CTR Exam CRM Refresh Complete Questions and Correct Answers
What is the class of case for the following scenario? 7/19/2010 Patient had a transurethral ultrasound
with biopsy in a non-staff physician's office. Biopsy of the prostate was consistent with
adenocarcinoma. 8/7/2010 Radiation Therapy center (owned by the reporting facility): Patient began
radiation therapy for the prostate cancer. No other treatment is planned.
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True or False? The Commission on Cancer encourages programs to change their reference date to
improve the facility's follow-up rate.
False
The monitoring component for the health facility's cancer program is the:
cancer registry
The National Cancer Act of 1971, often referred to as the "War on Cancer," established the:
National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program
True or false? One of the sources of cancer statistics published in the American Cancer Society's
Cancer Facts and Figures is the cancer data collected by cancer registrars.
True
Which of the following would be an example of wrongfully releasing confidential cancer registry data?
Giving it to a reporter wanting to bring awareness about cancer
Giving it to a company wanting to market a cancer related product in the area
Giving to a group of physicians to assist in the start up of a new oncology practice in the area
Hospital cancer registrars obtain information about a case for the cancer registry abstract from:
the hospital's medical record
the free standing radiation center across town
staff and non-staff physician offices
The survey process allows the CoC surveyor to understand how
Clinical care is provided
Data collection accuracy is assured
Quality of care are evaluated and improved
Patient outcomes are evaluated and improved
The purpose of Chapter 5 in the Cancer Program Standards 2012: Ensuring Patient-Centered Care,
V1.2.1 is to
Ensure accurate and timely collection of cancer patient data
Allow for the evaluation of patient outcomes
Allow for the identification of opportunities for improvement
Which one of the following ambiguous terms would not be considered as diagnostic of cancer?
Potentially malignant
, Cancer identification data items do not include which of the following?
AJCC stage
Case administration data items do not include which of the following?
Who AJCC staged the case
A suspense list not have to include which of the following?
Histology
What should the cancer registrar do if a patient has not started a particular portion of their
recommended first course of treatment and the abstracting timeliness has reached the 6 month
deadline?
Indicate using special codes that the treatment was recommended but not yet started and mark the
abstract
complete.
Outcomes data items do not include which of the following?
Date of first contact
Cases should be abstracted from the suspense system:
Starting with the oldest cases first
Which organization publishes the primary data collection manual for hospital cancer registries?
COC
What time frame is not appropriate for completing an abstract?
Abstracts are required to be completed within six months of date of first contact. Anytime before that
six-month deadline is allowed. Cases abstracted after six months would not meet the standard.
Which one of the following is true about the suspense system?
It can be used to assess the outstanding workload
Where is most of the information for the patient identification section found?
Face sheet
What forms the basis for most of the registry's functions?
Abstract
The CoC standard uses the Date of __________ data item to calculate abstracting timeliness.
First Contact
The resource that defines all diagnoses and types of cases that should be included and excluded from
the registry database is called the:
What is the class of case for the following scenario? 7/19/2010 Patient had a transurethral ultrasound
with biopsy in a non-staff physician's office. Biopsy of the prostate was consistent with
adenocarcinoma. 8/7/2010 Radiation Therapy center (owned by the reporting facility): Patient began
radiation therapy for the prostate cancer. No other treatment is planned.
22
True or False? The Commission on Cancer encourages programs to change their reference date to
improve the facility's follow-up rate.
False
The monitoring component for the health facility's cancer program is the:
cancer registry
The National Cancer Act of 1971, often referred to as the "War on Cancer," established the:
National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Program
True or false? One of the sources of cancer statistics published in the American Cancer Society's
Cancer Facts and Figures is the cancer data collected by cancer registrars.
True
Which of the following would be an example of wrongfully releasing confidential cancer registry data?
Giving it to a reporter wanting to bring awareness about cancer
Giving it to a company wanting to market a cancer related product in the area
Giving to a group of physicians to assist in the start up of a new oncology practice in the area
Hospital cancer registrars obtain information about a case for the cancer registry abstract from:
the hospital's medical record
the free standing radiation center across town
staff and non-staff physician offices
The survey process allows the CoC surveyor to understand how
Clinical care is provided
Data collection accuracy is assured
Quality of care are evaluated and improved
Patient outcomes are evaluated and improved
The purpose of Chapter 5 in the Cancer Program Standards 2012: Ensuring Patient-Centered Care,
V1.2.1 is to
Ensure accurate and timely collection of cancer patient data
Allow for the evaluation of patient outcomes
Allow for the identification of opportunities for improvement
Which one of the following ambiguous terms would not be considered as diagnostic of cancer?
Potentially malignant
, Cancer identification data items do not include which of the following?
AJCC stage
Case administration data items do not include which of the following?
Who AJCC staged the case
A suspense list not have to include which of the following?
Histology
What should the cancer registrar do if a patient has not started a particular portion of their
recommended first course of treatment and the abstracting timeliness has reached the 6 month
deadline?
Indicate using special codes that the treatment was recommended but not yet started and mark the
abstract
complete.
Outcomes data items do not include which of the following?
Date of first contact
Cases should be abstracted from the suspense system:
Starting with the oldest cases first
Which organization publishes the primary data collection manual for hospital cancer registries?
COC
What time frame is not appropriate for completing an abstract?
Abstracts are required to be completed within six months of date of first contact. Anytime before that
six-month deadline is allowed. Cases abstracted after six months would not meet the standard.
Which one of the following is true about the suspense system?
It can be used to assess the outstanding workload
Where is most of the information for the patient identification section found?
Face sheet
What forms the basis for most of the registry's functions?
Abstract
The CoC standard uses the Date of __________ data item to calculate abstracting timeliness.
First Contact
The resource that defines all diagnoses and types of cases that should be included and excluded from
the registry database is called the:
