Every cancer diagnosis has a story behind it — not only of the patient, but also of the data that help shape treatment decisions, drive research and advanced national health goals. As doctors and oncologists are at the forefront of care, a critical member of the care team also plays a significant role behind-the-scenes – the Cancer Tumor Registrar. These well-trained professionals significantly impact positive patient outcomes by providing quality data to our central cancer registry that uses to link, encode, and store population-based cancer data. At CodeMed, Inc., we believe that tumor registrars are an essential part of the healthcare landscape and we offer all the expertise and support necessary to make sure that the crucial job is done right and done honestly.

Cancer data reporting is more than just a bookkeeping task — it is the backbone of comprehensive cancer care and public health policy. Cancer Tumor Registrars make sure everything that is diagnosed, what you were treated with, and the outcome from the follow up is accurately recorded and entered into the cancer registries. With that level of granularity, medical teams can assess the effectiveness of treatments, trace rates of survival and notice trends across groups of people. Without the data, these observations would be partial or altogether missing.

By providing timely and accurate abstracts, tumor registrars are instrumental in identifying early warning signs of cancer and enabling healthcare practitioners to prospectively treat patients with cancer based on data. For instance, for ensuring that the stage, treatment and recurrence are reported consistently, it is registrars. This not only facilitates the care of individual patients, but also allows cancer centers to assess performance and to achieve accreditation standards by institutions such as the American College of Surgeons.

At CodeMed, Inc we offer a full range of Cancer Tumor Registrar services that are destination based to meet national reporting requirements and facility objectives. Our expert team of professionals is skilled in the latest coding/systems and registry software, ensuring that your healthcare providers can collect from compliant, high-integrity data that drives outcomes and fuels research.

"My heart really goes out to patients -- this is not just numbers on a piece of paper," he added. "Patients need to have accurate data recorded about their disease. Tumor registrars feed into databases that help track cancer trends, spot disparities in care and steer funding to where it is most needed. In this respect registrars are therefore having an indirect impact on advances in cancer treatment and prevention nationally, and even internationally.

Additionally, hospitals and cancer programs require that quality data be collected for certification and in order to join national cancer networks. Were it not for the efforts of a talented Cancer Tumor Registrar, these centers would not have the data to prove quality of care and procure vitally necessary resources.

Finally, comprehensive collection of cancer information is one of the critical organizations of current cancer care. At CodeMed, Inc., we are a trusted partner for healthcare organizations that need expert tumor registry services to not only optimize their processes, but, more importantly, improve the lives of patients. Looking After Your Own Whether you are a hospital administrator, cancer program manager, or healthcare provider, working with experienced tumor registrars is a step in the right direction to better care through better data.

We want to help you make every case matter—for the patient, for the provider and for the future of cancer care.