CTR Exam Review
Lesson 1
Which of the following is a permissible disclosure of confidential patient information from
the cancer registry? - Answer- To another registry for follow up purposes
What is a source of cancer incidence and survival data from population-based cancer
registries covering approximately 34.6% of U.S. population? - Answer- NCI SEER
Program
Medical data that are combined without patient identifiers are: - Answer- Aggregate data
Which of the following information must healthcare organizations protect? - Answer-
Employee information
Individually identifiable patient health information
Information about the organization
All of the above
Terrie Tumor Registrar Completes a productivity sheet at the end of each day listing
tasks completed that day. This is a form of: - Answer- Time motion study
The use of a password to verify that a person is who they purport to be before they are
granted access to confidential data is: - Answer- User authentication
All of the state cancer registries in the United States are required to submit their data to:
- Answer- Either CDC/NPCR or NCI/SEER
Caitlin Cancer Registrar is the cancer registry manager. She received a budget for the
registry from the office of the facility's chief financial officer. This type of budget is: -
Answer- Top-down
Danielle Data Manager is preparing to submit data from the hospital cancer registry to
the state central registry. What is used to facilitate the data exchange? - Answer-
NAACCR data exchange record layout
The ability for a cancer registry to incorporate electronic data from an external source
into the registry and the ability for external recipients to incorporate registry data for their
use is: - Answer- Interoperability
What type of cancer registry is designed to determine cancer patterns among various
populations, monitor cancer trends over time, and evaluate cancer control efforts? -
Answer- population-based
Lesson 1
Which of the following is a permissible disclosure of confidential patient information from
the cancer registry? - Answer- To another registry for follow up purposes
What is a source of cancer incidence and survival data from population-based cancer
registries covering approximately 34.6% of U.S. population? - Answer- NCI SEER
Program
Medical data that are combined without patient identifiers are: - Answer- Aggregate data
Which of the following information must healthcare organizations protect? - Answer-
Employee information
Individually identifiable patient health information
Information about the organization
All of the above
Terrie Tumor Registrar Completes a productivity sheet at the end of each day listing
tasks completed that day. This is a form of: - Answer- Time motion study
The use of a password to verify that a person is who they purport to be before they are
granted access to confidential data is: - Answer- User authentication
All of the state cancer registries in the United States are required to submit their data to:
- Answer- Either CDC/NPCR or NCI/SEER
Caitlin Cancer Registrar is the cancer registry manager. She received a budget for the
registry from the office of the facility's chief financial officer. This type of budget is: -
Answer- Top-down
Danielle Data Manager is preparing to submit data from the hospital cancer registry to
the state central registry. What is used to facilitate the data exchange? - Answer-
NAACCR data exchange record layout
The ability for a cancer registry to incorporate electronic data from an external source
into the registry and the ability for external recipients to incorporate registry data for their
use is: - Answer- Interoperability
What type of cancer registry is designed to determine cancer patterns among various
populations, monitor cancer trends over time, and evaluate cancer control efforts? -
Answer- population-based
