SEER CTR Exam Operations Questions and Correct Answers
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. Neither (a) nor (b)
C. Both (a) and (b)
Which types of cancer registries can receive CoC approval for their cancer programs?
A. Population-based central registries
B. Hospital-based registries
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
B. Hospital-based registries
Specialty cancer registries may collect data
A. From specific facilities.
B. On familial cancers.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
C. Both (a) and (b)
Cancer registries in the United States have the reputation of being the most complete and highest
quality public health surveillance systems because of
A. The training and certification of Certified Cancer Registrars (CTRs).
B. Comprehensive case identification.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
C. Both (a) and (b)
The training and certification of Certified Cancer Registrars (CTRs). and Comprehensive case
identification
Because of standardized case definitions and data elements, comprehensive case identification, and
the rigorous training and certification procedures for cancer registrars
Hospital and population-based cancer registries collect cancer data to
A. Be aggregated by a Federal agency.
B. Be sent to the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB).
C. Meet standards of the Commission on Cancer (CoC).
D. Be sent to the State cancer registry.
A. Be aggregated by a Federal agency.
The Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG) was sponsored by the
A. National Cancer Institute (NCI).
B. Commission on Cancer (CoC).
,C. National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR).
D. International Association of Cancer Registries (IACCR).
A. National Cancer Institute (NCI).
The Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) credential is awarded by the
A. National Board for the Certification of Registrars (NBCR).
B. National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR).
C. Commission on Cancer (CoC).
D. National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA).
D. National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA).
What term refers to an element in a document on the web that links to a whole document or to a
specific element within a document?
A. Collaborative software
B. Encryption
C. File extension
D. Hyperlink
D. Hyperlink
Hyperlink is an element in an electronic document on the web that links to a whole document or to a
specific element within a document
Which statement regarding web applications is not true?
A. The latest release of the application is generally the only version of the application available to
users on a given browser.
B. Web applications can be accessed by devices with a web browser including desktops, laptops,
tablets, and smart phones.
C. Either the internet or network connection is required to use/access a web application.
D. None of the above
D. None of the above
What term refers to a unique numeric identifier assigned to machines on the Internet or an intranet?
A. URL
B. Web address
C. IP address
D. None of the above
C. IP address
What expression(s) is used to describe the capability of different registries being able to read, write
and exchange data via a common set of exchange formats?
A. Standard data item
B. Data submittals
C. Interoperability
D. None of the above
D. interoperability
Interoperability is the term used to describe the capability of different registries being able to read,
write and exchange data via a common set of exchange formats.
,The hospital cancer registry data set should include
A. Data items required by the State registry.
B. Data items required by the hospital.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
C. Both (a) and (b
A necessary element for a real-time reporting system is
A. Adequate cancer registry staff.
B. Efficient transmission of data from the hospital to the central registry.
C. Cooperation between the hospital and central registry.
D. Data source streams from key departments of the facility.
D. Data source streams from key departments of the facility.
A necessary element for real-time reporting is the availability of data source streams from the key
departments within the facilit
Registry staffing needs can be assessed by
A. Caseload divided by staff.
B. Comparison with like facilities.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
Registry staffing needs are better determined when the following is considered:
Understand the facility type to help determine the registrar's role in achieving its mission.
Calculate the ease of access and use of the facility's health records.
Determine the training, hardware/software and maintenance costs associated with using a registry
specific software application to collect cancer data.
Conduct time and motion studies
Typically, the largest line items in the registry budget are
A. Use of space in the facility which includes maintenance, electricity, heat, etc.
B. Computers, desks, paper, fax machines, and telephones.
C. Software programs and IT support.
D. Salaries and benefits.
D. Salaries and benefits.
What type of budget requires that every line item of a new budget be justified, even if those items
were approved in a previous year's budget?
A. Top-down budget
B. Zero-based budget
C. Bottom-up budget
D. None of the above
B. Zero-based budget
, zero-based budget requires that every line item of the budget be approved, rather than only changes
to the budget from one year to the next.
What do you call a government agency or court writ that has authority to compel the production of
evidence?
A. Subpoena ad testificandum
B. Subpoena duces tecum
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
A. Subpoena duces tecum orders a person or organization to bring physical evidence before the
ordering authority or face punishment.
The laws that take precedence over all other laws are
A. Federal laws.
B. State laws.
C. City or municipal laws.
D. State laws that are more stringent than Federal laws.
D. State laws that are more stringent than Federal laws.
It is illegal to
A. Abstract data from a medical record of a family member.
B. Access medical records of family, friends, or celebrities to read the information.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
B. Access medical records of family, friends, or celebrities to read the information.
Congress granted regulatory powers to the following agencies
A. The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program (SEER) and the North American
Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR).
B. The National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) and the North American Association of Central
Cancer Registries (NAACCR).
C. The National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) and the Commission on Cancer (CoC).
D. The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program (SEER) and the National Program of
Cancer Registries (NPCR).
D. The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program (SEER) and the National Program of
Cancer Registries (NPCR).
The National Cancer Institute's (NCI) SEER program and the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention's (CDC) NPCR program both have congressional regulatory powers that impact cancer
registry work. Congress has empowered these two federal administrative agencies to make laws by
passing "enabling legislation."
The NCI oversees the SEER program which is a national system of population-based registries
established in _ _ _ _ when Congress passed the National Cancer Act.
