Registry Organization & Operations Flashcards
1
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The process of matching data from different sources is called__________
A
Data linkage
2
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What are the two possible methods of demographic matching?
A
Deterministic and probabilistic
3
Q
What is the standard in North America for tumor data matching?
A
SEER’s Multiple Primary Rules
4
Q
What is the purpose of record consolidation?
A
To ensure that all cancer data for a patient is only counted once
5
Q
What is the key to successfully linking data files?
A
Electronic patient matching
6
Q
Which type of electronic patient matching requires records in two data files to be an exact match to be considered the same patient?
A
Deterministic
7
Q
Which type of electronic patient matching relies on a score or weight created by comparing key fields in patient records?
A
Probabilistic
8
Q
Which is the preferred method of patient demographic matching and why?
A
Probabilistic because it allows a match even if all fields aren’t exactly the same.
9
Q
Why is it crucial for central registries to perform patient linkage before accepting new files?
A
Because central registries accept data from many different sources, and data linkage identifies potential patient duplicates.
10
Q
What is it called when matched data is combined from two or more records for the same patient and tumor in order to produce a best value for each variable in the record?
A
Record consolidation
11
Q
Why is consolidating multiple records received on a cancer patient an essential function of central registries?
A
Because it ensures data quality and prevents duplicate records.
12
Q
Record consolidation is the same as patient demographic, tumor, or record linkage.
True or False?
A
False.
13
Q
Which comes first in the processing cycle, record consolidation or data linkage?
A
Data linkage.
14
Q
An example of the data linkage and consolidation process in the cancer registry is the _________ system.
A
Suspense
15
Q
What is the risk of not linking and consolidating records correctly and consistently?
A
Cancers may be over counted or undercounted.
16
Q
A nationwide facility-based oncology data set that currently captures approximately 70% of all newly diagnosed cancer cases in the United States annually and contains almost 26 million records from hospital cancer registries is the _____
A
National Cancer Data Base
17
Q
Which two organizations established and jointly fund the National Cancer Data Base?
A
The American Cancer Society (ACS) and the American College of Surgeons (ACoS)
18
Q
Only cases that are Class of Case 00 through 22 are submitted to the NCDB. All other Classes of Case will be rejected if submitted.
True or False?
A
True.
19
Q
A non-profit, independent organization that accredits over 21,000 health care programs and organizations. Their accreditation and certification standards are national symbols of quality, safety and high performance.
A
The Joint Commission (JCAHO)
20
Q
Which reports provide feedback to CoC-accredited cancer programs on their performance of breast and colorectal cancer quality measures in an effort to assure the completeness of data in the registry and ultimately improve patient care?
A
The CoC’s CP3R (Cancer Program Practice Profile Reports)
21
Q
What are the two primary uses of central cancer registry data?
A
- Population-based cancer research.
2. Cancer control.
22
Q
The reduction of cancer incidence, mortality, and morbidity is called cancer ______
A
Control
23
Q
A non-CTR may perform abstracting under the supervision of a CTR, but must obtain the CTR certification within ____years of the date of hire.
A
3
24
Q
What type of registry evaluates suspected cancer clusters within communities?
A
Central cancer registry or population-based registry
25
What are the three types of cancer registry?
1. Hospital based.
2. Population based.
3. Specialty registry.
26
Which type of registry is considered to be the foundation of cancer surveillance in the US?
Hospital-based registry
27
What type of registry maintains data on all patients diagnosed and/treated for cancer at a particular facility or facilities?
Hospital-based registry
28
The focus of the hospital registry is on _____ care and hospital _____.
Clinical, administration
29
Most population-based registries do not collect active follow-up information.
True or False?
True. Active follow-up information is collected by hospital-based registries.
30
What type of cancer registry has an emphasis on epidemiology and public health, and are designed to determine cancer patterns among various populations?
Population-based/central cancer registry
31
A term which means the close monitoring of the occurrence of selected health conditions in the population.
Surveillance
32
The ultimate goal of _____ is to use the data collected to create policies and programs to promote health and prevent disease.
Surveillance
33
In 1926, the oldest example of a modern cancer registry was established in ______ (city & country).
Hamburg, Germany
34
Most population-based registries do not collect active follow-up information.
True or False?
True. Active follow-up information is collected by hospital-based registries.
35
What type of cancer registry has an emphasis on epidemiology and public health, and are designed to determine cancer patterns among various populations?
Population-based/central cancer registry
36
The US has two agencies that provide national cancer data. What are they?
The SEER Program and
| The National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) Cancer Surveillance System (CSS).
37
Which agency collects data annually from all NPCR programs?
The Cancer Surveillance System (CSS)
38
Which agency collects and publishes cancer incidence and survival data from population-based cancer registries covering approximately 26% of the US population?
SEER
39
The National Program of Cancer Registries’ (NPCR) data covers ____% of the population?
96%
40
What nationwide oncology outcomes database is the oldest and largest special population-based registry in the US, and covers more than 1400 CoC-approved cancer programs?
The National Cancer Database (NCDB)
41
The Gilda Radner Familial Ovarian Cancer Registry and the Central Brain Tumor Registry of the US (CBTRUS) are examples of what type of cancer registry?
A specialty cancer registry
42
Which type of registry reports incidence data to National organizations?
A. Hospital-based registry.
B. Population-based registry.
C. Both A and B
C. Both A and B
43
In what year did the NCRA establish the CTR credential?
1983
44
A cancer registry program has been a mandatory standard for CoC accreditation of a hospital cancer program since what year?
1956
45
Since 1991, the CoC requires the use of the AJCC Manual for Staging Cancer staging of all sites.
True or False?
True
46
What type of cancer staging was formed as a joint project between the AJCC, SEER, the CDC, and NAACCR, and established a single dataset with unified collection rules and standards?
Collaborative Staging
47
What was the second organization to establish standards for cancer data collection?
SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results).
48
SEER is a population-based cancer registry.
True or False?
True.
49
Which two organizations collaborated to develop the surgery-specific codes in the 1980s?
SEER and the CoC
50
Which organization, founded in 1987, represents and serves as a forum for the organization, operation, quality control, and statistical reporting of population-based registries?
