Are You On A Mission? Registry Partners Incorporated Is! The National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) 41st Annual Meeting will be held in historic San Antonio, Texas May 20 -23 this year. The official workshop begins on Thursday, May 21st and concludes on Saturday, May 23rd with pre and post optional workshops available. The meeting offers a variety of oncology professionals such as Certified Tumor…
“My facility is concerned with the CP3R data regarding a breast cancer patient receiving Chemotherapy + Herceptin now being coded as a single agent. Have you addressed this with the Commission on Cancer?”
As many of us are preparing for and completing our 1st quarter Cancer Committee meetings, RQRS and CP3R data will likely be presented for review and discussion. One particular measure, MAC for Breast, stands out due to the drug category coding change of coding chemotherapy agent Herceptin as Biologic therapy/Immunotherapy. Effective with cases diagnosed 1/1/20113 , patients who receive 1 chemotherapy agent + Herceptin will be…
Top Ten Reasons to become NAPBC* Accredited
10) National recognition and public promotion
9) Participation in a National Breast Disease Database
8) A model for organizing and managing a breast center
7) Internal and ….
“What is a passing score for the CTR exam?”
Thank you to one of our followers for inquiring about the CTR exam scores. The CTR exam is scored using the Angoff technique. In 2013, a passing score was 70% and in 2014 a passing score was 69%. The most commonly used standard setting method among criterion-referenced tests is the Angoff Method. The following link provides more information on the Angoff Method: http://www.altalang.com/beyond-words/2008/10/06/what-is-the-angoff-method/. We wish everyone…