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More than 1,000 of the healthcare industry’s do-ers, hard workers, believers, game-changers, and impact-makers joined Health Catalyst in Salt Lake City to leverage our collective expertise and experience to Imagine, Innovate, and Impact healthcare at the Healthcare Analytics Summit™ 2024 (HAS® 24).
This year’s summit programming included industry-leading keynote speakers to help attendees imagine what’s possible, and educational breakout sessions moved ideas from inspiration to impact. HAS attendees had the opportunity to see firsthand how AI and analytics tools can power organizational transformation and network with industry leaders and problem-solvers.
As part of this year’s thematic focus, HAS 24 delved into the lessons that can be learned from both within and outside the realm of healthcare, emphasizing collaboration across all industry sectors to achieve remarkable outcomes. By sharing motivating stories and analogies, the aim was to energize healthcare providers, executives, analysts, and everyone playing a role in care delivery, operations, and finances.
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Dr. Greene Discusses the New NCI Oral Cancer Calculator in March's Clinical Corner | |
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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) recently released a publicly available calculator for people newly diagnosed with oral cancer. This represents the first cancer survival calculator that provides personalized estimates of the likelihood of surviving or dying from oral cancer or other causes. An analysis evaluating the new calculator revealed that people with oral cancer are more likely to die from other causes compared with their peers without oral cancer, and that noncancer survival worsens with cancer stage.
With its unique design, the calculator represents perhaps one of the most sophisticated and comprehensive tools to date by integrating multiple population-level data sources to account for general health status and disease exposures such as alcohol and tobacco, socioeconomic status, and coexisting conditions. When assessing survival, factors such as cancer stage and tumor size are key, but comorbidities also play a crucial role. For oral cancer, where alcohol and tobacco use are notorious risk factors, comorbidities occur frequently and are often serious.
To create a model that provides more "holistic and personalized" estimates and includes a host of factors that can impact the risk of death, the creators of the calculator tapped into data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database to develop the SEER Oral Cancer Survival Calculator (SEER OCSC). This is yet another example of the use of accurate cancer registry data. More of these calculators and nomograms will be developed in the future for a multitude of cancer sites.
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Exciting News! Updated CRStar Video Library Available Now! | |
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We are very excited to share the news that the CRStar Video Library has received a significant update, and it's better than ever before! The updated Video Library provides CRStar users with short instructional videos that will assist with all CRStar functionality – from logging in, to the various abstract screens, follow-up management, reporting and system management – all features of the CRStar Cancer Registry Solution are explained in detail.
The videos are divided into nine sections. Each main section consists of subsections of functions located within that module. Additionally, the Abstract Management section features videos for each individual screen, keeping the videos concise. As a bonus, full-length Abstract Management and Follow-Up Management videos are available if the user wishes to watch that section in its entirety. This is especially useful for training or instructional purposes.
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Following is a list of the individual sections of the Video Library: | |
- The Basics
- Dashboards
- Abstract Management
- Follow-Up Management
- Enhanced Reporting
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- System Administration
- System Management
- Preferences
- Support Portal and Resources
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Located on the CRStar Resource Page, the updated Video Library is accessed from within the CRStar application. Once you are logged into CRStar, clicking the Help tab on the main menu, then select "Resource Page." The Video Library is found in the Training section along with the CRStar User Manual.
Please take a minute to watch the introductory video before getting started. We hope you find the videos enjoyable and educational!
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Will We See You in Indianapolis? | |
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The CRStar by Health Catalyst team is excited to participate in-person at this year’s 2024 NCRA Conference, April 24-27, 2024 in Indianapolis, IN! If you aren’t able to visit in person, you can also find us in the Virtual Exhibit Hall.
Melanie Rogan, Bonnie Nelson, and Dr. Rick Greene will be joined by our new team members, Jacqueline Matthews and Will Seitz, to share how CRStar, our cancer registry management solution, can provide cancer programs with a valuable foundation of data to help health systems achieve more by transforming data into actionable insights to improve patient outcomes.
Please plan on stopping by Booth #201 to learn more about CRStar, our cancer registry management solution, and how we can help your registry become an integral part of the patient journey at your cancer center … and more!
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Hear Dr. Michael Serwint Discuss His Unique Registry Experience in this Month's Cancer Registry World | |
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The latest episode of the Cancer Registry World podcast is available now! The March episode features guest Michael Serwint, MD, ODS-C at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, NC. Dr. Serwint joins Dr. Frederick L. Greene to bring a unique and fascinating perspective to his cancer registry experience as a former practicing medical oncologist who eventually became a Certified Oncology Data Specialist.
Previous episodes are still available on our website or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts, including ApplePodcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, iHeartRadio and TuneIn.
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As we continue our integration into Health Catalyst, the CRStar team will be migrating our email systems to better align with our new organizational structure. As a result, we will be introducing a new email address for all future communications with our clients.
Rest assured, this change will not impact the quality of service or level of support you receive from us. Our commitment to delivering exceptional service remains unwavering, and we are dedicated to ensuring a smooth transition for all our valued clients.
Please check your email in the upcoming weeks for additional information including our new email addresses. We sincerely appreciate your cooperation and understanding during this transition period. Thank you for your continued trust and partnership with us.
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