NAACCR (North American Association of Central Cancer Registries).
51
NAACCR’s ______ Committee provides a formal mechanism for reviewing and recommending proposed changes in data codes.
Uniform Data Standards (UDS)
52
NAACCR offers a voluntary certification program to member
registries who meet the standard criteria for their ability to produce complete, accurate, and timely data.
True or False?
True.
53
NPCR conducts a continuous program of data assessment through Data Completeness and Quality Audits of their programs once every ____ years.
5
54
In 1996, the _____ was formed to foster the exchange of information between cancer registries internationally and to improve the quality of data and comparability between registries.
International Association of Cancer Registries (IACR)
55
What 1992 law authorized the CDC to provide funds to states and territories to improve cancer registries, create new ones, and established the National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)?
Public Law 102-515, the Cancer Registries Amendment Act
56
A ____ set is a collection of items maintained by a registry.
Data
57
A ______ data item is a data item whose codes, definitions, and coding instructions are shared among registry organizations.
Standard
58
A ________ in cancer registration is the collection of standard data items defined as the minimal data set required by an applicable standard-setting organization.
Standard data set
59
A _____ defines the data items in a registry data set.
Data dictionary
60
The standardization of cancer data is complete and unchanging.
True or False?
False. Standardization is ongoing and will always be in flux as registries respond to advances in cancer diagnosis and treatment.
61
A term that refers to the consistency in which varied organizations and software systems handle the transmission of similar information.
Interoperability
62
A messaging standard that enables different applications to exchange key sets of clinical and administrative data standards is called _____
HL7 or Health Level 7
63
A term that refers to how likely different people are to arrive at the same data code, given the same information.
Reliability
64
As a general rule, if a standard item definition already exists for a concept to be measured, use of the standard definition and codes is preferable to creating a new item.
True or False?
True
65
NAACCR’s ______ Committee was established in 2005 to ensure coordination in the development and implementation of major data items, standards, and procedures related to cancer registration.
Cancer Registration Steering Conmittee
66
Any hospital or central registry can create additional data items for its own use and for maximal efficiency and consistency.
True or False?
True
67
Hospitals provide nearly all cancer registry data.
True or False?
True
68
What kind of study evaluates how long it takes employees to do a particular task, and how the work transitions from one task to another?
A time-motion study
69
What kind of budget is prepared by top management, passed down to primary departments and then sub departments?
A top-down budget
70
In what kind of budget do subdepartmental managers or supervisors submit annual budgets to management to be approved?
A bottom-up budget
71
What kind of budget is prepared as if it’s being done for the first time and starts with a budget of zero?
A zero-based budget
72
The majority of registries have what kind of budget?
A top-down budget
73
What kind of budget is sometimes called a strategic business plan and is essential to allow time to prepare for growth and associated costs?
A 5-year budget
74
What are the four sections of a budget?
1. Capital purchases
2. Salaries
3. Supplies
4. Fixed costs
75
In a budget, rent, utilities, and housekeeping are classified as ____ costs.
Fixed
76
Disposable items such as paper and ink are classified in a budget as ______
Supplies
77
The _____ budget covers items such as furniture, computers, or any equipment that has a life expectancy of more than a year.
Capital
78
The ____ budget includes salaries, benefits, disposable supplies, and fixed costs.
Operating
79
How frequently should budgets be reviewed to determine whether the registry stayed within expected costs in all areas?
Annually
80
A CTR must complete ____ hours of continuing education credits every _____ years to maintain a certified status.
20, 2
81
Most central cancer registries now make use of a GIS in some form. What does GIS stand for?
Geographic Information System
82
A _____ can rapidly calculate how spatial objects are connected to each other, making it easy to calculate the number of cancer cases located within a particular distance from some location.
GIS
83
A map depicting data is known as a ____ map.
Thematic
84
The most common type of thematic map is the _____ map, in which each geographic area is shaded by a different color.
Choropleth
85
Assigning geographic information to a cancer patient’s record based on the patient’s usual place of residence is called ______
Geocoding
86
Term meaning to divide a text string, like an address, into smaller component parts.
Parse
87
A form of data analysis that incorporates information about the geographic location of events.
Spatial analysis
88
____ detection is the process of identifying geographic areas that have unusually high or unusually low occurrences of cancer.
Cluster
89
One of the first federal laws to protect patient privacy was the ______ Act of 1974.
Privacy
90
Which act set minimum standards for confidentiality of patient health information?
HIPAA
91
States may enact their own privacy standards. Which standards must the cancer registry follow?
A. HIPAA standards.
B. The state standards.
C. Whichever standards are stricter.
C. Whichever standards are stricter.
92
Which part of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is considered its safety and privacy portion?
Part 164
93
What is PHI?
Protected health information
94
Part 164 of HIPAA is known as the ____ Rule.
Privacy
95
Most registry functions are carried out under the _____ umbrella of HIPAA regulations known as “consent for uses and disclosures to carry out treatment, payment, or healthcare operations.”
Operations
96
HIPAA’s federal provisions overrule individual state privacy requirements that are stricter.
True or False?
False. The stricter rule, regardless of whether it’s HIPAA or a state rule, is the one that must be followed.
97
Which act established the first federal requirements for reporting breaches of personal health data?
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
98
Under which Act may a cancer registrar be held personally accountable for a breach of protected health information?
A. HIPAA
B. ARRA
C. MPRA
D. All of the above.
B. ARRA
99
Under HIPAA, a facility must maintain an record of what, where, when, to whom, and for what purpose any PHI was disclosed without patient consent for ____ years after disclosure.
6
100
If a medical record is subpoenaed by a court, which part may be released to the requesting attorney?
Only the part or parts requested
101
The cancer registry abstract is not an official legal document, and is usually not subject to subpoena.
True or False?
True
102
Computer hardware in a cancer registry should be replaced at least every ___ years and optimally every ___ years.
5, 3
103
A computer network that covers a small geographic area such as a home, office, or group of buildings is called a _____
LAN (local area network)
104
A _______ is a computer network that covers a broad area. For example, any network whose communications links cross-regional and metropolitan boundaries over a long distance.