1992
1971
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. Neither (a) nor (b)
C. Both (a) and (b)
Which types of cancer registries can receive CoC approval for their cancer programs?
A. Population-based central registries
B. Hospital-based registries
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
B. Hospital-based registries
Specialty cancer registries may collect data
A. From specific facilities.
B. On familial cancers.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
C. Both (a) and (b)
Cancer registries in the United States have the reputation of being the most complete and highest
quality public health surveillance systems because of
A. The training and certification of Certified Cancer Registrars (CTRs).
B. Comprehensive case identification.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
C. Both (a) and (b)
The training and certification of Certified Cancer Registrars (CTRs). and Comprehensive case
identification
Because of standardized case definitions and data elements, comprehensive case identification, and
the rigorous training and certification procedures for cancer registrars
Hospital and population-based cancer registries collect cancer data to
A. Be aggregated by a Federal agency.
B. Be sent to the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB).
C. Meet standards of the Commission on Cancer (CoC).
D. Be sent to the State cancer registry.
A. Be aggregated by a Federal agency.
The Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (caBIG) was sponsored by the
A. National Cancer Institute (NCI).
B. Commission on Cancer (CoC).
,C. National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR).
D. International Association of Cancer Registries (IACCR).
A. National Cancer Institute (NCI).
The Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) credential is awarded by the
A. National Board for the Certification of Registrars (NBCR).
B. National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR).
C. Commission on Cancer (CoC).
D. National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA).
D. National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA).
What term refers to an element in a document on the web that links to a whole document or to a
specific element within a document?
A. Collaborative software
B. Encryption
C. File extension
D. Hyperlink
D. Hyperlink
Hyperlink is an element in an electronic document on the web that links to a whole document or to a
specific element within a document
Which statement regarding web applications is not true?
A. The latest release of the application is generally the only version of the application available to
users on a given browser.
B. Web applications can be accessed by devices with a web browser including desktops, laptops,
tablets, and smart phones.
C. Either the internet or network connection is required to use/access a web application.
D. None of the above
D. None of the above
What term refers to a unique numeric identifier assigned to machines on the Internet or an intranet?
A. URL
B. Web address
C. IP address
D. None of the above
C. IP address
What expression(s) is used to describe the capability of different registries being able to read, write
and exchange data via a common set of exchange formats?
A. Standard data item
B. Data submittals
C. Interoperability
D. None of the above
D. interoperability
Interoperability is the term used to describe the capability of different registries being able to read,
write and exchange data via a common set of exchange formats.
,The hospital cancer registry data set should include
A. Data items required by the State registry.
B. Data items required by the hospital.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
C. Both (a) and (b
A necessary element for a real-time reporting system is
A. Adequate cancer registry staff.
B. Efficient transmission of data from the hospital to the central registry.
C. Cooperation between the hospital and central registry.
D. Data source streams from key departments of the facility.
D. Data source streams from key departments of the facility.
A necessary element for real-time reporting is the availability of data source streams from the key
departments within the facilit
Registry staffing needs can be assessed by
A. Caseload divided by staff.
B. Comparison with like facilities.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
Registry staffing needs are better determined when the following is considered:
Understand the facility type to help determine the registrar's role in achieving its mission.
Calculate the ease of access and use of the facility's health records.
Determine the training, hardware/software and maintenance costs associated with using a registry
specific software application to collect cancer data.
Conduct time and motion studies
Typically, the largest line items in the registry budget are
A. Use of space in the facility which includes maintenance, electricity, heat, etc.
B. Computers, desks, paper, fax machines, and telephones.
C. Software programs and IT support.
D. Salaries and benefits.
D. Salaries and benefits.
What type of budget requires that every line item of a new budget be justified, even if those items
were approved in a previous year's budget?
A. Top-down budget
B. Zero-based budget
C. Bottom-up budget
D. None of the above
B. Zero-based budget
, zero-based budget requires that every line item of the budget be approved, rather than only changes
to the budget from one year to the next.
What do you call a government agency or court writ that has authority to compel the production of
evidence?
A. Subpoena ad testificandum
B. Subpoena duces tecum
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
A. Subpoena duces tecum orders a person or organization to bring physical evidence before the
ordering authority or face punishment.
The laws that take precedence over all other laws are
A. Federal laws.
B. State laws.
C. City or municipal laws.
D. State laws that are more stringent than Federal laws.
D. State laws that are more stringent than Federal laws.
It is illegal to
A. Abstract data from a medical record of a family member.
B. Access medical records of family, friends, or celebrities to read the information.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
B. Access medical records of family, friends, or celebrities to read the information.
Congress granted regulatory powers to the following agencies
A. The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program (SEER) and the North American
Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR).
B. The National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) and the North American Association of Central
Cancer Registries (NAACCR).
C. The National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) and the Commission on Cancer (CoC).
D. The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program (SEER) and the National Program of
Cancer Registries (NPCR).
D. The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program (SEER) and the National Program of
Cancer Registries (NPCR).
The National Cancer Institute's (NCI) SEER program and the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention's (CDC) NPCR program both have congressional regulatory powers that impact cancer
registry work. Congress has empowered these two federal administrative agencies to make laws by
passing "enabling legislation."
The NCI oversees the SEER program which is a national system of population-based registries
established in _ _ _ _ when Congress passed the National Cancer Act.
1992
1971
