I'm in the process of trying to identify a title for the Cancer Registry and the positions held within it that is in line with the national trend. I think that...
I totally agree with you!!! Last time when we had a Tumor Registrars position open in our institution, we received a number of calls from registrars stating...
Several years ago we changed our name to the ONCOLOGY DATA CENTER We did a presentation at Cancer Care Committee requesting a name change with a big poster....
Yes, the educational requirements are the biggest problem. You do NOT even need to graduate from high school to sit for our exam. The lack of education...
OREGON DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES Health Services Employment Opportunity PROGRAM TECHNICIAN 2 (QUALITY CONTROL SPECIALIST, OREGON STATE CANCER REGISTRY...
Job Title: Cancer Registrar/Certified Data Manager Job Location: Vail, Colorado Medical Center has an opening for a full-time year round Cancer Registrar. The...
... the ... being ... Dictionary ... in ... admitting ... will ... Management ... our ... registry ... I have a CTR position avail in Vail paying between $55...
... the ... being ... Dictionary ... in ... admitting ... will ... Management ... our ... registry ... I have a CTR position avail in Vail paying between $55...
... the ... being ... Dictionary ... in ... admitting ... will ... Management ... our ... registry ... I have a CTR position avail in Vail paying between $55...
I have a coding question. We have received 2 very different answers regarding this question from ACOS I&R, so I thought I'd like to get some feedback...
I was taught to code this as 02 when it is not meant to diagnose or stage but not considered cancer-directed surgery. I sought clarification from the I&R as...
I will be out of the office starting 08/06/2004 and will not return until 12/31/2004. I am now PRN if you need Clermont Registry issues call Deb Vickers...
An excisional biopsy means that the entire node was taken out so therefore this is more than an 01 or 02. We would code this to a 25-excisional biopsy. We...
I would like information about the types of quality checks done on registry data within your departments and if you have an established error rate that must...
Dear Group Members, My name is John Rowe, and I just became a member of your group. I am writing to you today to introduce myself and our company: Timeless ...
We do several things. 1. When abstracting, each abstractor is expected to run global edit checks on the case before proceeding to the next case. 2. If the...
When our network of hospitals had the 5 registrars reporting to the same manager, we performed peer review quarterly on abstracts selected randomly that would...
Does anyone know of any tapes or CDs -- anything in a non-printed format -- to help people become familiar with the cancer registry field and/or prep for the...
... Hi Eileen, NCRA has a CTR Prep exam on CD-ROM. I'm not sure they have updated it with the current changes yet, though. AJCC has a free video about the...
Thought you'd like to see the latest. Question 12835: Our physicians say the excision of the lymph node is for diagnostic and staging not a surgically...
I will be out of the office starting 09/23/2004 and will not return until 10/05/2004. I am on vacation. If you need immediate assistance, please call my ...
... I noticed that I&R didn't specify who's definition of an excisional biopsy we are supposed to use. Maybe they should have said "when the procedure meets...
Hi everyone, Our hospital is transitioning to the Electronic Medical Record within the next 6 months. For those of you already using EMR, how do you ...
On the question of what sort of PCE's we're doing . . . here's a snapshot of what's on the SAR I'm completing for a survey happening next month: 2004: Trends &...
They were replying to the direct question about when to use the code 25 and when to use 02 for an excisional lymph node biopsy of lymphomas. The reason the...
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Back in August I sent out the message below regarding how to code cases that are Lymphoma primaries with a lymph node excision. I noticed in the FORDS...
I posted this in the NCRA group shortly after the FORDS revisions were sent out and the age-old questioned was asked again. Here is the information that I...
Hi! I'm new here in this group. I have not been in this line but will be soon. I don't have any experience and not trained yet. We don't have a cancer...
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