WAN (wide area network)
105
A term referring to the operational and technical mechanisms that protect confidential data.
Security
106
This term defines the permissible means of access, use, and disclosure of a patient’s protected health information.
Privacy
107
What term refers to a socially defined standard of care for the protection of others against unreasonable risks?
Duty of care
108
The key issue for legal consideration is whether a _____ exists for the healthcare organization to provide adequate security and privacy.
Duty of care
109
HIPAA protects _______ health information, which refers to any information related to the condition of the patient, treatment, or billing that reasonably identifies the patient.
Individually identifiable
110
Together, _____ and _____ form a team of protections that prevent unintended access, use, and disclosure of confidential information.
Privacy, security
111
Which hospitals are required to submit data to the state cancer registry?
A. Hospitals with CoC approved cancer programs.
B. Hospitals without CoC approved cancer programs.
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above.
C. Both A and B
112
CaBIG was sponsored by the
A. National Cancer Institute
B. Commission on Cancer
C. National Program of Cancer Registries
D. International Association of Cancer Registries
A. National Cancer Institute
113
The latest release of an application is generally the only version of the application available to users on a given browser.
True or False
True
114
What expression is used to describe the capability of different registries being able to read, write, and exchange data via a common set of exchange formats?
Interoperability
115
The hospital cancer registry data set should include data items required by
A. The state.
B. The hospital.
C. Both A and B.
D. None of the above.
C. Both A and B
116
It is illegal to access medical records of family, friends, or celebrities to read the information.
True or False?
True
117
Congress granted regulatory powers to which of the following agencies?
A. SEER and NAACCR.
B. NPCR and NAACCR.
C. NPCR and CoC.
D. SEER and NPCR.
D. SEER and NPCR.
118
Which of the following does not need a human action in order to spread from computer to computer?
A. Worm
B. Virus
C. Trojan Horse
D. None of the above
A. Worm
119
Administrative permission is required before any data is transmitted to the central cancer registry or any other entity.
True or False?
True.
120
All states and the District of Columbia have laws, regulations, or statutes requiring healthcare facilities and providers to report cancer data to
A. SEER.
B. NPCR.
C. The state or central registry in their region.
D. Both A and B.
C. The state or central registry in their region.
121
The ultimate goal of analyzing cancer is to
A. Prevent and control cancer.
B. Develop educational programs for health care providers and the public.
C. Both A and B.
D. Neither A nor B.
A. Prevent and control cancer
122
HIPAA provides patients the right to view their records. State registries may
A. Refer the patient to their care provider.
B. Allow the patient to view their records in the registry.
C. Follow applicable state laws related to the release of healthcare information to the patient.
D. All of the above.
C. Follow applicable state laws related to the release of healthcare information to the patient.
123
Security management involves
A. Delegating responsibility to maintain the security system.
B. Evaluating the flow of data throughout the organization.
C. Verifying the identity and authority of employees before granting them access to confidential information.
D. Establishing appropriate controls over the handling of confidential data.
B. Evaluating the flow of data throughout the organization.
124
All the following are part of the record consolidation process except
A. Linking multiple records for the same primary cancer.
B. Linking information from death certificates to existing records.
C. Linking pathology reports with the correct case record.
D. Linking records from other states with records within the state.
B. Linking information from death certificates to existing records.
(This is considered record linkage, not record consolidation).
125
Which organization maintains the NPCR-EDITS metafile written for SEER program participants to test their data against SEER registry standards?
SEER
| Each organization maintains its own EDITS metafile
126
Computerized edits programs were developed to promote data standardization.
True or False?
True
127
What was the first US organization to establish standards to ensure quality, multidisciplinary, and comprehensive cancer care delivery in healthcare settings?
The Commission on Cancer (CoC)
128
TNM stage is an example of what scale of measurement?
A. Nominal
B. Ordinal
C. Ratio
D. Interval
B. Ordinal
129
What type of graph is used to display ordinal data with categories that can be ordered from high to low, such as TNM stage?
Histogram
130
What kind of graph best demonstrates the sum of the class and all classes below it?
Cumulative frequency distribution
131
What term refers to the ability of a diagnostic test to prevent or improve adverse health outcomes after acting on the test results?
Clinical utility
132
What type of edits check one field at a time?
Single field edits
133
What feature in the Edits package allows a user to note that while data may be unusual, it is correct?
Edit over-ride flags
134
The role of ANSI in the development of healthcare information standards in the US is to
A. Safeguard the integrity of assessment systems
B. Set standards for assessment systems that must be followed
C. Develop standards used by all US registries
D. A and B
A. Safeguard the integrity of assessment systems
135
What is described as a network of networks?
eHealth Exchange
136
Which program addresses the privacy and security challenges presented by electronic health information exchange involving multiple states?
HISPC (Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration)
137
Which HIPAA rule requires covered entities and business associates to provide notification following a breach of unsecured protected health information?
HIPAA Breach Notification Rule
138
With the continuing development of EMRs, the registrar must proactively ensure the registry participates in the design of the EMR.
True or False?
True
139
The EHR Incentive Program is a reimbursement program for purchasing or replacing an EMR.
True or False?
False. The program gives incentive payments to healthcare providers to use EHR technologies in ways that positively impact patient care.
140
Which term refers a systematic, computer-processable collection of medical terms that allows a consistent way to index, store, retrieve, and aggregate medical data across specialties and sites of care?
A. CAP
B. SNOMED
C. LOINC
D. None of the above
B. SNOMED
141
The _____ Act of 2005 established a voluntary reporting system designed to enhance the data available to assess and resolve patient safety and health care quality issues, and authorizes U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to impose civil money penalties for violations of patient safety confidentiality.
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act (PSQIA)
142
Which program was replaced by the National Cancer Informatics Program (NCIP) in May 2012 following a 2011 report which raised significant questions about effectiveness and oversight of its program?
caBIG
143
A new standard data item for a cancer registry typically goes into effect
A. At the beginning of an admission year for a hospital registry.
B. At the beginning of a diagnosis year for a central registry.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
B. At the beginning of a diagnosis year for a central registry.
144
Continuity of data over time means that
A. Data definitions and codes change to reflect advances in the clinical field.
B. Data definitions and codes do not change.
C. Data definitions and codes become obsolete when advances in the clinical field make significant changes in how the data are collected.
