children represent a small percentage of pediatric patients, yet they account for a disproportionate share of hospitalizations, procedures, and resource utilization. These patients often present with multiple diagnoses, require specialized...
Cardiac Registry Data Insights That Reduce Financial and Operational Risk
Hospital leaders face a growing challenge in managing cardiovascular service lines as both a clinical and financial priority. Cardiovascular disease continues to account for a significant share of inpatient utilization, readmissions, and costs, while performance on...
Three Registry Data Trends That Will Shape Hospital Strategy in 2026
Hospital leaders are entering 2026 in a markedly different data environment than even a few years ago. Clinical registry data, once viewed primarily as a reporting output, is now central to how organizations evaluate quality, demonstrate value, and prepare for...
Why Oncology Registry Workflows Are Changing and What Hospitals Need to Know
Oncology programs are being asked to prove more, with less margin for error, creating a need for smarter registry workflows. Cancer volumes are rising. Accreditation standards are tightening. And leadership teams are increasingly expected to demonstrate quality,...
Mentorship and Data: How Registry Insights Can Strengthen Hospital Leadership in 2026
The future of hospital leadership looks very different from the past. Leaders today must navigate rising data demands, evolving care models, and persistent staffing challenges. What truly sets high-performing organizations apart is their ability to develop leaders who...
Using Registry Data to Identify and Reduce Sepsis Care Variability
Sepsis is not a rare event, a niche quality concern, or a problem confined to the ICU. It’s one of the most material clinical and financial risks hospitals carry today, driven in large part by persistent sepsis care variability across recognition, treatment, and...
How Oncology Registry Data Improves Precision Cancer Care
What if your oncology program already had early warning signals for rising risks, treatment delays, or care variation weeks or even months before those problems showed up in performance reports? For most healthcare leaders, the challenge isn’t a lack of information....
Using Registry Data to Identify Hidden Risk Trends in Stroke Populations
What if a stroke program’s greatest risks and opportunities are hidden in the data most leaders never see? Stroke programs rely heavily on key performance indicators, including door-to-needle times, discharge outcomes, complications, and adherence to national...
Leveraging Registry Data for Population Health Initiatives
Hospital executives face a difficult challenge as they attempt to strengthen population health programs. Communities present wider variability in disease severity, social risk, care access, and treatment adherence than ever before, yet traditional reporting systems...
Oncology Coding Break – Surgical Margins of the Primary Site
https://youtu.be/i76sHRlM_Ec The Surgical Margins of the Primary Site describe the final status of margins following the resection of the primary tumor. This data item is an important quality measure for pathology reporting, contributes to staging, and serves as a...
Using Registry Data to Personalize Oncology Care and Resources
Every patient’s journey through cancer treatment is unique, and hospitals face the challenge of delivering personalized care within a highly complex environment. By using oncology registry data, care teams can tailor treatment...
Enhancing Clinical Decision-Making Through Human-Driven Data Abstraction
A single misclassified procedure, an overlooked complication, or an ambiguous medication note can ripple through a hospital’s registry data, skewing metrics that guide clinical decisions, quality improvement initiatives, and risk-adjusted reporting. Hospitals that act...
Oncology Coding Break – Capturing the Complexities of Breast Cancer
https://youtu.be/5j7agNO6suE This month's Oncology Coding Break is a comprehensive and engaging webinar designed for cancer registrars who are ready to elevate their expertise in breast cancer abstraction. Whether you’re new to the field or looking to sharpen your...
Optimizing Resources with Patient Registry Data Amid Workforce Shortages
Hospitals across the country are confronting a growing cardiovascular workforce shortage that threatens both operational efficiency and patient outcomes. Cardiologists and specialized cardiac nurses are retiring faster than they can be replaced, while patient volumes...
Putting the Pieces Together: How Data Improves Cancer Care
Hospital executives increasingly rely on the precision and granularity of oncology registry data for operational and clinical decisions. These registries provide structured, longitudinal insights that capture patient-level information such as treatment adherence,...
How Oncology Registry Data Strengthens Multidisciplinary Care
Multidisciplinary cancer care depends on precision. A surgeon mapping an operative plan, a medical oncologist preparing systemic therapy, a radiation oncologist calibrating fields, and a palliative team guiding expectations all need access to the same, current picture...
Building Trust with Payers Through Patient Registry Data
Transparent outcomes reporting is becoming a defining factor in how hospitals manage payer relationships and secure sustainable reimbursement structures. What once was a compliance exercise has evolved into a strategic lever for demonstrating value. By using detailed,...
Oncology Coding Break – Pancreatic Cancer: Surgical Insights
https://youtu.be/2PsgJKj3lfw In this session of the Oncology Coding Break, we focus on surgical resections for pancreatic cancer. Anatomy is reviewed to help us be knowledgeable of what may be excised during a pancreatic surgery. The pancreas has 3 main sections...
Reading the Signals in Patient Registry Data to Stay Ahead of Rapid Change
Hospitals face operational pressures that shift daily. Sudden surges in patient volume, unexpected regulatory changes, workforce volatility, and evolving reimbursement structures have made traditional reporting methods increasingly inadequate. Quarterly dashboards or...
Turning Patient Registry Data Into a Strategic Marketing Advantage for Hospitals
How can a hospital prove that its care is superior without sounding like every other provider claiming the same thing? For CEOs, CFOs, and CMOs, this is more than a communications issue. It is a challenge tied to revenue, payer negotiations, and long-term community...
Oncology Coding Break – Palliative Care
https://youtu.be/Ycst6WjKjK8 Palliative care is specialized medical care focused on improving quality of life for individuals living with serious or chronic illnesses. Contrary to common misconceptions, palliative care is not limited to end-of-life care — it can be...
Rethinking Oncology Registry Staffing: A Strategic Approach for Long-Term Success
How are oncology programs supposed to keep up with rapid change while managing growing caseloads, shifting treatment protocols, and increasingly complex reporting requirements? Amidst this transformation, one critical factor often remains underappreciated: staffing....
From Compliance to Competitive Advantage: The Strategic Role of Cardiovascular Registries in Value-Based Care
Value-based care is reshaping the business of healthcare, according to the American Medical Association, and cardiovascular services sit squarely at the center of that transformation. As reimbursement becomes more tightly linked to outcomes, efficiency, and patient...
