Close the Gap
You can’t manage what you don’t count.Missed cases silently erode credibility and performance. Hospitals feel the financial and operational drag of delayed or missed case reporting long before it shows up in dashboards. The rationale, backed by research, is simple: every missed case requires extra work, delays reporting, and weakens quality, treatment outcomes, and value-based […]
Case Finding is the Foundation
Finding EVERY cancer case is not optional.It is foundational to cancer program integrity. Casefinding is not just a cancer registry workflow. It is the foundation of every cancer program quality measure, accreditation, and KPI. Without it, the cancer registry is not only under-performing but puts the hospital credibility at risk. Every case matters and cancer […]
Your Data Should Travel as Far as Your Patients
Outpatient cancer care reaches miles into the community.So should your Registry data. In today’s landscape, relying on inpatient-only records or admission (ADT) codes is a fast track to missed cases and incomplete reporting. To read or download the entire article, click here hashtag#OncologyData hashtag#HealthIT hashtag#OutpatientCare hashtag#Casefinding hashtag#AIinOncology hashtag#ThePowerOfOne hashtag#MicheleWebbODS
Outpatient Oncology is Redrawing the Map-Is Your Registry Keeping Up?
Outpatient cancer care now accounts for the majority of services—but is your registry still operating on less than 100% of all the casefinding and abstracting source documents? If you can’t see the data, you can’t count it. In my new article, “Outpatient Oncology Is Redrawing the Map—Is Your Registry Keeping Up?” learn how cancer registrars […]
Changing Perceptions About AI
The blog post said not to use artificial intelligence (AI). Or at least that is what caught my eye. After re-reading the post again I was relieved to see the author was concerned about how it was being used for a specific workflow and application, not related to healthcare. It made sense in that setting, but it did make me think. There is so much noise about the use of artificial intelligence these days for just about everything we do at work or at home. Oncology Data Specialists (ODS’) and oncology service line administrators might easily get caught up in the AI noise and dismiss its use in the cancer registry setting which could be a huge mistake. There are appropriate uses of AI in the Registry and it is important that you understand the use cases and benefits.
The Importance of Cancer Registries in Oncology Research
In the realm of oncology research, particularly when studying population-level trends and cancer incidence, the choice of data sources is critical. While clinical electronic health record systems like Epic have revolutionized patient care and data management within healthcare settings, they may not always provide the comprehensive and standardized cancer data necessary for rigorous research. Conversely, […]
Unlocking Insights Through Data Collaboration in Cancer Care
In today’s data-driven world, the potential to harness information to drive better health outcomes is crucial. Data collaboration—the act of gathering and connecting data from various sources—has emerged as a vital mechanism for improving the healthcare delivery process, especially in the realm of cancer prevention, treatment, and research. Learn how to break down silos and […]