D. A mapping can be done between the historic data items and the new data items.
D. A mapping can be done between the historic data items and the new data items.
145
Which body reviews charges of unethical behavior against a cancer registrar?
The NCRA Ethics Committee
146
The most critical area needing physical barriers to protect confidential information is
A. The admissions office.
B. The network administration control room.
C. The HIM department.
D. The desk clerk's office in each section of the hospital floors.
B. The network administration control room.
147
What is the most popular structure of central registry database model?
A. Relational
B. Hierarchical
C. Object-oriented
D. None of the above
A. Relational
148
Examples of central cancer registries (CCR) that are population-based are
A. State cancer registry and NPCR.
B. SEER and NCDB.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
A. State cancer registry and NPCR
149
In 2010, the requirements for a candidate for the certification examination were changed to require
A. 12 credit hours of college level courses including two semesters in anatomy and/or physiology.
B. An associate's degree.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
B. An associate's degree.
150
Which product(s) allow on-line meeting capability?
A. GoToMeeting
B. WebEx
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
C. Both (a) and (b)
151
A cancer registrar who breaches patient confidentiality may be convicted of a
A. Tort.
B. Aggravated misdemeanor.
C. Misdemeanor.
D. Felony.
A. Tort.
152
Internal review boards (IRB) are set up to
A. Review ethics.
B. Review confidentiality.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
C. Both (a) and (b)
153
When a patient requests their confidential data
A. The request and the registry's response should be sent to the patient's attending physician.
B. The registry can release information directly to an individual patient if the registrar's state law allows for such disclosure.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
C. Both (a) and (b)
154
Unethical behavior includes
A. Discussing a physician's practice that resulted in committee action with someone who does not have institutional authority for access to this information.
B. Discussing the hospital's cancer program with another employee in the elevator.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
A. Discussing a physician's practice that resulted in committee action with someone who does not have institutional authority for access to this information.
155
Federal healthcare privacy laws were necessary because
A. Laws differed from state to state.
B. There were no penalties for breaches of confidentiality.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
A. Laws differed from state to state.
156
By law and regulation, each organization should protect confidential data by
A. Following HIPAA guidelines.
B. Following state regulations.
C. Educating employees on privacy and confidentiality.
D. Documenting policies and procedures for routine usage and dissemination of confidential data.
D. Documenting policies and procedures for routine usage and dissemination of confidential data.
157
The security management plan must be
A. Audited internally.
B. Approved by hospital administration.
C. Reviewed by external experts.
D. Posted where patients can see and read the security precautions.
A. Audited internally.
158
Which term refers to a collection of software tools that allows the different standard setters the ability to create rules to test and improve data quality?
A. EDITS Metafile
B. EDITS
C. EditWriter
D. None of the above
B. EDITS
159
What term refers to the set of information that includes the contents, format, and structure of a database and the relationship between its elements, used to control access to and manipulation of the database?
A. Data dictionary
B. Edit check
C. Edit set
D. Record layout
A. Data dictionary
160
Which private non-profit organization oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems, and personnel in the United States?
A. Health Level Seven
B. American National Standards Institute
C. National Cancer Informatics Program
D. eHealth Exchange
B. American National Standards Institute
161
Digitalized pathology records that are sent electronically provide the most benefit for the hospital registry by
A. Providing documentation more rapidly.
B. Allowing a more streamlined work flow because the pathology report does not have to be accessed manually.
C. Automating much of the casefinding.
D. None of the above
C. Automating much of the casefinding.
162
As soon as the pathology report is signed, digitalized pathology reports can be sent to
A. State registries.
B. Central registries within the state and state registries.
C. Both hospital and central registries.
D. Hospital, state, and central registries.
D. Hospital, state, and central registries.
163
How many implementation stages are involved in the federal government's Meaningful Use incentive program?
A. 5
B. 4
C. 3
D. 2
C. 3
164
Computerized edits programs were developed to
A. Identify errors that are fixed by making the data fields agree with the edit logic.
B. Identify possible errors that need manual review.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
B. Identify possible errors that need manual review.
165
What term refers to a universal code system to identify laboratory and clinical observations?
A. LOINC
B. CAP
C. SNOMED
D. None of the above
A. LOINC
166
Which organization(s) runs the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program?
A. Every state runs its own program
B. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
A. Every state runs its own program
167
Specialty cancer registries include
A. Commission on Cancer's National Cancer Data Base (NCDB).
B. Registries that collect information on familial or hereditary cancers.
C. Both (a) and (b).
D. Hospital registries.
C. Both (a) and (b).
168
Which organization established the first national cancer registry program?
A. National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)
B. Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program
C. North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)
D. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
B. Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program
169
The Commission on Cancer patient care studies
A. Are performed by a voluntary network of contributors.
B. Merged with NCDB when it was established.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
C. Both (a) and (b)
170
Annually, the American Cancer Society (ACS) publishes
A. Cancer in North America (CINA).
B. U.S. Cancer Statistics (USCS).
C. Cancer Statistics Review (CSR).
D. Cancer Facts and Figures.
D. Cancer Facts and Figures.
171
Surveillance informatics refers to
A. Improvement of programs used to analyze data used for surveillance.
B. Capturing and transferring data through computer programs.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
B. Capturing and transferring data through computer programs.
172
What term refers to a software application used to locate, retrieve and display content on the Internet?
A. File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
B. Plug-ins
C. Portable Document Format (PDF)
D. Browser
D. Browser
173
Which category of data items does NAACCR consider administrative items?
A. Edit overrides
B. Demographic
C. Hospital specific
D. Hospital confidential
A. Edit overrides
174
There are statutes that apply to cancer registration. Statutes are laws passed by
A. State legislators.
B. Federal legislators.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Municipalities.
C. Both (a) and (b)
175
Cancer registry patient information must be kept confidential
A. From the date of diagnosis until the date of death.
B. From the date of first contact until the date of death.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Indefinitely.
