title: Going the distance for certified cancer registrars.
abstract: Cancer registry departments are using electronic technology to solve the local and national Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) shortages. As demand for CTRs continues to increase without an accompanied increase in the supply of qualified personnel, cancer registry departments are looking for new solutions to this growing local and national trend. In order to solve this problem, some cancer registries have started using telecommunication to fill the empty positions within their departments. This is the case at Roper St. Francis Healthcare (RSFH) in Charleston, SC, where Cancer Registry Manager, Ellen Kolender, RHIA, CTR, used telecommuting to fill one full-time and one part-time CTR position.
authors.affiliation: Health Administration and Policy, Masters in Health Administration Program, Medical University of South Carolina, Roper St. Francis Healthcare Intern, Charleston, SC, USA.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Backus
authors.forename: Ellen R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Kolender
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification; D006801:Humans; D008503:Medical Staff / Q000592:standards* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D009369:Neoplasms; D012042:Registries