NCRA CTR STUDY GUIDE FOLLOW-UP, CASE-
FINDING, ABSTRACTING/CODING QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS LATEST 2025
What is the primary purpose of performing follow-up? - ANSWER-Ensure
continued medical surveillance to evaluate success of therapy
The two most important case-finding sources for central registries are - ANSWER-
Pathology reports and disease indices
Disease index - ANSWER-List of diseases and conditions diagnosed in identified
patients that are coded by using a standard classification system (such as ICD and
CPT codes)
Freestanding pathology laboratories may be a case-finding source for a -
ANSWER-State central cancer registry
When abstracting a case, the first step is to - ANSWER-Determine the primary
site(s) by reading the medical record.
In the U.S., follow-up is required for hospitals to receive accreditation for cancer
programs by the - ANSWER-ACoS (American College Surgeons) CoC
These case are EXCLUDED in CoC follow-up calculations: - ANSWER-1. Non-
analytic cases
, 2. Foreign residents
3. Reportable by agreement
4. Squamous Cell Skin Cancers
5. Class of Case 0 diagnosed after 01/10/2006
6. Diagnosed after 01/01/2003
7. Patients w/ no follow-up > 12 months
8. Age exceeds 100 yrs
How can follow-up be obtained? - ANSWER-Through re-admission to a hospital,
outpatient visits, or from patient's present Dr. in response to follow-up letters.
ACoS CoC requires follow-up information be obtained at least
__________________ for all living analytic patients included in cancer registry
database. - ANSWER-annually (yearly)
Active follow-up - ANSWER-Direct contact w/ Dr's or patients, or letters to other
facilities
Sending follow-up letters to Dr. to obtain info. on a patient as well as through
telephone
What follow-up refers to someone initiating direct contact with patients?
From a central registry perspective, it may also include contacts made by hospital
registrars with physician's offices. - ANSWER-Active follow-up
FINDING, ABSTRACTING/CODING QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS LATEST 2025
What is the primary purpose of performing follow-up? - ANSWER-Ensure
continued medical surveillance to evaluate success of therapy
The two most important case-finding sources for central registries are - ANSWER-
Pathology reports and disease indices
Disease index - ANSWER-List of diseases and conditions diagnosed in identified
patients that are coded by using a standard classification system (such as ICD and
CPT codes)
Freestanding pathology laboratories may be a case-finding source for a -
ANSWER-State central cancer registry
When abstracting a case, the first step is to - ANSWER-Determine the primary
site(s) by reading the medical record.
In the U.S., follow-up is required for hospitals to receive accreditation for cancer
programs by the - ANSWER-ACoS (American College Surgeons) CoC
These case are EXCLUDED in CoC follow-up calculations: - ANSWER-1. Non-
analytic cases
, 2. Foreign residents
3. Reportable by agreement
4. Squamous Cell Skin Cancers
5. Class of Case 0 diagnosed after 01/10/2006
6. Diagnosed after 01/01/2003
7. Patients w/ no follow-up > 12 months
8. Age exceeds 100 yrs
How can follow-up be obtained? - ANSWER-Through re-admission to a hospital,
outpatient visits, or from patient's present Dr. in response to follow-up letters.
ACoS CoC requires follow-up information be obtained at least
__________________ for all living analytic patients included in cancer registry
database. - ANSWER-annually (yearly)
Active follow-up - ANSWER-Direct contact w/ Dr's or patients, or letters to other
facilities
Sending follow-up letters to Dr. to obtain info. on a patient as well as through
telephone
What follow-up refers to someone initiating direct contact with patients?
From a central registry perspective, it may also include contacts made by hospital
registrars with physician's offices. - ANSWER-Active follow-up
