HCMT 2061 - CANCER REGISTRY
OPERATIONS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
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. - ANS True
What are the two most important case finding sources for both the hospital and central
registries? - ANS 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. - ANS 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 - ANS 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. - ANS True
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, Define: Suspense System - ANS Potentially reportable cases that have been identified and are
waiting to be abstracted are stored.
Define: Concurrent abstracting - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS A
True or False: The survey process is the same for every facility. - ANS False
True or False: Central registries periodically perform casefinding audits to determine case
finding completeness. - ANS True
What are some challenges to physician attendance at cancer conferences?
select all that apply
a. there are no challenges with physician attendance at cancer conferences
b. administrative requirements or restrictoins
c. ease of meeting room access
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OPERATIONS FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2026
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. - ANS True
What are the two most important case finding sources for both the hospital and central
registries? - ANS 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. - ANS 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 - ANS 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. - ANS True
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, Define: Suspense System - ANS Potentially reportable cases that have been identified and are
waiting to be abstracted are stored.
Define: Concurrent abstracting - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS A
True or False: The survey process is the same for every facility. - ANS False
True or False: Central registries periodically perform casefinding audits to determine case
finding completeness. - ANS True
What are some challenges to physician attendance at cancer conferences?
select all that apply
a. there are no challenges with physician attendance at cancer conferences
b. administrative requirements or restrictoins
c. ease of meeting room access
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