CTR EXAM CRM REFRESH EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
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Which groups are involved in developing data edits? - ANSWER ✓ SEER
NAACR
NPCR
COC
Which of the following is an example of a central registry? - ANSWER ✓ NPCR
NCDB
SEER
Your state registry
Which standard-setting organization bases its data set on the goal of cancer control
and surveillance? - ANSWER ✓ NPCR
Standardization of data means that each data item, regardless of who collects the
information, has the - ANSWER ✓ Same list of valid codes
Same coding instructions
Same definition for each valid code
For Standard 5.7 (The program participates in special studies) - ANSWER ✓ The
CoC will design the study
The Facility must participate if selected
Beginning January 1, 2012, to be compliant with Standard 5.1 - ANSWER ✓
Abstracting is performed by a Certified Tumor Registrar
,Non-credentialed abstractors currently working in the CoC-accredited program
pass the CTR exam by January 2015
.Non-credentialed abstractors hired after January 1, 2012 to perform abstracting
must pass the CTR exam 4 within three years of hire date.
Which does not have to be included in the documentation of a quality study? -
ANSWER ✓ Members working on the study
Which one of the following would not be considered a basic service that the
facility must be able to provide? - ANSWER ✓ Transportation
The on-site visit for the survey requires ______________ for all programs
(excluding Network Cancer Programs). - ANSWER ✓ One full day
National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
Programs are required to complete the following number of quality studies
annually: - ANSWER ✓ Three Studies
What percentage of cancer conference cases must be presented prospectively? -
ANSWER ✓ 80%
In order to be considered compliant of the standards, the cancer program -
ANSWER ✓ Must maintain compliance at all times
True or false? Once the on-site visit is completed, facilities can no longer make
changes to the SAR - ANSWER ✓ False
When must the documentation for the survey, including the SAR, be provided to
the surveyor? - ANSWER ✓ Two weeks prior to survey
How often are CoC fully accredited programs surveyed? - ANSWER ✓ 3 years
What percentage of cancer pathology reports must contain the elements of the
CAP protocols? - ANSWER ✓ 90%
CoC Programs undergoing initial accreditation receive provisional accreditation
when - ANSWER ✓ Receives one or two deficiencies
, The process of converting the medical record information into standardized codes
within a uniform data set is called: - ANSWER ✓ Abstracting
Which of the following cancer registries can calculate incidence and mortality
rates? - ANSWER ✓ State population-based cancer registry
The committee responsible for providing a formal mechanism for reviewing and
recommending proposed changes in data codes and/or the addition of new items to
ensure that data remain comparable among central registries is the: - ANSWER ✓
Uniform Data Standards committee
The January 1 reference date for the start date of data collection by the registry is
used by: - ANSWER ✓ Both hospital and central registries
The central cancer registry strives for the primary source of cancer cases to be
from: - ANSWER ✓ Reporting of cases by the facility that diagnosed and/or
treated the patient
Which phrase below best describes the National Cancer Data Base? - ANSWER
✓ Multi-hospital central cancer registry
Most central cancer registries require that _____________ be abstracted and
reported. - ANSWER ✓ both analytic and non-analytic cases
In a population-based central cancer registry, which of the following occurs in the
cancer case reconciliation process? - ANSWER ✓ Patients that have multiple
cancer records are reviewed
The two main funding sources in the United States for population-based cancer
registries are: - ANSWER ✓ NCI and CDC
When the data is combined, which of the following agencies are able to provide
data covering 100% of the U.S. population? - ANSWER ✓ NPCR and SEER
Which of the following is not a population-based national cancer registry? -
ANSWER ✓ NAACCR
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS||100% GUARANTEED
PASS||A+ GRADED||UPDATED
2026/2027 SYLLABUS||<<NEWEST
VERSION>>
Which groups are involved in developing data edits? - ANSWER ✓ SEER
NAACR
NPCR
COC
Which of the following is an example of a central registry? - ANSWER ✓ NPCR
NCDB
SEER
Your state registry
Which standard-setting organization bases its data set on the goal of cancer control
and surveillance? - ANSWER ✓ NPCR
Standardization of data means that each data item, regardless of who collects the
information, has the - ANSWER ✓ Same list of valid codes
Same coding instructions
Same definition for each valid code
For Standard 5.7 (The program participates in special studies) - ANSWER ✓ The
CoC will design the study
The Facility must participate if selected
Beginning January 1, 2012, to be compliant with Standard 5.1 - ANSWER ✓
Abstracting is performed by a Certified Tumor Registrar
,Non-credentialed abstractors currently working in the CoC-accredited program
pass the CTR exam by January 2015
.Non-credentialed abstractors hired after January 1, 2012 to perform abstracting
must pass the CTR exam 4 within three years of hire date.
Which does not have to be included in the documentation of a quality study? -
ANSWER ✓ Members working on the study
Which one of the following would not be considered a basic service that the
facility must be able to provide? - ANSWER ✓ Transportation
The on-site visit for the survey requires ______________ for all programs
(excluding Network Cancer Programs). - ANSWER ✓ One full day
National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
Programs are required to complete the following number of quality studies
annually: - ANSWER ✓ Three Studies
What percentage of cancer conference cases must be presented prospectively? -
ANSWER ✓ 80%
In order to be considered compliant of the standards, the cancer program -
ANSWER ✓ Must maintain compliance at all times
True or false? Once the on-site visit is completed, facilities can no longer make
changes to the SAR - ANSWER ✓ False
When must the documentation for the survey, including the SAR, be provided to
the surveyor? - ANSWER ✓ Two weeks prior to survey
How often are CoC fully accredited programs surveyed? - ANSWER ✓ 3 years
What percentage of cancer pathology reports must contain the elements of the
CAP protocols? - ANSWER ✓ 90%
CoC Programs undergoing initial accreditation receive provisional accreditation
when - ANSWER ✓ Receives one or two deficiencies
, The process of converting the medical record information into standardized codes
within a uniform data set is called: - ANSWER ✓ Abstracting
Which of the following cancer registries can calculate incidence and mortality
rates? - ANSWER ✓ State population-based cancer registry
The committee responsible for providing a formal mechanism for reviewing and
recommending proposed changes in data codes and/or the addition of new items to
ensure that data remain comparable among central registries is the: - ANSWER ✓
Uniform Data Standards committee
The January 1 reference date for the start date of data collection by the registry is
used by: - ANSWER ✓ Both hospital and central registries
The central cancer registry strives for the primary source of cancer cases to be
from: - ANSWER ✓ Reporting of cases by the facility that diagnosed and/or
treated the patient
Which phrase below best describes the National Cancer Data Base? - ANSWER
✓ Multi-hospital central cancer registry
Most central cancer registries require that _____________ be abstracted and
reported. - ANSWER ✓ both analytic and non-analytic cases
In a population-based central cancer registry, which of the following occurs in the
cancer case reconciliation process? - ANSWER ✓ Patients that have multiple
cancer records are reviewed
The two main funding sources in the United States for population-based cancer
registries are: - ANSWER ✓ NCI and CDC
When the data is combined, which of the following agencies are able to provide
data covering 100% of the U.S. population? - ANSWER ✓ NPCR and SEER
Which of the following is not a population-based national cancer registry? -
ANSWER ✓ NAACCR
