Written By: Melissa Chapman RHIT, CTR I was invited to submit an abstract for the 49th Annual NCRA Educational Conference, which was held May 7-10, 2023, in San Diego, CA. “Abstracting difficult sites” was one of the many abstract subjects requested. Therefore, the topic I selected was “Abstracting Head and Neck: A CTR’s Perspective” which was based on a very informative presentation I had presented many…
CTR Coding Break – Lymphovascular Invasion
The June 2022 CTR Coding Break discusses Lymphovascular Invasion. What is Lymphovascular Invasion exactly? Lymphovascular Invasion is the presence of tumor cells in lymphatic channels and/or blood vessels within the primary tumor noted microscopically by the pathologist. In some cases, the presence or absence of Lymphovascular invasion is used as an indicator of prognosis. The three main objectives of the presentation include: Identifying synonyms for Lymphovascular…
Sepsis Chatter – Septic Shock: Onset of Persistent/New Hypotension and Vasopressor Administration
Welcome to the June 2023 Edition of Sepsis Chatter! Our newest video presentation is titled: Sepsis Chatter-Septic Shock: Persistent/New Hypotension and Vasopressor Administration This presentation builds upon the information in the previous Sepsis Chatter presentations titled: Sepsis Chatter- Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: Crystalloid Fluid Administration Parts I and II. The following topics will be explored: Each of the covered topics will include specific abstraction guidance…
CTR Coding Break – 2023 Breast Surgery Codes
In this month’s Registry Partners CTR Coding Break, we discuss coding surgical procedures for 2023 breast cases. For cases diagnosed 1/1/2023, the Surgical Procedure of Primary Site at this facility field is no longer applicable and has been replaced by a new data item titled Rx Hosp-Surg 2023. This new data field has been added for all sites and today we will be discussing how to…