by Charlie | Aug 31, 2026 | Oncology Data Management
If you are the only person abstracting cases at your facility, you already know the quiet math of the job. You read the pathology, the operative note, the imaging, the clinic visits. You code the primary site, the histology, the stage, the first course of treatment....
by Johanna | Aug 18, 2026 | Trauma Registry Services, Oncology Data Management
There's a particular kind of pressure that comes with registry work that most time management advice doesn't account for. It isn't just a full inbox or a long to-do list. It's the weight of abstraction deadlines tied to accreditation standards, case finding queues...
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 | 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...
by Charlie | Nov 12, 2025 | Oncology Data Management
Each November, Lung Cancer Awareness Month reminds us of the progress made, and the critical work still ahead in fighting the world’s leading cause of cancer death. For oncology data professionals, this month reinforces the essential role cancer registrars and...
