A clear agenda is an excellent tool for an effective meeting and can also provide an outline for well written committee minutes. Time sensitive meetings: If a meeting is time sensitive, indicate the estimated number of minutes assigned to each topic. Effective discussion: Create an agenda guide for the chairman and key committee members that indicates why an agenda topic is included and what MUST be…

Often our Cancer Program Consultants are asked by prospective clients how to increase involvement in the cancer committee. Our best advice is to answer with another question. “What makes you want to be involved in a committee at the hospital, in a civic organization, volunteer agency, church or school?” The most common answers are “I care about the cause.” “ I want to make an improvement.”…

Q: What is the best method for casefinding? A: There is no one answer for all programs, but our Registry Partners Consultants work with facilities to maximize their reporting structure to allow for electronic review and documentation. Gone are the days when a disease index is printed and the CTR reviews cases and marks them off the paper!   The same is true for pathology reports and…

Q: Where is Registry Partners located? A: The corporate office for Registry Partners is located in Burlington, North Carolina. Our Cancer Program Consultants work from their home offices and live throughout the United States providing services to hospitals as far West as California, to New Hampshire in the North East, to Florida in the South, to Texas and Oklahoma and every where in between!   Consultants who…