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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 - ANSWER 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) - ANSWER 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. - ANSWER 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) - ANSWER 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. - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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) - ANSWER 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. -
ANSWER 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) - ANSWER 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). - ANSWER 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
1920 - ANSWER 1971
, CDC oversees the NPCR program which was developed when Congress enacted the
Cancer Registries Amendment Act in October 1992. Today, NPCR supports central
cancer registries in:
51 states
45 states
30 states - ANSWER 45 states
NPCR - ANSWER The National Program of Cancer Registries
NAACCR - ANSWER North American Association of Central Cancer Registries
SEER - ANSWER Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program
The cancer registry must keep a record of disclosure, (an accounting of what, where,
when, to whom and for what purpose information was distributed) for what period of
time?
A. Five years
B. Six years
C. Seven years
D. Ten years - ANSWER B. Six years
A provision of HIPAA is the patient's right to know to whom PHI has been released
without his or her consent. A record, referred to as an "accounting of disclosures" must
be kept for the most recent six years. This includes data submissions to central and
state registries that are legally mandated to receive this information as well as
researchers conducting institutional review board (IRB) approved studies.
Without administrative permission, data may not be transmitted to
A. The central registry.
B. NCDB.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b) - ANSWER D. Neither (a) nor (b)
Administrative permission is required even though state law requires transmission to
central registries.
All states and the District of Columbia have laws, regulations or statutes requiring
healthcare facilities and providers to report cancer data to
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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 - ANSWER 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) - ANSWER 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. - ANSWER 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) - ANSWER 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. - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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) - ANSWER 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. -
ANSWER 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) - ANSWER 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). - ANSWER 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
1920 - ANSWER 1971
, CDC oversees the NPCR program which was developed when Congress enacted the
Cancer Registries Amendment Act in October 1992. Today, NPCR supports central
cancer registries in:
51 states
45 states
30 states - ANSWER 45 states
NPCR - ANSWER The National Program of Cancer Registries
NAACCR - ANSWER North American Association of Central Cancer Registries
SEER - ANSWER Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program
The cancer registry must keep a record of disclosure, (an accounting of what, where,
when, to whom and for what purpose information was distributed) for what period of
time?
A. Five years
B. Six years
C. Seven years
D. Ten years - ANSWER B. Six years
A provision of HIPAA is the patient's right to know to whom PHI has been released
without his or her consent. A record, referred to as an "accounting of disclosures" must
be kept for the most recent six years. This includes data submissions to central and
state registries that are legally mandated to receive this information as well as
researchers conducting institutional review board (IRB) approved studies.
Without administrative permission, data may not be transmitted to
A. The central registry.
B. NCDB.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b) - ANSWER D. Neither (a) nor (b)
Administrative permission is required even though state law requires transmission to
central registries.
All states and the District of Columbia have laws, regulations or statutes requiring
healthcare facilities and providers to report cancer data to
