Is Your Registry Data Ready?
Cancer Program and Oncology Service Line Administrators: You’ve invested in expanding outpatient cancer care. Now it’s time to ensure your data infrastructure expands with it. Ask yourself:1. Are your cancer registrars locked out of, or unable to access, external pathology, imaging, disease indices, or cancer-related reports or data? 2. Is your registry still dependent on […]Outpatient Oncology Redrawing the Map
Oncology Data Specialists, or cancer registrars, are not just abstractors—they’re clinical informaticists. But too often, they’re “flying blind” to outpatient imaging, pathology, and the medical disease index (MDI) data spread across multiple systems. This article is a must-read for registry professionals and leaders:Outpatient Oncology Is Redrawing the Map—Is Your Registry Keeping Up? Click here to […]
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.
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 […]