A: An opportunity for challenge. In 1994, a job opportunity opened for an oncology abstractor to support the certified tumor registry and cancer registry in cancer case preparation in the hospital ...

Ever wonder where organizations like the American Cancer Society and Centers for Disease Control get their statistics? Jana Thornton could give some insight on how they get some information from The ...

Tuesday, January 2, 2024 - The National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) and its Council on Certification have updated the name of its credential. Oncology Data Specialist (ODS) replaces Certified ...

A nationwide network designed to track cancer patients soon will have its first Midwest training program in Moorhead. Minnesota State Community and Technical College officials say they'll begin ...

Informatics is currently being used by cancer registrars for case finding and follow-up. In the future, entering data into structured fields in the Electronic Health Record and other initiatives will ...

MiraMed Global Services subsidiary MiraMed On Call is a focused health information management service offering medical records coding, oncology data management and trauma registry services. 1. MiraMed ...

For years, Stacie Sullivan ’19 felt stuck in her career, sensing her opportunities to advance were limited. “I had a reputation for being smart through my years of schooling, but, without a degree, I ...

Good statistics are the best ammunition in the war on cancer, because they confirm useful treatment methods for increasing survival rates, according to certified tumor registrar Susan Ohlin. Ohlin, a ...