--- In cancerregistrargroup@yahoogroups.com, nkawesch <no_reply@y...> wrote:
> Now that I am back from our national meeting in Portland I thought it
> would be a good time to connect with other Cancer Registrars on some
> issues we all are facing.
>
> The first issue I'd like to get some feedback on is CTR productivity
> in light of recent (and upcoming) coding changes.
>
> Speaking for MSKCC, our registrars' productivity has declined with
> the implementation of FORDS and now I am very concerned with the
> impending implementation of Collaborative Stage.
>
> I would like to survey Registries throughout the country to get an
> idea of how many abstracts their abstractor's complete a day. I
> realize that some registries require their registrars to perform
> other tasks so perhaps number of abstracts per hour could be
> calculated.
>
> I think this information would be valuable to all Registry Managers
> in our continued effort to provide quality data within the prescribed

> time frame.
>
> Thank you for your help with this request.


Just wondering if you'd had any response to this request? I need the same
information for my
employer. Our current standard is 6 abstracts per day. Management is trying to
up that to 7.5.
We don't see that as a reasonable amount. Any info you can provide I would very
much appreciate.
Thanks,
Tracy