Cancer Registrars’ Expertise Aids in Precision Medicine
Cancer Registrar. Tumor Registrar. Oncology Data Consultant. The list goes on to include many titles that have been bestowed upon those of us who specialize in collecting and managing data that healthcare providers and health officials use to improve cancer treatment,...
Pete McCabe Joins Ciox Health as CEO
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – May 7, 2019 – Ciox Health, the nation’s leader in clinical data exchange, announced today that Pete McCabe is joining the company as Chief Executive Officer. Pete is joining from the General Electric Corporation, where he has served as a senior...
Cancer Registrars – Capturing the Picture of Cancer
April 8-12, 2019 marked the observance of the 23rd annual National Cancer Registrars Week (NCRW). This year’s theme, Cancer Registrars: Capturing the Picture of Cancer, illustrates the vital role cancer registrars play in collecting information that is crucial to...
“Driven by Health Data”– From Healthcare Providers to Life Sciences and More
The theme for 2018 Health Information Professionals Week, “Driven by Health Data,” hits home for me as a Health Information Management (HIM) professional. Reliable, valid, complete, secure and accessible clinical data is the lifeblood of healthcare and being “driven...
5 Tips for Success as a Remote HIM Professional
Many roles within health information management (HM) can now be done remotely thanks to improvements in technology and the ability for healthcare organizations to effectively manage privacy and security in a virtual environment. As an HIM professional, there are a lot...
Navigating Denials Using the True Clinical Picture
Now more than ever, the management of complex denials is paramount for organizations due to changes in payment methodologies, payer requirements, and patient consumerism. Navigating denials requires revenue cycle leaders to perform a “balancing act” that addresses...
Don’t Be Afraid of STORE! Tips for Managing Data Collection Changes
In a previous blog post, I shared some tips for getting started with the STORE manual (STandards for Oncology Registry Entry). This post will focus on the data collection changes that are part of STORE. As we know, some of the changes were expected; others have taken...
Cancer Registrars – Don’t Be Afraid of STORE!
Data collections standards changed as of January 1, 2018. Unfortunately, the manual to go along with those changes – STandards for Oncology Registry Entry (STORE) – was released much later in the year. At 506 pages long, it can seem quite daunting, but please, do not...
Clinical Documentation Improvement and the Clinical Truth
There are reasons that physicians are annoyed with CDI and coders. Helping understand the “why” is critical.