Using Patient Data to Drive Outcomes Starts with What You’re Ignoring
Your patient registry data already knows where you’re falling short. Do you? Hospitals pour substantial time, money, and human capital into building and maintaining patient registries. According to the American Hospital Association, there are 6,093 hospitals in the...
Oncology Coding Break – Decoding the Details: A Deep Dive into Grade & Site-Specific Oncology Data
Accurate coding of tumor grade and Site-Specific Data Items (SSDIs) plays a vital role in oncology data quality, impacting everything from patient treatment planning to national cancer statistics. In our July 2025 Oncology Coding Break, presenter Stephanie Gutierrez,...
How RegiHealth Uses Data to Set Healthcare Networks Apart
In today’s healthcare landscape, data isn’t just numbers on a dashboard—it’s a competitive advantage. Hospitals and healthcare networks that leverage healthcare data analytics effectively can secure better insurance contracts, improve patient outcomes, and position...
Why Every Hospital Needs a Comprehensive Cardiovascular Registry Strategy
Hospitals today face a perfect storm of operational and financial challenges. Competition from outpatient facilities, rising care costs, and the shift toward value-based care are all putting immense pressure on budgets. In this landscape, hospital executives must...
The Future of Smarter Cancer Care
Too many hospitals still treat patient data as an afterthought. The result? Missed opportunities in care, optimal operations, and business growth. RegiHealth helps change that. Designed by Registry Partners, RegiHealth is an innovative program transforming data from...
5 Ways RegiHealth Enhances Operational Efficiencies in Hospitals
Every hospital administrator knows the value of patient registries. But too often, that value is locked behind outdated processes, data backlogs, and unclear insights. Registries are supposed to support compliance, patient outcomes, and strategic decisions—but many...
Mid-Year Trends: How Cardiovascular Registries Are Evolving in 2025
Cardiovascular registries are continuing to evolve in 2025, with trends earlier in the year showing opportunities as well as challenges to overcome amid the emergence of updated data tools that assist hospital staff, researchers and clinicians to track and measure...
Driving Oncology Innovation: RegiHealth’s Role in Empowering Cancer Programs
What if the secret to staying at the forefront of cancer care isn’t just about the newest drug or device but about how you use the registry data you already have? In a world where patient outcomes and operational efficiency define success, hospitals must leverage...
Oncology Coding Break – Liver & Bile Ducts
https://youtu.be/qSqU0mcVSHA In this month's session of the Oncology Coding Break, we will delve into the complex anatomy of the liver, bile ducts, and adjacent structures, exploring both their physical relationships and physiological functions. A clear understanding...
80% of Organizations Use Their Healthcare Data to Inform Decisions and Improve Profitability. Are You?
In healthcare, data isn’t just numbers and reports—it’s the engine driving improvements in patient outcomes, operational efficiency, and profitability. As organizations evolve to be more data-centric, it’s clear: treating data as an asset, not just a byproduct, is...
Getting Started with RegiHealth: How Patient Data Analytics for Hospitals Drives Better Outcomes
Imagine having access to a wealth of healthcare data—patient outcomes, operational trends, compliance insights—yet struggling to turn that information into meaningful action. What if patient data analytics for hospitals could do more than just sit in a database? What...
Stroke Education to Provide at Discharge
Stroke patients need specific discharge instructions to ensure they receive continuous medical care after leaving the hospital. This can help to reduce complications, readmissions, and improve outcomes. Per the AHA Get With The Guidelines Stroke guidelines, the...
Healthcare Data Is Your Best Investment—Here’s How RegiHealth Helps You Leverage It
What if the data you already collect could do more—reveal hidden opportunities, improve patient outcomes, and power your growth strategies? Most healthcare organizations don’t realize the treasure trove they’re sitting on. That’s where RegiHealth steps in. This...
Oncology Coding Break – Small Intestine Cancer
https://youtu.be/XRs_2c7uUE8 Small intestine carcinoma is among the rarest and most challenging cancers to diagnose—especially given its nonspecific symptoms and varied histologic presentations. In this month’s Oncology Coding Break, Monica Reece, ODS-C, RHIT, takes a...
Learn The Importance of Acting F.A.S.T.
During the month of May, we celebrated Stroke Awareness Month. This initiative brings forth vital information to help prevent and mitigate the devastation a stroke can cause. The American Stroke Association (ASA), the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Stroke...
Stroke Awareness Month: Supporting Stroke Registries and Promoting Health
May is Stroke Awareness Month, a time dedicated to spreading awareness about stroke prevention, treatment, and recovery. At Registry Partners, we are committed to supporting healthcare facilities nationwide in their efforts to improve patient outcomes and enhance the...
Oncology Coding Break – Exploring the Landscape of Neoadjuvant Therapy
https://youtu.be/wU2Ph9EQAa4 In this session of the Oncology Coding Break, we focus on neoadjuvant therapy, equipping you with the knowledge and tools to accurately document, stage, and code these complex cases. By the end of this session, you’ll be able to:...
Oncology Coding Break – Pancreatic Cancer: Vessel Abutment & Encasement
https://youtu.be/9hmomkobGzM Pancreatic cancer is the sixth most common cancer and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death, carrying one of the poorest prognoses of any major cancer type. While surgical resection remains the only potential curative treatment,...
Exploring the Tissue of the Human Body
The human body is comprised of 4 types of tissues. The four categories are as follows: epithelial, connective (including bone and blood cells), muscle, and nerve. Epithelial tissues are protective and cover the outside of organs and/or line the inside of organs....
Oncology Coding Break – 2025 Standard Setter Updates
https://youtu.be/cQyiYSXkhJo As we step into 2025, reporting requirements for oncology data abstraction remain largely unchanged. However, new versions of key manuals have been released for State, CoC, and SEER reporting facilities, ensuring up-to-date guidance for...
Navigating the Digital Divide
“You’ve got mail!”—a phrase that once symbolized the dawn of digital communication—helped pave the way for the technological advancements we enjoy today. However, no one could have predicted the overwhelming digital divide that these advancements would create. In a...
Oncology Coding Break – Lymphoid Neoplasms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFURnkHv7Sk Join us for an engaging and informative session with Stephanie Gutierrez, B.S., ODS-C, as she takes us through a comprehensive overview of Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas. This webinar will explore critical aspects of...
Leveraging Cancer Registry Manuals in Unique and Effective Ways
Cancer registrars rely on a wealth of manuals to ensure the accuracy and integrity of oncology data. These resources serve as essential tools for coding and classification, but their value extends beyond traditional use. By thinking creatively, registrars can leverage...
Oncology Coding Break – Hematopoietic Malignancies
https://youtu.be/9h_iE49WAIs This highly anticipated session offers a deep dive into hematopoietic malignancies, with a comprehensive exploration of myeloproliferative and lymphoid lineage neoplasms. The presentation begins by covering essential anatomy and medical...
Oncology Coding Break – Unusual Treatments Commonly Overlooked
https://youtu.be/5THV4_Hhp_4 The November 2024 Oncology Coding Break, led by Patricia Fordham, focused on refining the accuracy of treatment coding for specific malignancies and conditions. Patricia, a Quality Control Manager at Registry Partners, drew upon her...
Oncology Coding Break – Cancers of the Female Reproductive System Part 4
https://youtu.be/N0mCS27Xq3c As the final installment in our four-part Oncology Coding Break series, this session covers the coding essentials for cancers of the female reproductive system. Throughout this series, we’ve explored a variety of cancer coding topics to...
Cancer and Exercise: How Physical Activity Can Benefit Cancer Patients and Survivors
More than 18 million Americans have survived cancer as of January 1, 2022. For many, the journey to recovery continues long after treatment, often marked by challenges such as reduced physical function, increased fatigue, and a higher risk of recurrence. But did you...
Oncology Coding Break – Female Reproductive System Part 3: Cervix Uteri
https://youtu.be/dhwrlS4Ag10 The September Oncology Coding Break is Part 3 of a 4 Part Series on the Female Reproductive System. This month, we will focus on the Cervix Uteri. To get things started, Melissa Meador, ph.D., ODS-C will discuss cervix anatomy, with a...
Oncology Coding Break – Female Reproductive System Part 2: Uterus and Fallopian Tube Anatomy and Staging Guidance
https://youtu.be/H6PMRIHkX2s The August Oncology Coding Break is Part 2 of a 4 Part Series on the Female Reproductive System. This month, we will focus on Fallopian Tube and Uterus. Abstracting GYN primaries can be difficult, especially if there is confusion around...
The Critical Role of IRR in Cardiac Registries: Insights from Registry Partners
The Importance of Inter-Rater Reliability (IRR) in Cardiac Registries In the realm of cardiac registries, data quality and accuracy are paramount. High-quality data not only drives better patient outcomes but also enhances the overall effectiveness of healthcare...
Oncology Coding Break – Female Reproductive System Part 1: Ovary Anatomy and Staging Guidance
https://youtu.be/qf_AqpBUNtQ The July Oncology Coding Break is Part 1 of a 4 Part Series on the Female Reproductive System. This month, we will focus on ovary. Abstracting ovarian primaries can be a challenge, due to the complex nature of the female pelvis and...
Enhancing Healthcare Efficiency: The Importance of Optimizing Cardiac Registries in Hospitals
Cardiac registries play a crucial role in modern healthcare systems, providing valuable data for monitoring and improving patient outcomes. Hospitals that effectively utilize and optimize their cardiac registry program performance can significantly impact the quality...
Why Pursue Advanced Certification in Heart Failure (ACHF)?
ACHF Certification from The Joint Commission, offered in collaboration with the American Heart Association, provides comprehensive guidance to develop and enhance an exceptional Heart Failure Program. Here’s why pursuing this certification is beneficial: Benefits of...
Targeted Axillary Dissection (TAD): Not to be Confused with Axillary Lymph Node Dissection
The terminology in breast cancer lymph node surgeries can be confusing and lead to miscoding of the Scope of Regional Lymph Node Surgery field, which in turn could negatively impact research on treatment efficacy and patient outcomes. It is imperative that cancer...
Oncology Coding Break – Prostate SSDI: Number of Cores Positive and Examined
https://youtu.be/iONNhxmL6Nw In our quality reviews, we often encounter confusion regarding how to code two SSDI fields for Prostate: Number of Cores Positive and Number of Cores Examined. This confusion typically arises when there is a discrepancy between the...
Navigating the New NAPBC Standards: Enhancing Breast Cancer Care in 2024
As healthcare professionals committed to providing the best care for breast cancer patients, it's crucial to stay informed about the latest guidelines and standards. Let’s explore the key changes and enhancements set forth by the National Accreditation Program for...
Oncology Coding Break – EOD & SEER Summary Stage: Pericolorectal Tissue Invasion
https://youtu.be/QaJNfnCy57g The May 2024 Registry Partners Oncology Coding Break is one many have been waiting for: EOD & SEER Summary Stage: Pericolorectal Tissue Invasion! Coding EOD of the Primary Tumor and SEER Summary Stage when pericolorectal tissues are...
A Mother-Daughter Journey in Cancer Registry
Who really knew what their parents did at their job growing up? All I knew was that my mom pushed a pedal on the floor, listened to a doctor talk and typed what they said. I have memories of hearing typing and hearing the very fast clickety clack of her keyboard. She...
Oncology Coding Break – ODS-C Guide to Navigating & Coding Radiation Treatment Summaries
https://youtu.be/TxztRu4tels On April 18th 2024, Melissa Chapman, a Quality Consultant with Registry Partners, presented a one hour special coding break on the topic of “ODS-C Guide to Navigating & Coding Radiation Treatment”. The first portion of this...
Embryonic Development of the Testes & Lymphatic Drainage
Testicular cancer is the leading cancer in men ages 15-44, but can affect a man at any time in his life. Risk factors for developing testicular cancer are family history of testicular cancer, abnormal development of the testicles, and being of caucasian race. This...
Oncology Coding Break – Active Surveillance
https://youtu.be/wiNYvPYuJi4 The March 2024 Registry Partners Oncology Coding Break is here to discuss Active Surveillance. We'll explain what it is and how it works. Active Surveillance is a way of managing treatment that's widely accepted. Essentially, if a...
Oncology Coding Break – Grade Coding Updates
https://youtu.be/j6p7cDxIcMQ The February 2024 Registry Partners Oncology Coding Break presents the topic of grade coding updates. The grade manual coding instructions are reviewed beginning with autopsy grading that has been added to the manual. The findings from the...
Assessing Registry Health to Optimize Performance
Patient registries are very much like human beings and we strive for them to be “healthy.” Like watching a child grow from infancy to adulthood, a registry’s size (volume), knowledge base, interaction, and impact to the organization grow and evolve throughout its life...
Oncology Coding Break – Coding Errors & Misinterpretations
https://youtu.be/eamWO-FrcFo Have you committed yourself to quality in 2024? If not, it’s never too late! As registrars, we are an integral piece of the puzzle when it comes to advancements in patient care, better outcomes, and increased survival. Committing yourself...
CTR Coding Break – Ambiguous Terminology & Cytology Nuances
https://youtu.be/YYVBKeF4vTE The December 2023 CTR coding break topic is “Ambiguous Terminology and Cytology Nuances” The varying use of ambiguous terminology in a medical record can be a challenge while determining a diagnosis. The SEER and STORE manuals provide...
CTR Coding Break – Breast SSDI ER/PR Percent Positive or Range
https://youtu.be/CVGd3afzfsg Estrogen and Progesterone percent positive or range is the percentage of cells staining ER or PR positive by IHC. Breast SSDI estrogen receptor (ER) percent positive or range and progesterone receptor (PR) percent positive or range have...
CTR Coding Break – Lung Procedures for Malignant Pleural Effusion
https://youtu.be/fcLsxtJNUuo In the Registry Partners October 2023 CTR Coding Break, presenter Monica Reece, RHIT, CTR discusses palliative care definitions as described in our standard setter manuals and goes into detail for the STORE manual palliative care codes....
CTR Coding Break – Abstracting Stomach Cancer
https://youtu.be/gDtH2xRAPKo 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...
Certified Tumor Registrars: 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...
Creating Hope Through Action: How to Support World Suicide Prevention Day 2023
In the United States alone, there were 48,183 deaths resulting from suicide, compared to an estimated 1,700,000 suicide attempts in 2021. Suicide, suicide attempts, and suicidal thoughts is a growing issue and can have lasting impacts on millions of people and their...
CTR Coding Break – Coding Radiation Therapy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-MMiqLElqc The August 2023 CTR Coding Break discusses coding radiation therapy. Registrar’s are encouraged to utilize the CTR Guide to Coding Radiation for coding radiation therapy treatment which is now available within the 2023 STORE...
CTR Coding Break – 2023 Melanoma Surgery Codes
https://youtu.be/9qVm1yBYLxY January 2023 brought significant changes to abstracting and coding melanoma of the skin. In this brief presentation we will review the addition of the new surgery fields “RX Summ Surg 2023” and “RX Hosp Surg 2023” and show the major...
Exploring Surgical Diagnostic & Staging Procedure Misconceptions
The Surgical Diagnostic and Staging Procedure data field is most commonly assigned a code 02 for biopsy that obtains tissue of the primary site, as this is a direct way to identify the histologic type of cancer through a microscopic evaluation. But what about the less...
Breaking the Cycle of “Keeping Up” in Registry Management
For many healthcare organizations, registry operations become centered on keeping pace with today's work instead of improving how the work gets done. Production continues, and reporting requirements are met, but there is rarely enough time to evaluate workflows....
The Hidden Cost of Inefficient Cancer Registry Workflows
Healthcare organizations depend on cancer registry data to evaluate outcomes, monitor quality, support research, meet accreditation requirements, and guide strategic decision-making. The value of that data depends on its accuracy, completeness, and timeliness, making...
Supporting Stroke Programs with Efficient Registry Operations
Every minute counts during a stroke. Fast recognition, coordinated treatment, and adherence to evidence-based care are critical to improving patient outcomes. While clinicians focus on delivering life-saving care at the moment, improving outcomes for future patients...
Should You Outsource Your Oncology Registry? A Practical Guide for Program Leaders
Every oncology program reaches a point where leaders ask the same question: Do we have the resources to keep pace with the growing demands of our cancer registry? It's an important question, and one that's becoming increasingly common. Cancer registry teams today are...
Using Cardiac Registry Data to Improve Patient Outcomes
How Hospitals Use Cardiac Registry Data to Improve Patient Outcomes Hospitals need the ability to identify risks earlier, recognize patterns in care delivery, and make informed decisions that improve both patient outcomes and operational performance. Cardiac registry...
Why Internal Audits Matter in Pediatric Cellular Therapy Programs
Transplant and cellular therapy programs generate vast amounts of clinical data throughout the patient care journey. From diagnosis and treatment planning to long-term follow-up, this information supports research, quality improvement initiatives, accreditation...
From Surgery to Recovery: How Surgical Registry Data Improves Patient Outcomes
Surgical success is not defined when a procedure ends. It is defined by what happens afterward. A technically successful surgery can still result in complications, extended recovery times, readmissions, or longer hospital stays if breakdowns occur during recovery and...
5 Things Hospitals Should Look for in a Registry Consulting Partner
Healthcare registry programs have outgrown their reputation as back-end reporting functions. Hospitals face expanding reporting requirements, changing registry standards, persistent staffing shortages, and increasing pressure for data accuracy and performance. Experts...
From Data to Discovery: How Hospitals Drive Cancer Research
Cancer research is often associated with breakthrough drugs, clinical trials, and emerging treatment technologies. While those advancements are critical, many of the discoveries shaping modern cancer care begin elsewhere, in hospital registry departments and data...
How Registry Data Supports Better Outcomes for Infants with Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital heart disease is one of the most common birth defects in the United States, affecting approximately 40,000 births each year. Some infants may require only monitoring or minor intervention, while others face complex surgeries and long-term treatment plans...
