HCMT: 2061 - Cancer Registry Operations
Final Exam Updated Actual Questions and
CORRECT Answers
True or False: A reportable list is developed by each facility and is composed of all the
reportable case types collected by a cancer registry. - CORRECT ANSWER True
What are the two most important case finding sources for both the hospital and central
registries? - CORRECT ANSWER Disease index and pathology reports
True or False: The planned use of the data and the reporting agencies to which the central
registry reports determine the time frame for when case finding, abstracting, and reporting
must be done. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Define: Death clearance is the process of _______.
select all that apply
a. performing autopsies
b. using the death certificates as a case finding source
c. based on ICD-9 codes
d. regional case finding audit - CORRECT ANSWER A and B
True or False: Tracking tools and status reports can help a registry to be sure that all case
finding sources have been thoroughly examined and in accordance with policy. - CORRECT
ANSWER True
Define: Suspense System - CORRECT ANSWER Potentially reportable cases that
have been identified and are waiting to be abstracted are stored.
Define: Concurrent abstracting - CORRECT ANSWER Submitting data in as near real-
time as possible.
, Class of case defines:
select all that apply
a. non-analytic cases
b. foreign cases
c. lost cases
d. analytic cases - CORRECT ANSWER A and D
The CoC survey focuses on which of the following activities except:
a. how the budget is spent
b. assurance of the accuracy of data collection
c. how clinical care is provided
d. how quality of care and patient outcomes are evaluated and imporved - CORRECT
ANSWER A
True or False: The survey process is the same for every facility. - CORRECT
ANSWER False
True or False: Central registries periodically perform casefinding audits to determine case
finding completeness. - CORRECT ANSWER True
What are some challenges to physician attendance at cancer conferences?
select all that apply
a. there are no challenges with physician attendance at cancer conferences
b. administrative requirements or restrictoins
c. ease of meeting room access
d. conflicting schedules for day or time - CORRECT ANSWER B, C, and D
True or False: Only CoC approved facilities hold cancer conferences. - CORRECT
ANSWER False
Final Exam Updated Actual Questions and
CORRECT Answers
True or False: A reportable list is developed by each facility and is composed of all the
reportable case types collected by a cancer registry. - CORRECT ANSWER True
What are the two most important case finding sources for both the hospital and central
registries? - CORRECT ANSWER Disease index and pathology reports
True or False: The planned use of the data and the reporting agencies to which the central
registry reports determine the time frame for when case finding, abstracting, and reporting
must be done. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Define: Death clearance is the process of _______.
select all that apply
a. performing autopsies
b. using the death certificates as a case finding source
c. based on ICD-9 codes
d. regional case finding audit - CORRECT ANSWER A and B
True or False: Tracking tools and status reports can help a registry to be sure that all case
finding sources have been thoroughly examined and in accordance with policy. - CORRECT
ANSWER True
Define: Suspense System - CORRECT ANSWER Potentially reportable cases that
have been identified and are waiting to be abstracted are stored.
Define: Concurrent abstracting - CORRECT ANSWER Submitting data in as near real-
time as possible.
, Class of case defines:
select all that apply
a. non-analytic cases
b. foreign cases
c. lost cases
d. analytic cases - CORRECT ANSWER A and D
The CoC survey focuses on which of the following activities except:
a. how the budget is spent
b. assurance of the accuracy of data collection
c. how clinical care is provided
d. how quality of care and patient outcomes are evaluated and imporved - CORRECT
ANSWER A
True or False: The survey process is the same for every facility. - CORRECT
ANSWER False
True or False: Central registries periodically perform casefinding audits to determine case
finding completeness. - CORRECT ANSWER True
What are some challenges to physician attendance at cancer conferences?
select all that apply
a. there are no challenges with physician attendance at cancer conferences
b. administrative requirements or restrictoins
c. ease of meeting room access
d. conflicting schedules for day or time - CORRECT ANSWER B, C, and D
True or False: Only CoC approved facilities hold cancer conferences. - CORRECT
ANSWER False
