Domain 4 Data Quality Assurance

Question 1

The establishment and implementation of a plan to annually evaluate the quality of the cancer registry data and activity is the
responsibility of the:

Answer 1

Cancer Committee

Question 2

The system to ensure accurate data collection in the cancer registry is known as:

Answer 2

Quality control program

Question 3

A major activity of NAACCR is:

• Provide standards for coding and editing
• Certify registries that meet national data quality standards
• Train and educate registry staff
• All of the above

Answer 3

All of the above

Question 4

Re-abstracting is performed to:

• Estimate rates of agreement between registry data and the information in the source documents
• Identify problems in the interpretation and coding of specific data.
• Develop standard guidelines and rules for abstracting ambiguous situation.
• All of the above

Answer 4

All of the above

Question 5

A formal procedure to check data accuracy against source documents is called:

Answer 5

Reabstracting study

Question 6

Central registry monitoring of facility case completeness should be performed:

Answer 6

On an ongoing basis

Question 7

What is the quality control method that uses computer algorithms to check the content of data fields against a predetermined set of
acceptable codes?

Answer 7

Edits

Question 8

The NAACCR standard for reporting expected cases of reportable cancer occurring during the year, should be reported within
_______months of the close of the diagnosis year.

Answer 8

23

Question 9

Routine and automated edit checks should be applied to ________% of a registry’s cases

Answer 9

100%

Question 10

SEER central registries are required to provide complete counts of new cases for a calendar year within ____months of the end of
that calendar year.

Answer 10

22