Cardiac Public Reporting Is Raising the Stakes for Performance
Cardiac outcomes are no longer confined to internal reports. Today, performance data is visible across national registries, hospital comparison tools, and public reporting platforms that are actively used by patients, physicians, and payers. Mortality rates,...
Why Hospitals Need Certified Oncology Data Specialists to Protect Cancer Program Integrity
Oncology registry data plays an important role in how cancer programs operate and evaluate performance. It impacts accreditation, public reporting, and patient care decisions. For hospitals, this data is not just a requirement. It is a core part of understanding...
How Stroke Response Time Determines Patient Recovery
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke, and for many of those patients, what happens in the first minutes after arriving at the hospital will determine their outcome. Public awareness campaigns have made significant progress in helping people...
Why ODS-Cs Are Choosing Remote Registry Careers
Cancer care keeps changing, but one thing hasn’t: high-quality oncology data still depends on people who know how to interpret the record, apply complex standards, and make sound decisions case by case. That matters in a year when the American Cancer Society estimates...
Why Congenital Heart Programs Are Doubling Down on Registry Data
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the most complex areas of modern medicine, and one of the most scrutinized. It is also one of the most common. According to UCLA Health, nearly 1 in 100 babies in the United States is born with a congenital heart defect. But...
What Surgical Registry Data Reveals About Service Line Risk
Surgical service lines are central to both clinical impact and operational risk for hospitals. These programs often represent the highest-acuity care delivered within an organization, and they are closely tied to performance expectations that extend beyond internal...
Why Certified Oncology Data Specialists Are Critical to Cancer Program Performance
Each April, National Cancer Registrars Week recognizes the professionals responsible for collecting, validating, and maintaining oncology data across the country. But recognition alone doesn’t reflect the full scope of their impact. As oncology programs face...
What Hospital Leaders Should Know When Interpreting Multiple Clinical Registries
Hospitals often participate in multiple national clinical registries, each designed to evaluate performance within a specific service line. These registries play an important role in benchmarking, quality improvement, and operational decision-making. However, because...
CoC Accreditation Pathways for Small Hospitals: What They Mean for Rural Oncology Programs
For many hospitals, Commission on Cancer (CoC) accreditation represents one of the clearest signals that an oncology program meets nationally recognized standards for quality care, multidisciplinary collaboration, and continuous improvement. Accredited programs...
Take the 90-Second Assessment: Is Your Hospital Maximizing Registry Data?
Hospitals dedicate significant resources to collecting registry data across programs such as cardiac care, oncology, trauma, and sepsis. These registries capture detailed clinical information that supports accreditation, measures outcomes, and contributes to national...
Why Cardiac Registry Deadlines Matter More Than Hospitals Realize
Cardiac registry data plays a critical role in determining cardiovascular outcomes, benchmarking performance, and demonstrating quality of care. Yet in many organizations, registry reporting is still treated as a back-office task rather than a strategic operational...
Using Pediatric Registry Data to Strengthen Patient Access and Outcomes
Pediatric behavioral health is no longer a peripheral concern for hospitals. It has become a sustained operational pressure point. Across the United States, children’s hospitals and emergency departments have experienced sharp increases in behavioral health-related...
How Granular Registry Data Drives SEP-1 Performance Improvement Without Increasing Staff Burden
Why does SEP-1 performance improvement remain difficult even for well-run hospitals? Many organizations have invested heavily in sepsis education, established protocols and dedicated clinical programs, yet performance often remains inconsistent despite experienced...
How Stroke Registry Metrics Help Hospitals Reduce Delays Across the Stroke Care Continuum
In stroke care, time is the most critical intervention. Treatment delays are not abstract process issues. They directly translate into brain injury, disability, and lost independence for patients. Research has quantified the urgency of untreated stroke, reinforcing...
How Pediatric Registry Data Helps Hospitals Better Care for Medically Complex Children
Medically complex children represent a small percentage of pediatric patients, yet they account for a disproportionate share of hospitalizations, procedures, and resource utilization. These patients often present with multiple diagnoses, require specialized...
Cardiac Registry Data Insights That Reduce Financial and Operational Risk
Hospital leaders face a growing challenge in managing cardiovascular service lines as both a clinical and financial priority. Cardiovascular disease continues to account for a significant share of inpatient utilization, readmissions, and costs, while performance on...
Three Registry Data Trends That Will Shape Hospital Strategy in 2026
Hospital leaders are entering 2026 in a markedly different data environment than even a few years ago. Clinical registry data, once viewed primarily as a reporting output, is now central to how organizations evaluate quality, demonstrate value, and prepare for...
September is Sepsis Awareness Month! Here’s Why It Matters
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that requires urgent attention, yet many people aren’t fully aware of its dangers. To raise awareness and promote early detection, the Sepsis Alliance dedicates the entire month of September to educating both healthcare...
Sepsis Chatter – The New ICD-10 CM Code: Z51.A Encounter for Sepsis Aftercare
https://youtu.be/lw_GIEDysL8 Welcome to the December 2024 Edition of Sepsis Chatter! Our newest video presentation is titled The New ICD-10 CM Code: Z51.A Encounter for Sepsis Aftercare. This presentation begins with a general overview of ICD-10 CM codes. This is...
Sepsis Chatter – Sepsis Awareness Month
https://youtu.be/9oSUJQP5S1E Welcome to the September 2024 Edition of Sepsis Chatter! Our newest video presentation is titled: “Sepsis Chatter-Sepsis Awareness Month September 2024” This presentation begins with a brief history of the Sepsis Alliance...
Sepsis Chatter – Spec Manual Updates: July-Dec 2024 Discharges & Challenging Abstraction
https://youtu.be/zkvQ15_pcZQ Welcome to the Spring 2024 Edition of Sepsis Chatter! Our newest video presentation is titled: “Sepsis Chatter-Specification Manual Updates for Discharges July 1, 2024 through December 31,2024 and Challenging Abstraction Review”. This...
Sepsis Chatter – Common Abstraction Challenges Part II
https://youtu.be/_TC5sUNT-no Welcome to the Winter 2024 Edition of Sepsis Chatter! Our newest video presentation is titled: Sepsis Chatter-A Review of Abstraction Challenges Part II. This presentation encompasses abstraction guidelines and their specific additional...
