NEWS LETTER
MCRA NEWSLETTER
Education Resources
Available Webinar’s with the COC
Monitoring Clinical Stage to Improve Care
(Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 11:00 AM EDT, 10:00 AM CDT, 9:00 AM MDT,
8:00 AM PDT)
The presentation will examine the cancer committee's role in ensuring
quality care through a process to match clinical stage with the
recommended treatment choices (Standard 4.3).
What’s New for FORDS in 2010?
(Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 11:00 AM EST, 10:00 AM CST, 9:00 AM MST,
8:00 AM PST)
This presentation will describe new and revised items in Facility Oncology
Registry Data Standards Revised for 2010 (FORDS) and changes in data
requirements to be implemented January 1, 2010, along with the reasons
for those changes. Although reference to CS and AJCC changes will be
included, this presentation is not intended to provide coding
instructions for those manuals.
Rapid
Quality Reporting System
(Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at 12:00 PM EST, 11:00 AM CST, 10:00 AM MST,
9:00 AM PST)
In order to facilitate quality improvement that will have the ability to
encourage quality and utilization of evidence-based care in a timely
manner, the CoC has developed the Rapid Quality Reporting System (RQRS).
MCRA Membership
Anyone seeking membership for the Mississippi Cancer
Registrars Association should contact Kristy Brister-MCRA Secretary-Treasure
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