The SEER Program is pleased to announce the availability of SEER*Rx, the cancer registrar's interactive antineoplastic drug database on July 1, 2005. This...
Angie There are several websites that would be helpful to you but I would start with the following. National Cancer Registrars Association www.ncra-usa.org ...
Is there a Table of all the drugs that were converted in their treatment category that we can use in going back to change cases already abstracted for 2005?...
Hey everyone: I'm working on putting together an article, and/or presentation and maybe even an electronic book about edits, metafiles and problems or issues...
sure, I would be willing to participate. ... From: registryrocks <AussieOwner@...> To: cancerregistrargroup@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thu, 28 Jul 2005 19:33:08...
I live in Pittsburgh, PA area and I am looking to take the exam for ctr in March, 2006. Does anyone know of an prep book or a cd that you can get to study...
... <tmckate2@y...> ... you ... book. ... good ... Hi, I am taking the exam in September. If you go to the NCRA website (the education section), they have an...
Thank you so very much and GOOD LUCK on your exam; pleas keep in touch and let me know how it goes ... __________________________________________________ Do...
TERRIFIC! Thanks for getting back to me. I'm thinking of setting this up as a simple Internet-based questionnaire if that sounds OK with you. Michele (aka...
Hi there, I took a few classes online through SBCC (santa Barbara City College), I thought they were helpful and it is a good program. But if you are just...
NCRA sells an online prep product that is questions with multiple choice answers. NCRA also will sell a CD of our in-person CTR Exam Prep Workshop that was...
You can also take Cancer Registry classes through the online program that is a joint venture of AHIMA & NCRA. More information is available on the NCRA...
What department has responsibility for the cancer registry in your facility? I am currently under the direction of the radiation oncology department in our...
I encourage you to really plead your case. I am very fortunate to be under Medical Staff Services for almost 10 years. Before that I was under an oncology...
Whether your facility is COC approved or not you may want to check out the COC standards book to give you some ideas on how to plead your case. The standards...
I have found that it doesn't matter what department you are under, staffing is the issue. The other issue is whether you have skills that others in your...
Hi! We were for years under the manager of the Cancer Treatment Center at our hospital (best place we ever were!!) Now, however we are under HIM and our boss...
Does any one know of registries that have developed a rate/per hour or fee-based charges that are used to bill requestors or just to track data services used...
When I was managing my registry I worked out an hourly fee with our Cancer Center administrator. We accessioned approximately 2,000 cases per year, and at...
I will be out of the office starting 09/05/2005 and will not return until 09/12/2005. If you need immediate assistance, please call my manager, Mat Goodridge...
We would like to have a panel discussion at next year's Annual Conference in DC on "Disaster Preparedness for Cancer Registries." Have you had a disaster...
Hello fellow cancer registry professionals! I am looking for experienced, computer-savvy abstractors who would be interested in traveling for work as...
I'd like to find what the productivity standards are for abstracting in other hospitals besides my own. I am referring to if you abstract all day. Our...
Sorry it took me so long to respond but 7.5 a day is a lot of abstracting. Of course, that can't include answering phones or taking care of any other requests...
Thank you very much for your response. Yes it is a shame that people give up quality for quantity. I'm hoping with enough input from Registrars outside of my...
I just relocated to the Greater Cincinnati, Ohio area (Loveland) last week and am looking for contract work that I can do from my home. Seeking just about...
Scientists discover how cancer spreads - newspaper 12/8/05 Scientists have found how cancer spreads from a primary site to other places, a discovery that could...