by Charlie | Aug 17, 2026 | Oncology Data Management
Most cancer registry problems do not announce themselves. They accumulate. A registrar leaves, a hire takes eight months, case volume climbs after a new service line opens, and suddenly the cases waiting to be abstracted have quietly stacked up into a real problem. A...
by Charlie | Aug 12, 2026 | Clinical Documentation Integrity
The fastest way to lose revenue you already earned is to let a payer take it back after the fact. That is what is happening across the country right now. Hospital claim denials are climbing, appeals are more expensive to work, and a growing share of the pressure lands...
by Charlie | Aug 7, 2026 | Clinical Documentation Integrity
When a hospital opens a CDI gap, the clock starts immediately. A vacancy, a maternity leave, a records backlog, a new service line, or an EHR cutover can leave documentation review understaffed within a single pay period. The core problem most leaders discover is...
by Charlie | Mar 31, 2026 | Oncology Data Management
In my work with Medovent Solutions supporting cancer registries nationwide, I’m reminded every March that colorectal cancer is both common and, in many cases, highly preventable. In 2023, an estimated 153,000 people in the U.S. were diagnosed with colorectal cancer...
by Charlie | Nov 18, 2025 | Oncology Data Management
Maintaining accurate, timely cancer registry data is essential for accreditation, research, treatment planning, and public health reporting. Yet for many hospitals, recruiting, training, and retaining skilled Oncology Data Specialists (ODS) is both costly and...