D. Indefinitely.
176
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by Congress to
A. Reduce healthcare administrative costs.
B. Standardize coding and transmission of health data.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
C. Both (a) and (b)
177
Management's responsibilities include
A. Conducting training for new employees.
B. Implementing policies to verify the identity and authority of employees to access confidential information.
C. Conducting training for new employees and refresher courses for existing employees.
D. Appointing a security officer.
D. Appointing a security officer.
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What is an organization's responsibility regarding confidentiality procedures of business partners such as information technology personnel and free-standing facilities (e.g., radiation therapy facilities)?
A. The organization is not responsible for developing the specific confidentiality procedures of business partners handling their confidential data.
B. The organization needs to let the business partners know what is expected regarding the handling of confidential data appropriately.
C. The organization and their business partners must legally agree to provide protections at least equivalent to those adhered to by the organization transmitting the confidential information.
D. None of the above
C. The organization and their business partners must legally agree to provide protections at least equivalent to those adhered to by the organization transmitting the confidential information.
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Hospital cancer registry data management systems (DMS) support
A. Reporting cases to the American College of Surgeons National Cancer Database (NCDB).
B. An interface with EMRs (electronic medical records) to download demographics and other specifically required data items from the EMRs to the DMS.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
A. Reporting cases to the American College of Surgeons National Cancer Database (NCDB).
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Which organization provides the guidelines used by central registries to determine the residence of the patient at the time of diagnosis?
A. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program
B. National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)
C. U.S. Postal Service
D. U.S. Census Bureau
D. U.S. Census Bureau
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Updating casefinding programs that use either the ICD-9-CM or ICD-10-CM disease indices to identify potential reportable cases should be done annually and made effective for admissions during which month?
A. January
B. June
C. October
D. December
C. October
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Casefinding timeliness in a central registry is determined by the
A. Planned use of the data.
B. Agency(ies) to which the central registry reports.
C. The date of last contact.
D. Both (a) and (b)
D. Both (a) and (b)
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What is the correct order in which pre-abstracting activities are performed?
A. Identify potential reportable cases; determine whether the case is a new or separate primary; and gather source documents
B. Gather source documents; determine whether the case is a new or separate primary; and conduct quality control on the data
C. Determine whether the case is a new or separate primary; gather the source documents; and conduct quality control on the data
D. Identify potentially reportable cases; gather source documents; determine whether the case is a new or separate primary.
D. Identify potentially reportable cases; gather source documents; determine whether the case is a new or separate primary.
184
What resource(s) is used by CoC accredited hospital registries as the basis of the data collection effort for their facility?
A. International Classification of Disease for Oncology (ICD-O), 3rd Edition
B. SEER Coding and Staging Manual
C. The STORE manual.
D. None of the above.
C. The STORE manual.
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What statement(s) is true regarding an accession number?
A. A patient is assigned an accession number for each primary treated at a given facility.
B. If a patient is an analytic case for the same primary at more than one facility, the patient has the same accession number at all facilities.
C. The accession number is not shared (unless a coincidence) for the same analytic case seen in more than one facility.
D. The accession number is changed each time a patient is seen at a given facility.
C. The accession number is not shared (unless a coincidence) for the same analytic case seen in more than one facility.
186
Using a probabilistic linkage protocol that involves the key fields of first name, last name, social security number and date of birth, what would be the match result if the last name was different but the other three fields matched for the records in the two files?
A. A match between two records would be identified
B. No match would be identified
C. A possible match would be identified requiring manual review to resolve
D. None of the above
C. A possible match would be identified requiring manual review to resolve
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The cancer registry database serves many purposes including all of the following except
A. Research, quality management, facility planning and marketing.
B. Monitoring patient outcomes, reporting survival data.
C. Evaluating the results of treatment.
D. Identifying potential customers for related products and services.
D. Identifying potential customers for related products and services.
188
An example of a cancer conference format that includes a discussion of rhabdomyosarcoma is referred to as a
A. Site-focused cancer conference.
B. Departmental cancer conference.
C. Cancer conference.
D. Histology-specific cancer conference.
D. Histology-Specific cancer conference.
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What is the primary reason(s) retrospective cases are discussed at cancer conference?
A. To determine treatment options.
B. To determine an accurate stage for the case.
C. Primarily for educational purposes.
D. None of the above.
C. Primarily for educational purposes.
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Which organizational methodology(ies) involves comparing your registry's practices and performance metrics to other registries in the hope of improving quality locally?
A. Total Quality Management (TQM)
B. Six Sigma
C. Benchmarking
D. Both (a) and (c)
C. Benchmarking
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What is the primary reason(s) prospective cases are discussed at cancer conference?
A. Physician education
B. For help to determine an accurate stage for the case
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
B. For help to determine an accurate stage for the case.
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Historically, the national reportability standards for central registries were established by the
A. Commission on Cancer (CoC).
B. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program.
C. North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR).
D. None of the above
B. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program.
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To which agency(ies) do Commission on Cancer (CoC) approved programs report their data directly?
A. Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program
B. National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)
C. National Cancer Data Base
D. NAACCR
C. National Cancer Data Base
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The Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program (SEER) requires reporting of
A. Cases diagnosed on or after January 1, 1975.
B. All patients diagnosed with a reportable disease who are residents of the geographic areas covered by a SEER registry at the time of diagnosis.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
B. All patients diagnosed with a reportable disease who are residents of the geographic areas covered by a SEER registry at the time of diagnosis.
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Death clearance is defined as
A. Updating the case files for each person who has expired.
B. Checking with hospitals and the motor vehicle department to identify those people who have expired.
C. Using mortality (death certificate) files to update death and other missing information on cases that exist in the registry database.
D. Both B and C
C. Using mortality (death certificate) files to update death and other missing information on cases that exist in the registry database.
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To which agency(ies) do central registries report their data directly?
A. National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)
B. National Cancer Data Base (NCDB)
C. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)
D. Both (a) and (c)
D. Both A and C
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To which agencies do facilities with CoC-approved cancer programs submit their data directly?
A. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)
B. National Cancer Data Base (NCDB)
C. National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)
D. The central registry and the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB)
D. The central registry and the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB)
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What process involves combining data from two or more records for the same patient and tumor in order to create one record that contains the most complete and accurate picture of the patient's condition?
