Certified Tumor Registrar - Remote (PRN)

Since 1992 Health Information Alliance, Inc., “HIA” has serviced its acute care clients in optimizing reimbursement. HIA has provided and continues to provide Core Measure Abstraction Services, (since the inception of Core Measures), Registry Services, (General Surgery - for example ACS/NSQIP, Thoracic Surgery - for example STS, and Cancer), Meaningful Use Attestations (VTE & STK) and Consulting for Core Measure, Meaningful Use and Value Based Purchasing outcomes. HIA also offers Coding Services to include IP, OP, ED, Pro-Fee, & Wound Care as well as Coding Quality Audits. HIA is composed of more than 70 credentialed professionals now offering these professional performance improvement services throughout the country.

HIA is seeking a Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR). (Fully Remote Position) (PRN) Join HIA's growing team of hard working, and dedicated people, who continually grow and improve our company, and services to our clients. Our team of professionals offer abstracting services to our clients with abstracting current cases, backlogs, and reports and many more lines of specialized services. This provides a solution to our clients through outsourcing. The Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) Performs data abstraction by capturing a complete patient history, diagnosis, staging and treatment information for all patients into the cancer registry. Must be currently working as a CTR, and have 2 years experience with the following abstracting the following CTR registries; Breast, Colon, Lung, Prostate and Bladder.

The CTR abstracts the following registries: Breast, Colon, Lung, Prostate, and Bladder. Deliver quality solutions to hospital partners across the country, approaching each hospital engagement as an opportunity to apply your expertise with precision. Reviews the medical records for each eligible patient by analyzing the patient history, physical exam, diagnostic tests, staging, medical and nursing care to complete the abstract in accordance with ACOS Cancer Program standards, and state requirements. Maintains abstracting productivity and quality rates of 98%, which is compatible with the organization and nationally established benchmark. Assists with timely monthly reporting to the State ODS, including any special studies and audits. Assists in the submission to Rapid Cancer Reporting System (RCRS). Monthly exports and submits all eligible cases for valid performance quality measures and adheres to RCRS terms and conditions. Reviews, monitors, and updates all the alerts and cases in RCRS to ensure compliance for each specific quality measure. Assist in the Annual NCDB submission.: Each year submits cases diagnosed on January 2003 or later meet the quality criteria for the annual Call for Data on initial submission. Assists in systematic methods of case finding. Enters and/or updates cases in the suspense database. Assists in maintaining a follow-up program for the life of all required abstracts by reviewing hospital documentation, and contacting physicians, state offices, and possibly patients for current follow-up information. Enters this data into a microcomputer for further analysis. Participates in ongoing studies for the American College of Surgeons and local studies. Demonstrates knowledge and skills to operate cancer registry software to perform the job. Identifies the needs of the patient population served and modifies and delivers care specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.) This process includes communicating with the patient, parent, and/or primary caregiver(s) at their level (developmental/age, educational, literacy, etc.). Collaborate with the staff at all campuses to mutually develop opportunities for improvement and action plans. Actively participates in HMH Health Cancer Registries team member meetings. Attend educational conferences to maintain their certification. Adheres to the standards identified in the Medical Center's Organizational Competencies.