Domain 6 Registry Organization and Operations

Question 1

A reportable case for which the only information available to the central registry is a death certificate is:

Answer 1

Death Certificate Only (DCO)

Question 2

State central registries…

• Can provide incidence data
• Are population based
• Are multi-purpose
• All of the above

Answer 2

All of the above

Question 3

A disaster recovery plan is:

Answer 3

A way to make sure that computerized registry data is backed up every night and is easily recoverable

Question 4

A systematic method of identifying all eligible cases that are included in the cancer registry database is a definition of ….

Answer 4

Casefinding

Question 5

Passive follow-up methods performed by central registries include:

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

Answer 5

All of the above

Question 6

Which of the following activities is unique to central cancer registries?

• Active follow-up of patients
• The ability to treat patients
• Performing data analysis for research
• Death clearance and casefinding audits

Answer 6

Death clearance and casefinding audits

Question 7

Which organization publishes the Solid Tumor Rules and the Hematopoietic & Lymphoid Neoplasms Database and Manual?

Answer 7

SEER

Question 8

NAACCR Guidelines state that staffing needs for state/central registries should be:

Answer 8

Based on the estimated annual caseload of the registry.

Question 9

True or False, Covered entities are required to provide individuals - upon request - with an accounting of any protected health information that the
entity has disclosed about them to the state cancer registry.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

What can only be done in a population-based registry?

Answer 10

Incidence and mortality rates

Question 11

The geographic area from which the population source of the central registry is drawn is known as a:

Answer 11

Catchment area.

Question 12

The population-based cancer registries in the US and Canada are members of which one of the following organizations?

• NPCR
• CDC
• NAACCR
• NCRA

Answer 12

NAACCR

Question 13

As appropriate to the cancer program category, the required percentage of patients are referred to a clinical trial. This is reported to
the Cancer Committee by the:

Answer 13

Clinical Research Coordinator

Question 14

Passive follow-up means:

Answer 14

Checking the hospital database for readmission of patients in the registry database

Question 15

HIPAA was enacted in ____.

Answer 15

1996

Question 16

A capital budget is prepared for:

Answer 16

Purchase of major equipment.

Question 17

The National Cancer Data Base is an example of:

Answer 17

A non-population-based central registry

Question 18

A suspense system is best described as:

Answer 18

A list of cases that have been identified but not yet abstracted

Question 19

Which of the following is the most active organization in the U.S. for the establishment and approval of hospital cancer programs?

Answer 19

Commission on Cancer

Question 20

Cancer registry informatics is defined as:

Answer 20

The application of information science to cancer registration