A. Record linkage
B. Edit checks
C. Visual editing
D. Record consolidation
D. Record consolidation
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What is the role(s) of NCRA's Program Recognition Committee?
A. Develops educational opportunities for NCRA members
B. Reviews and determines whether an activity meets the criteria to qualify a CTR for continuing education credits
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
B. Reviews and determines whether an activity meets the criteria to qualify a CTR for continuing education credits
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What criterion has no bearing on the frequency and format of the required cancer conferences for ACoS approved programs?
A. Program category
B. The need for consultative services
C. The number of analytic cases seen annually at the facility
D. None of the above
D. None of the above.
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The Commission on Cancer (CoC) has made the patient-specific documentation of cancer conference discussions
A. Optional for all cases.
B. Optional for only retrospective cases.
C. Mandatory for all cases.
D. Mandatory for only prospective cases.
A. Optional for all cases.
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What is the purpose(s) of the NCRA Formal Education Committee?
A. To promote and market NCRA approved formal education programs and to recruit new programs
B. To evaluate activities for cancer registry continuing education value, assign appropriate continuing education hours and the publication of the approved educational activities
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
A. To promote and market NCRA approved formal education programs and to recruit new programs
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The Commission on Cancer (CoC) National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) currently captures approximately what percentage of newly diagnosed cases in the United States from approved cancer programs?
A. 60%
B. 70%
C. 80%
D. 90%
B. 70%
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Central registries have a reference date, usually January 1 of a given year, when coverage or case collection starts. Central registries can
A. Add registry-specific reporting rules in addition to the standard reporting rules.
B. Require hospitals to report any case for which the patient was diagnosed prior to the reference date, but receives treatment after the reference date.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
C. Both (a) and (b)
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Who can authorize access to view confidential data?
A. Institutional Review Board (IRB)
B. Direct supervisor of the individual submitting a request
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Cancer Committee
A. Institutional Review Board (IRB)
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When determining the purpose of a report, what is the first step a central registry should take?
A. Brainstorm the correct ways to format the information for the audience.
B. Collaborate with the requestor to determine what information is needed to meet the requestor's objective.
C. De-identify all confidential data.
D. Have the requestor sign a standard Release of Information form.
B. Collaborate with the requestor to determine what information is needed to meet the requestor's objective.
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Which partnership program(s) promotes public access to hospital performance data?
A. National Committee for Quality Assurance Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (NCQA-HEDIS)
B. Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA)
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
B. Hospital Quality Alliance (HQA)
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Who oversees the activities of the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)?
A. National Cancer Institute (NCI)
B. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. A Board of Directors
D. A Board of Directors
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What is not a characteristic of Canadian provincial and territorial cancer registries?
A. Variability in legislative and regulatory oversight.
B. Variability in registry information systems across the country.
C. Canadian registrars have an independent cancer registrar certification process.
D. None of the above
C. Canadian registrars have an independent cancer registrar certification process.
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Which organization is charged with accelerating the development of the electronic health records across Canada?
A. Canada Health Infoway (CHI)
B. Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
C. Canadian Cancer Society (CCS)
D. None of the above
A. Canada Health Infoway (CHI)
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Which CoC quality tool maintains a prospective alert system to indicate the anticipated care for breast and colorectal cancer patients in order to help support the coordination services offered to each patient?
A. Hospital Comparison Benchmark Reports (HCBR)
B. National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) Survival Reports
C. Rapid Quality Reporting System (RQRS)
D. Cancer Program Practice Profile Reports (CP3R)
C. Rapid Quality Reporting System (RQRS)
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Which statement is NOT true regarding The Joint Commission (TJC)?
A. Surveyors are salaried employees of The Joint Commission.
B. The results of the hospital surveys are made public including the accreditation decision, the date the accreditation was awarded, and any standards that were cited for improvement.
C. The average cost associated for a full hospital survey averages $46,000.
D. TJC accreditation can be earned by nursing homes and providers of home care services.
B. The results of the hospital surveys are made public including the accreditation decision, the date the accreditation was awarded, and any standards that were cited for improvement.
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What is not a required standard for central registries participating in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)?
A. The state/territory has a law authorizing a population-based central cancer registry.
B. Annually increase the number of urologists and dermatologists that report to the central registry.
C. Cancer registries exchange data with all bordering central cancer registries within 24 months of the close of the diagnosis year.
D. A designated certified tumor registrar (CTR) is responsible for the registry quality assurance program.
C. Cancer registries exchange data with all bordering central cancer registries within 24 months of the close of the diagnosis year.
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Which organizations are standard setters for population-based central registries?
A. American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC), Commission on Cancer (CoC) and National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA)
B. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program, National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR), North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)
C. North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
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What procedure(s) must occur before a clinical trial involving cancer patients can be initiated in a hospital?
A. The clinical trial must be approved by the institutional review board (IRB).
B. The clinical trial must be approved by the hospital Cancer Committee.
C. The clinical trial must be approved by the hospital adminstrator.
D. All of the above.
A. The clinical trial must be approved by the institutional review board (IRB).
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In which phase of a clinical trial does the principal investigator try to determine the safe dosage of the drug that should be administered?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6
A. 1
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Which statement(s) is true regarding CONCORD?
A. Provides a population-based comparison of survival rates among patients with selected cancers in Europe and the United States
B. Database that collects data pertaining to worldwide incidence rates and mortality.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Collects data pertaining to worldwide incidence rates and mortality.
A. Provides a population-based comparison of survival rates among patients with selected cancers in Europe and the United States
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Which organization(s) is a World Health Organization agency whose mission is cancer research for cancer prevention?
A. IARC
B. IACR
C. NPCR
D. SEER
A. IARC
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In which phase of a clinical trial does the principal investigator evaluate the new drug against the current drugs used to treat the disease?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
C. 3
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Which statement(s) is true regarding Phase IV clinical trials?
A. Phase IV clinical trials occur after the new treatment has been approved for standard use.
B. Phase IV clinical trials are more common than Phase I-III clinical trials.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Clinial trials rarely reach Phase IV.
