Domain 3 Follow-Up Closed Book

Question 1

Methods to obtain follow-up information include, but are not limited to:

• Managing physician
• Pathology reports
• Communication with other facilities
• All of the above

Answer 1

All of the above

Question 2

In registry terms, what phrase is used to describe the general approval by a facility’s medical staff for the registry to contact patients
directly to obtain current follow-up information?

Answer 2

Blanket permission

Question 3

Patient authorization is required in order to obtain follow-up information.

Answer 3

False

Patient authorization is not required in order to obtain follow-up information

Question 4

90% patient follow-up information should be maintained…

Answer 4

Every year for all eligible analytic patients diagnosed within the last 5 years

Question 5

The following situation would not breach a patient’s confidentiality when performing follow-up: Follow-up letters from the hospital are
stamped with ‘Cancer Registry.’

Answer 5

False
This situaltion would violate a patient’s confidentiality. By labeling the envelope with the words “cancer registry”, the registry may
inadvertently breach the patient’s confidentiality by sharing with everyone who handles the letter that the person addressed on the
envelope has had some type of relationship with the cancer services of the facility.

Question 6

Passive follow-up methods performed by central registries include:

• Linkage with state death certificate files
• Linkage to state health files
• Linkage with hospital discharge summaries
• All of the above

Answer 6

All of the above

Question 7

According to the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons, the target percentage rate for follow-up of all eligible
analytic cases from the cancer registry reference date is:

Answer 7

80%

Question 8

According to the Commission on Cancer, a case may be excluded from the follow-up requirement if:

Answer 8

The patient is a resident of a foreign country.

Question 9

The following scenario would violate a patient’s confidentiality: The cancer registrar contacts the name listed on the medical record
and states the cancer registry is attempting to inquire about the health of the patient.

Answer 9

True
The scenario would violate a patient’s confidentiality: The cancer registrar contacts the name listed on the
medical record and states the cancer registry is attempting to inquire about the health of the patient.
The cancer registrar cannot assume that the contact person listed in the medical record is aware of the patient’s condition. Only the
patient has the right to share this information.

Question 10

The best source for the follow-up is considered to be:

Answer 10

The patient’s primary physician