Sepsis Chatter – A Review of Abstraction Challenges
https://youtu.be/Vet7mxbvWsg Our newest video presentation is titled: Sepsis Chatter-A Review of Abstraction Challenges. This presentation encompasses a variety of abstraction topics that have generated in depth interpretation discussions over the past six months. The...
Sepsis Chatter – Septic Shock: Repeat Volume Status & Tissue Perfusion Assessment Performed
https://youtu.be/EIUBkXtC2kY 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...
Sepsis Chatter – Septic Shock: Onset of Persistent/New Hypotension and Vasopressor Administration
https://youtu.be/ZyFbqgj1V-A Welcome to the June 2023 Edition of Sepsis Chatter! Our newest video presentation is titled: Sepsis Chatter-Septic Shock: Persistent/New Hypotension and Vasopressor Administration This presentation builds upon the information in the...
Sepsis Chatter – Severe Sepsis & Septic Shock: Crystalloid Fluid Administration Part II
https://youtu.be/OzGxFceWETc Welcome to the March 2023 Edition of Sepsis Chatter! Our newest video presentation is titled: Sepsis Chatter-Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: Crystalloid Fluid Administration Part II This presentation builds upon the information in the...
Sepsis Chatter – Severe Sepsis & Septic Shock: Crystalloid Fluid Administration Part I
https://youtu.be/OQPA_32JSTw Welcome to the November/December 2022 Edition of Sepsis Chatter! Our newest video presentation is titled: Sepsis Chatter-Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: Crystalloid Fluid Administration Part I This presentation focuses on determining...
Sepsis Chatter – Determining the Presence of Initial Hypotension
https://youtu.be/q-BiBITrKNI Welcome to the October 2022 Edition of Sepsis Chatter! Our newest video presentation is titled: Sepsis Chatter - Determining the Presence of Initial Hypotension This presentation begins with a review of the data element “Initial...
Sepsis Chatter – Blood Culture Collection & Acceptable Delay
https://youtu.be/Csze6lmzp_E Welcome to the September 2022 Edition of Sepsis Chatter! Our newest video presentation is titled: Sepsis Chatter - Blood Culture Collection and Acceptable Delay. This presentation begins with a review of the current CMS abstraction...
Sepsis Chatter – Broad Spectrum or Other Antibiotic Administration
https://youtu.be/xL248j-uWh0 Welcome to the August 2022 Edition of Sepsis Chatter! Our newest video presentation is titled: Sepsis Chatter - Broad Spectrum or Other Antibiotic Administration: Abstracting The Correct Date And Time. This presentation begins with a...
Sepsis Chatter – Severe Sepsis & Septic Shock Exclusions
https://youtu.be/bFvLw9YEkU0 Welcome to the July 2022 Edition of Sepsis Chatter! Our newest video presentation is titled: Sepsis Chatter- Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Exclusions: COVID-19, Administrative Contraindication to Care, Directive for Comfort Care, and...
Sepsis Chatter – Severe Sepsis, Septic Shock & Infection
https://youtu.be/1C51KZOgFns Welcome to the June 2022 Edition of Sepsis Chatter! Our newest video presentation is titled: “Severe Sepsis, Septic Shock and Infection: Abstracting the Earliest Documented Time from One Provider Note” This presentation begins with a...
Sepsis Chatter – Initial Lactate Collection & Results Repeat Lactate Collection
https://youtu.be/lxJf37T75Fs Our newest video for the May 2022 edition of Sepsis Chatter is titled: “Sepsis Chatter- Initial Lactate Collection & Results and Repeat Lactate Collection”. This presentation begins with an overview of the rationale for collecting...
Introducing Sepsis Chatter!
The Registry Partners Quality Team is excited to announce a new series of educational videos called: “Sepsis Chatter”. Sepsis Chatter will consist of one 5-10 minute video presentation that is published monthly to address the challenging topics and new guidance...
Breaking the Cycle of “Keeping Up” in Registry Management
For many healthcare organizations, registry operations become centered on keeping pace with today's work instead of improving how the work gets done. Production continues, and reporting requirements are met, but there is rarely enough time to evaluate workflows....
What Hospital Leaders Should Know When Interpreting Multiple Clinical Registries
Hospitals often participate in multiple national clinical registries, each designed to evaluate performance within a specific service line. These registries play an important role in benchmarking, quality improvement, and operational decision-making. However, because...
Three Registry Data Trends That Will Shape Hospital Strategy in 2026
Hospital leaders are entering 2026 in a markedly different data environment than even a few years ago. Clinical registry data, once viewed primarily as a reporting output, is now central to how organizations evaluate quality, demonstrate value, and prepare for...
Leveraging Registry Data for Population Health Initiatives
Hospital executives face a difficult challenge as they attempt to strengthen population health programs. Communities present wider variability in disease severity, social risk, care access, and treatment adherence than ever before, yet traditional reporting systems...
Enhancing Clinical Decision-Making Through Human-Driven Data Abstraction
A single misclassified procedure, an overlooked complication, or an ambiguous medication note can ripple through a hospital’s registry data, skewing metrics that guide clinical decisions, quality improvement initiatives, and risk-adjusted reporting. Hospitals that act...
Optimizing Resources with Patient Registry Data Amid Workforce Shortages
Hospitals across the country are confronting a growing cardiovascular workforce shortage that threatens both operational efficiency and patient outcomes. Cardiologists and specialized cardiac nurses are retiring faster than they can be replaced, while patient volumes...
Building Trust with Payers Through Patient Registry Data
Transparent outcomes reporting is becoming a defining factor in how hospitals manage payer relationships and secure sustainable reimbursement structures. What once was a compliance exercise has evolved into a strategic lever for demonstrating value. By using detailed,...
Reading the Signals in Patient Registry Data to Stay Ahead of Rapid Change
Hospitals face operational pressures that shift daily. Sudden surges in patient volume, unexpected regulatory changes, workforce volatility, and evolving reimbursement structures have made traditional reporting methods increasingly inadequate. Quarterly dashboards or...
Using Patient Data to Drive Outcomes Starts with What You’re Ignoring
Your patient registry data already knows where you’re falling short. Do you? Hospitals pour substantial time, money, and human capital into building and maintaining patient registries. According to the American Hospital Association, there are 6,093 hospitals in the...
80% of Organizations Use Their Healthcare Data to Inform Decisions and Improve Profitability. Are You?
In healthcare, data isn’t just numbers and reports—it’s the engine driving improvements in patient outcomes, operational efficiency, and profitability. As organizations evolve to be more data-centric, it’s clear: treating data as an asset, not just a byproduct, is...
Assessing Registry Health to Optimize Performance
Patient registries are very much like human beings and we strive for them to be “healthy.” Like watching a child grow from infancy to adulthood, a registry’s size (volume), knowledge base, interaction, and impact to the organization grow and evolve throughout its life...
NCDR CathPCI Registry Announcement – Shockwave IVL Dataset
September 2021 The FDA has approved the NCDR CathPCI Registry to begin a study of the Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) System. This post-approval study seeks to capture real-world insights into the IVL system. What is the Shockwave IVL System? The Shockwave...
Registry Spotlight: Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Database (CHND)
This month’s registry spotlight is on the Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Database (CHND) Registry. Registry Partners’ Pediatric Service Line assists facilities and institutions nationwide with their CHND collection efforts. We serve as a complete outsource solution or...
Registry Spotlight: NCDR – IMPACT
This month’s registry spotlight is on National Cardiovascular Data Registry – Improving Pediatric and Adult Congenital Treatment (NCDR - IMPACT). Registry Partners’ Pediatric Service Line assists facilities and institutions nationwide with their NCDR-IMPACT data...
Registry Spotlight: ACC Chest Pain Center Accreditation
The past year and COVID-19 pandemic have had a major financial impact on many hospitals across the country. Healthcare facilities are focusing on rebounding from this hardship in 2021 by reallocating resources and streamlining patient care. Some are also focusing on...
Registry Spotlight: Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology (COEMIG)
This month’s registry spotlight is on the Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology (COEMIG) by the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL) through the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC). Registry Partners’ Surgical Services team can...
Registry Spotlight: STS General Thoracic Surgery Database
Our last spotlight for 2020 is on the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) General Thoracic Surgery Database. Registry Partners’ Cardiac Services team assists facilities and institutions nationwide with their STS data collection efforts. We serve as a complete outsource...
Registry Spotlight: PC⁴
This month’s registry spotlight is on PC⁴ - Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Consortium. Registry Partners’ Pediatric Service Line assists facilities and institutions nationwide with their PC⁴ data collection efforts. We serve as a complete outsource solution or can...
Registry Spotlight: GWTG – Resuscitation
This month’s registry spotlight is on Get With the Guidelines – Resuscitation Registry. Registry Partners’ Cardiac Service Line assists facilities and institutions nationwide with their GWTG-Resuscitation data collection efforts. We serve as a complete outsource...
Registry Spotlight: Sepsis
This month’s registry spotlight is on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Core Measure – Sepsis. Registry Partners’ Core/Sepsis/Get With the Guidelines Service Line assists facilities and institutions nationwide with their Sepsis Core Measure...
Registry Spotlight: NCDR – PVI
This month’s registry spotlight is on National Cardiovascular Data Registry – Peripheral Vascular Intervention (NCDR - PVI). Registry Partners’ Cardiac Service Line assists facilities and institutions nationwide with their NCDR-PVI data collection efforts. We serve as...
Registry Spotlight: NCDR – ICD
This month’s registry spotlight is on National Cardiovascular Data Registry – Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (NCDR - ICD). Registry Partners’ Cardiac Service Line assists facilities and institutions nationwide with their NCDR-ICD data collection efforts. We...
Registry Spotlight: Vermont Oxford Network (VON) Database
This month’s registry spotlight is on the Vermont Oxford Network (VON) Registry. Registry Partners’ Pediatric Service Line assists facilities and institutions nationwide with their VON data collection efforts. We serve as a complete outsource solution or can augment...
Registry Spotlight: STS National Database – Adult Cardiac Registry
Registry Partners’ Cardiac Services team assists facilities and institutions nationwide with their STS data collection efforts. We serve as a complete outsource solution or can augment the facility’s current data collection team to ensure high quality, timely, and...
Registry Spotlight: Total Hip and Knee Replacement (THKR)
This month’s registry spotlight is on the Total Hip and Knee Replacement registry through The Joint Commission. Registry Partners’ Surgical Services team can assist facilities and institutions nationwide with their THKR data collection efforts. We serve as a complete...
Registry Spotlight: National Cardiovascular Data Registry – Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO)
This month’s registry spotlight is on the Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO) Registry through the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. Registry Partners’ Cardiac Services team assists facilities and institutions nationwide with their LAAO data collection...
Stroke Insights – Determining the Date/Time of Last Known Well (LKW)
https://youtu.be/UB13Gv03RTc Welcome to the Winter 2024 Edition of Stroke Insights and our very first video of this new quarterly series! Our video presentation titled: Stroke Insights - Determining the Date/Time of Last Known Well (LKW) This presentation begins with...
How AI Is Changing Registry Workflows
Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming part of healthcare operations. As registry programs face increasing case complexity, growing documentation requirements, staffing challenges, and pressure to deliver reliable data more efficiently, organizations are...
Building a Stronger Registry Team: Why Hiring Alone Isn’t the Answer
Building a strong registry team isn't just about having enough people to do the work. It requires the right expertise, efficient workflows, and the flexibility to adapt as staffing needs and workloads change. With experienced registry professionals becoming harder to...
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Why Every Case Matters
In September, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month draws attention to the children and their families who are affected by cancer and to the ongoing need for research, treatment advances, and support. It also provides a chance to acknowledge something more invisible. The...
Every Detail Matters: How Data Is Advancing NICU Care
For families whose newborn requires neonatal intensive care, the NICU can become an entire world they never expected to enter. Days may be measured in grams gained, oxygen levels, feeding milestones, medications, procedures, and small signs of progress that carry...
What We’ve Learned About AI and Registry Management
What We’ve Learned About AI and Registry Management Artificial intelligence has changed considerably over the past four years, and so has the way healthcare organizations are thinking about its role in registry management. At Registry Partners, our perspective on AI...