A. Phase IV clinical trials occur after the new treatment has been approved for standard use.
221
Which document mandated the establishment of Institutional Review Boards (IRB)?
A. The Belmont Report
B. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policy
C. Nuremberg Code of 1947
D. None of the above
A. The Belmont Report
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What sort of management report would a central cancer registry create for distribution?
A. Corrections performed on cases submitted by reporting facility registrar
B. Potential participants for clinical trials
C. Survival rates based on income
D. None of the above
A. Corrections performed on cases submitted by reporting facility registrar
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Who implements cancer control programs in a geographical region?
A. Community Organizations
B. Central cancer registries
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Hospital registries
A. Community Organizations
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What data source is used by researchers to obtain income and literacy information?
A. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data
B. Central registry data
C. Vital records mortality data
D. US Census data
D. US Census data
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What are the two steps in the model for cancer control that require the use of central registry data?
Identifying the problem.
| Evaluate the impact of the intervention.
226
In Canada, funding for cancer registries is primarily a responsibility at the
A. Federal level
B. Province/Territory level
C. Hospital level
D. Private sector level
B. Province/Territory level
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Which agency is responsible for conducting the Canadian census every 5 years?
A. Statistics Canada
B. Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR)
C. Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
D. Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC)
A. Statistics Canada
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Which Canadian organization helps policy makers assess the changes in policies, practices and processes and helps assess their impact within the health care system?
A. Canada Health Infoway (CHI)
B. Canadian Cancer Society (CSS)
C. Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
D. None of the above
C. Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
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Who runs the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB)?
A. Commission on Cancer (CoC)
B. American Cancer Society (ACS)
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. SEER
C. Both (a) and (b)
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Which organization is the administrative sponsor for the Collaborative Stage Data Collection System?
A. American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC)
B. American College of Surgeons (ACoS)
C. National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)
D. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)
A. American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC)
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The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program registries cover approximately what percentage of the United States population?
A. 14%
B. 37%
C. 56%
D. 70%
B. 37%
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Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program produces an annual Data Quality Profile (DQP) for each of its member registries. What is the DQP data quality goal related to the allowable percentage of death certificate only cases that should be reflected in the database by year of diagnosis?
A. Less than 1.5%
B. Less than 1.5% and greater than 0.0%
C. Less than 3%
D. Less than 3% and greater than 0.0%
B. Less than 1.5% and greater than 0.0%
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What process is used by the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program to more precisely determine current cancer trends and monitor the timeliness of reporting?
A. Participation in Rapid Response Surveillance Studies
B. Conducting Cost Tracking Evaluation
C. Participation in the Residual Tissue Repository Program
D. Modeling Reporting Delay
D. Modeling Reporting Delay
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One of the primary focuses of the NCRA is to serve as a liaison between partner organizations involved in the cancer registry profession.
True or False?
True
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All of the following organizations have been involved in creating procedures and standards for accessioning cancer data except:
A. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)
B. National Cancer Data Base (NCDB)
C. Commission on Cancer
D. National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)
B. National Cancer Data Base (NCDB)
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What data item(s) is required by National Cancer Data Base (NCDB)?
A. First and second course treatment
B. Extent of disease
C. Radiation treatment
D. All of the above
B. Extent of disease
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Registries can provide measurement data to assess how Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) are being followed by implementing
A. Concurrent reporting.
B. Reporting within 4 months of diagnosis.
C. Reporting within 6 months of diagnosis.
D. None of the above
A. Concurrent reporting.
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What data source is used by researchers to obtain screening and obesity information, which help define and address the cancer burden in the region?
A. Cancer registry data
B. U.S. census data
C. Vital records mortality data
D. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
D. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
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What step(s) in the cancer control model involves the health care providers?
A. Evaluate the impact of the intervention
B. Identify the problem
C. Select the target population and develop an intervention strategy.
D. Both A and C
D. Both A and C
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What is the source(s) of substantial financial support received by North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR)?
A. Full members' dues
B. Sponsoring members' contributions
C. Federal funding
D. Public donations
B. Sponsoring members' contributions
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Collaborative Staging was originally developed to
A. Provide a translation between American College of Surgeons (ACoS) and Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) staging systems.
B. Provide a translation between Summary Stage and TNM staging systems.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
B. Provide a translation between Summary Stage and TNM staging systems.
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What data item(s) is not submitted to the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program at National Cancer Institute (NCI) from its central registry members?
A. Patient demographics
B. Follow-up for vital status
C. Tumor specific information
D. None of the above
A. Patient demographics
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How are participants assigned to one of two or more groups in a Phase III clinical trial?
A. The patient's physician makes the decision
B. The principal investigator of the clinical trial makes the decision
C. They are assigned randomly
D. None of the above
C. They are assigned randomly
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What type of linkage application is used in a central registry to link datasets in a statistically justifiable way?
A. Probabilistic
B. Deterministic
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
A. Probabilistic
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What mandated the establishment of institutional review boards, outlined design criteria, and required that written informed consent be provided to all research subjects?
The Belmont Report
246
What code serves as the foundation for ethical principles governing clinical research today?
The Nuremberg Code of 1947
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Before any clinical trial can be initiated in a hospital or clinical setting, federal law requires that it be approved by an _____
IRB
248
How many phases are in a clinical trial?
4
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What phase of a clinical trial is focused on learning how a new treatment compares with standard, or more widely accepted, treatment,
Phase III
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What phase of a clinical trial determines a safe and appropriate dose to use?
Phase I
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What phase of a clinical trial takes place after treatment has been approved for standard use?
Phase IV
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What phase of a clinical trial evaluates how well a new agent works against a specific type of cancer?
Phase II
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Phase IV trials are less common than Phase I, II, and III trials.
True or False?
True
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The patient’s formal authorization to participate in a clinical trial that’s must be reviewed and approved by the IRB is called ____
Informed consent
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The patient has the right to withdraw from a clinical trial at any time.
True or False?
True
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It is a federal requirement that all drugs used in clinical trials be stored securely at all times when they’re not being dispensed or inventoried.
True or False?
True
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What phase of a clinical trial is the final testing phase for clinical trial groups?
Phase III
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What clinical phase is only used by drug or device manufacturers to gain additional information about the product being tested?
