AJCC8th Edition Webinar- Part II

The AJCC held a webinar on the AJCC 8th edition recently. The 8th edition will take affect with cases diagnosed 1/1/18.  The changes are many and are synopsized below. Careful review of each chapter prior to staging a case in the 8th edition is recommended. The Eighth Edition is dedicated to all Cancer Registrars. Staging Changes Head and Neck Cervical Node and Unknown Primary New criteria…

Posted on Jun. 26, 2017 in From Our Perspective

Employee Feedback & Employee Satisfaction… The Heartbeat To Our Success!

How many times have you been asked to share feedback with your employer? Did your employer do something with the feedback received? Do you feel your employer listened to the feedback provided? At Registry Partners, we wholeheartedly believe in requesting feedback from our team members… giving them a voice to share their thoughts, ideas and concerns.   We want to understand how employees feel about their…

Posted on Jun. 20, 2017 in From Our Perspective

Primary Payer at Diagnosis

With Insurance Coverage plans dominating the news cycles, it seems like a good time to brush up from a CTR point of view. (Honestly, I can’t remember when I last looked over this part of FORDS). Possibly I felt more comfortable than some when faced with coding the Primary Payer at Diagnosis: I come from a long line of insurance people- an insurance agent, an insurance…

Posted on Jun. 19, 2017 in From Our Perspective