Sepsis Awareness Month: Recognizing Sepsis After Surgery
For many patients and families, hearing that a surgery or procedure went well brings an enormous sense of relief. The hardest part feels like it is over, and attention shifts toward healing, managing pain, and getting back to normal. But recovery is still an important...
How AI and High-Quality Data Are Shaping the Future of Pediatric Registries
For children diagnosed with chronic illnesses, congenital conditions, or rare diseases, healthcare is often measured in years rather than weeks. Their care may involve multiple specialists, changing treatment plans, and regular follow-up throughout childhood and into...
Why Oncology Programs Can’t Afford Data Gaps
Every important decision an oncology program makes depends on data. Cancer committees review quality measures to evaluate program performance. Physicians use registry reports to monitor treatment patterns and outcomes. Hospital leaders rely on registry data to guide...
How Cardiac Registry Data Helps Hospitals Benchmark and Improve Performance
Healthcare organizations have more clinical data at their fingertips than ever before. Every patient encounter, procedure, and outcome contributes to a growing collection of information that has the potential to improve care. Data’s true value lies in how...
Breaking the Cycle of “Keeping Up” in Registry Management
For many healthcare organizations, registry operations become centered on keeping pace with today's work instead of improving how the work gets done. Production continues, and reporting requirements are met, but there is rarely enough time to evaluate workflows....
AI and the Future of Surgical Registries: Technology Meets Registry Expertise
Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing healthcare, but its role in surgical registries extends far beyond automating routine tasks. Leading organizations are investing in AI and advanced data technologies to improve the quality, timeliness, and usability of...
The Hidden Cost of Inefficient Cancer Registry Workflows
Healthcare organizations depend on cancer registry data to evaluate outcomes, monitor quality, support research, meet accreditation requirements, and guide strategic decision-making. The value of that data depends on its accuracy, completeness, and timeliness, making...
Supporting Stroke Programs with Efficient Registry Operations
Every minute counts during a stroke. Fast recognition, coordinated treatment, and adherence to evidence-based care are critical to improving patient outcomes. While clinicians focus on delivering life-saving care at the moment, improving outcomes for future patients...
Should You Outsource Your Oncology Registry? A Practical Guide for Program Leaders
Every oncology program reaches a point where leaders ask the same question: Do we have the resources to keep pace with the growing demands of our cancer registry? It's an important question, and one that's becoming increasingly common. Cancer registry teams today are...
Using Cardiac Registry Data to Improve Patient Outcomes
How Hospitals Use Cardiac Registry Data to Improve Patient Outcomes Hospitals need the ability to identify risks earlier, recognize patterns in care delivery, and make informed decisions that improve both patient outcomes and operational performance. Cardiac registry...
Why Internal Audits Matter in Pediatric Cellular Therapy Programs
Transplant and cellular therapy programs generate vast amounts of clinical data throughout the patient care journey. From diagnosis and treatment planning to long-term follow-up, this information supports research, quality improvement initiatives, accreditation...
From Surgery to Recovery: How Surgical Registry Data Improves Patient Outcomes
Surgical success is not defined when a procedure ends. It is defined by what happens afterward. A technically successful surgery can still result in complications, extended recovery times, readmissions, or longer hospital stays if breakdowns occur during recovery and...
5 Things Hospitals Should Look for in a Registry Consulting Partner
Healthcare registry programs have outgrown their reputation as back-end reporting functions. Hospitals face expanding reporting requirements, changing registry standards, persistent staffing shortages, and increasing pressure for data accuracy and performance. Experts...
From Data to Discovery: How Hospitals Drive Cancer Research
Cancer research is often associated with breakthrough drugs, clinical trials, and emerging treatment technologies. While those advancements are critical, many of the discoveries shaping modern cancer care begin elsewhere, in hospital registry departments and data...
How Registry Data Supports Better Outcomes for Infants with Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital heart disease is one of the most common birth defects in the United States, affecting approximately 40,000 births each year. Some infants may require only monitoring or minor intervention, while others face complex surgeries and long-term treatment plans...
Cardiac Public Reporting Is Raising the Stakes for Performance
Cardiac outcomes are no longer confined to internal reports. Today, performance data is visible across national registries, hospital comparison tools, and public reporting platforms that are actively used by patients, physicians, and payers. Mortality rates,...
Why Hospitals Need Certified Oncology Data Specialists to Protect Cancer Program Integrity
Oncology registry data plays an important role in how cancer programs operate and evaluate performance. It impacts accreditation, public reporting, and patient care decisions. For hospitals, this data is not just a requirement. It is a core part of understanding...
How Stroke Response Time Determines Patient Recovery
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke, and for many of those patients, what happens in the first minutes after arriving at the hospital will determine their outcome. Public awareness campaigns have made significant progress in helping people...
Why ODS-Cs Are Choosing Remote Registry Careers
Cancer care keeps changing, but one thing hasn’t: high-quality oncology data still depends on people who know how to interpret the record, apply complex standards, and make sound decisions case by case. That matters in a year when the American Cancer Society estimates...
Why Congenital Heart Programs Are Doubling Down on Registry Data
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the most complex areas of modern medicine, and one of the most scrutinized. It is also one of the most common. According to UCLA Health, nearly 1 in 100 babies in the United States is born with a congenital heart defect. But...
What Surgical Registry Data Reveals About Service Line Risk
Surgical service lines are central to both clinical impact and operational risk for hospitals. These programs often represent the highest-acuity care delivered within an organization, and they are closely tied to performance expectations that extend beyond internal...
Why Certified Oncology Data Specialists Are Critical to Cancer Program Performance
Each April, National Cancer Registrars Week recognizes the professionals responsible for collecting, validating, and maintaining oncology data across the country. But recognition alone doesn’t reflect the full scope of their impact. As oncology programs face...
Presenting Trauma Registry Tips!
Welcome to the Inaugural Edition of Trauma Registry Tips! Our first video is titled: “Trauma Registry Tips: Abstracting Tips for Coding Brain Injuries.” https://youtu.be/ypcVqTBUSPk This presentation begins with a review of how to code a traumatic injury in a simple...
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