Phase IV
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The Solid Tumor Rules are the responsibility of this standard setter
A. ACoS
B. NAACCR
C. NPCR
D. SEER
D. SEER
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Accruing patients into clinical trials is required by
A. Central registry rules
B. CoC standards
C. NAPBC standards
E. All of the above
E. All of the above
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AJCC is defined as
A. American Joint Commission of Cancer
B. American Joint Committee on Cancer
C. American Joint Cancer Commission
D. American Joint Cancer Criteria
B. American Joint Committee on Cancer
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Who develops and establishes the reportable list in a healthcare facility?
A. Pathology
B. Cancer committee
C. Cancer conference
D. Medical staff
B. Cancer Committee
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What are the four forms of required documentation for the cancer rest?
Patient index
Accession register
Data request log
Patient abstract
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A procedure manual must be developed, maintained, and updated
A. Annually
B. Every 3 years
C. Every 2 years
D. Every time you have a survey
A. Annually
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AbstractPlus and WebPlus are software packages developed by this standard setter
A. SEER
B. NPCR
C. NCDB
D. NAACCR
B. NPCR
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Non CTRs who work in the registry must have ____ of continuing education applicable to their roles.
A. Three hours each accreditation cycle
B. Three hours annually
C. Twelve hours annually
D. 36 hours each accreditation cycle
B. Three hours annually
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A central registry provides information for
A. Regional and state users
B. Individual participating hospitals
C. National Cancer Database
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
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E-codes are an example of
A. Errors returned from NCDB
B. Extranodal lymphoma descriptions
C. Extra surgeries to clear margins
D. Complication codes to be recorded in the abstract
D. Complication codes to be recorded in the abstract
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The sex of the patient
A. Is used to compare outcomes by site
B. Should be reported at the time of diagnosis, not from the birth certificate
C. May be coded as unknown if not documented
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
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What is the natural numbering system of a computer?
A. Base 10
B. Binary
C. Base 16
D. Basic
B. Binary
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Under HIPAA, a ________ is “a health plan, healthcare clearinghouse, or a health care provider who transmits any health information in electronic medical form for financial and administrative transactions”?
A covered entity
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When did the HIPAA Privacy Rule go into effect?
A. April 14, 2000
B. April 14, 2001
C. April 14, 2002
D. April 14, 2003
D. April 14, 2003
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Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, a business associate agreement is NOT required between a private practice physician and a hospital to share confidential patient information when both entities have a relationship with the patient and
A. The information is used for the purpose of treatment.
B. The information is used for billing/payment.
C. The information is used for health care operations.
D. All of the above.
S. All of the above
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What form of time motion study tracks the overall productivity of an individual without showing the steps taken to accomplish tasks?
Productivity sheet.
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_____ verify the data accuracy through the use of a computer software algorithm.
A. Metafiles.
B. Data dictionaries.
C. Data edits.
D. Overrides.
C. Data edits.
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The ______ contains all data elements or fields to be edited in the metafile.
A. Data dictionary.
B. Record layout.
C. Data edits.
D. Data checks.
A. Data dictionary.
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A named grouping or organization of fields from the data dictionary into a particular file format is called the ______
A. Metafile.
B. Record layout.
C. Data checks.
D. Data edits.
B. Record layout.
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A group of individual edits, combined for a purpose is called a(n) _______
A. Data set.
B. Edit set.
C. Metafile.
D. Data dictionary.
B. Edit set.
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A term that refers to reviewing a patient’s medical history to determine whether a case reported first by a death certificate ever had that cancer diagnosed at any other place while the patient was alive.
Follow-back
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What is the most important software used by a cancer registry?
DMS (data management system)
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What is the difference between a hospital DMS and a central registry DMS?
Hospital - Manages data entered directly into it.
Central Registry - Imports, consolidates , and manages data from external sources.
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Changes to the AJCC Staging Manual occur every
A. 3 years.
B. 5 to 7 years.
C. 5 years.
D. Whenever necessary.
B. 5 to 7 years.
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The specialized cancer agency at the World Health Organization who is responsible for the WHO Classification of Tumors (Blue Books).
IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer)
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A yearly publication of the NCDB that describes patterns of treatment and provides a benchmark for participating facilities to compare data with national data is called the Annual _______
Annual Review of Patient Care
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AJCC oversees the management of which staging schemes?
A. TNM
B. Collaborative Stage
C. Summary Stage
D. Both A and B
D. Both A and B
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The first code manual used in cancer registries was published by:
a. CoC.
b. SEER.
c. ACS.
d. NAACCR.
C. ACS
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The first national cancer registry program was established by:
a. CoC.
b. NPCR.
c. SEER.
d. ACS.
C. SEER
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The International Classification of Diseases for Oncology is published by:
The World Health Organization
289
United States Cancer Statistics (USCS) contains data from:
a. NCDB & NAACCR.
b. NPCR & SEER.
c. IACR & NAACCR.
d. NCRA & SEER.
B. NPCR & SEER
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Which publishing organization publishes each of the following?
Cancer Facts and Figures
Patient Care Evaluation Studies
Cancer in North America
Cancer in Five Countries
Cancer Facts and Figures = ACS
Patient Care Evaluation Studies = CoC
Cancer in North America = NAACCR
Cancer in Five Countries = IARC
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How often should time-motion studies be performed?
a. At predetermined intervals or when a new or change of responsibility occurs
b. Several times a year when the assigned person gets around to it
c. Once a year
d. When an employee leaves
a. At predetermined intervals or when a new or change of responsibility occurs
292
What computer language is often used to create, update, and delete data from a database?
SQL
293
Which two organizations developed the EDITS software?
CDC and NPCR
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Why are edits done?
To identify incorrect data
295
What is the purpose of an edit set?
To group individual edits
296
Is class of case patient identification or cancer identification?
Cancer identification
297
Most central registries require that ______ be abstracted and reported.
A. Analytic cases
B. Non-analytic cases
C. Both A and B
C. Both A and B
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Covered entities are required to provide individuals - upon request - an accounting of any protected health information that they disclosed about them to the state central registry.
True or False?
True
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Which organization is responsible for publishing disease codes?
WHO
