HCMT: 2061 - CANCER REGISTRY OPERATIONS FINAL |
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT
True or False: A reportable list is developed by each facility and is composed of
all the reportable case types collected by a cancer registry. Answer - True
What are the two most important case finding sources for both the hospital
and central registries? Answer - Disease index and pathology reports
True or False: The planned use of the data and the reporting agencies to which
the central registry reports determine the time frame for when case finding,
abstracting, and reporting must be done. Answer - True
Define: Death clearance is the process of _______.
select all that apply
a. performing autopsies
b. using the death certificates as a case finding source
c. based on ICD-9 codes
d. regional case finding audit Answer - A and B
True or False: Tracking tools and status reports can help a registry to be sure
that all case finding sources have been thoroughly examined and in accordance
with policy. Answer - True
, Define: Suspense System Answer - Potentially reportable cases that have been
identified and are waiting to be abstracted are stored.
Define: Concurrent abstracting Answer - Submitting data in as near real-time
as possible.
Class of case defines:
select all that apply
a. non-analytic cases
b. foreign cases
c. lost cases
d. analytic cases Answer - A and D
The CoC survey focuses on which of the following activities except:
a. how the budget is spent
b. assurance of the accuracy of data collection
c. how clinical care is provided
d. how quality of care and patient outcomes are evaluated and imporved
Answer - A
True or False: The survey process is the same for every facility. Answer - False
True or False: Central registries periodically perform casefinding audits to
determine case finding completeness. Answer - True
What are some challenges to physician attendance at cancer conferences?
select all that apply
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | 100% CORRECT
True or False: A reportable list is developed by each facility and is composed of
all the reportable case types collected by a cancer registry. Answer - True
What are the two most important case finding sources for both the hospital
and central registries? Answer - Disease index and pathology reports
True or False: The planned use of the data and the reporting agencies to which
the central registry reports determine the time frame for when case finding,
abstracting, and reporting must be done. Answer - True
Define: Death clearance is the process of _______.
select all that apply
a. performing autopsies
b. using the death certificates as a case finding source
c. based on ICD-9 codes
d. regional case finding audit Answer - A and B
True or False: Tracking tools and status reports can help a registry to be sure
that all case finding sources have been thoroughly examined and in accordance
with policy. Answer - True
, Define: Suspense System Answer - Potentially reportable cases that have been
identified and are waiting to be abstracted are stored.
Define: Concurrent abstracting Answer - Submitting data in as near real-time
as possible.
Class of case defines:
select all that apply
a. non-analytic cases
b. foreign cases
c. lost cases
d. analytic cases Answer - A and D
The CoC survey focuses on which of the following activities except:
a. how the budget is spent
b. assurance of the accuracy of data collection
c. how clinical care is provided
d. how quality of care and patient outcomes are evaluated and imporved
Answer - A
True or False: The survey process is the same for every facility. Answer - False
True or False: Central registries periodically perform casefinding audits to
determine case finding completeness. Answer - True
What are some challenges to physician attendance at cancer conferences?
select all that apply
