CTR EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND WELL
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ALREADY GRADED A+|| LATEST UPDATE 2025
Central Cancer Registry AA has a tumor record for John Smith with a lung
primary. A second tumor record is submitted to Central Registry AA for John
Smith with a colon primary. The records match, but a 1 year difference in date
of birth is identified. This was identified by:
a. Single field edit
b. Inter-field edit
c. Inter-record edit
d. Inter-database edit - ANSWER-C. Inter-record edit
In CoC accredited cancer programs, what data are used as benchmarks for
patient care and quality improvement (QI)?
a. Discharge data
b. NCDB
c. Registry data
d. Surveillance data - ANSWER-B. NCDB
What needs to be provided to data collectors as part of the registry quality
control program to ensure that change is affected?
a. Communication and feedback
b. Edit sets
c. Planned set of activities
,d. Uniform standards of quality - ANSWER-A. Communication & feedback
Central Cancer Registry LNMOP annually performs casefinding audits at 20%
of the reporting facilities in the state. The audits are performed to evaluate:
a. Adherence to coding guidelines
b. Case incidence completeness
c. Data completeness
d. Timeliness - ANSWER-B. Case incidence completeness
All case abstractors in facilities that submitted cancer data to the state central
registry were required to abstract the same 5 cancer cases as part of a reliability
study. This is a way to evaluate what aspect of data quality?
a. Accuracy
b. Completeness
c. Consistency
d. Timeliness - ANSWER-C. Consistency
A 10 percent sample of abstracts from Hospital A for a specified time period
was selected and specified data items were coded by central registry quality
control staff using the text provided on the abstract and compared to the codes
on the submitted abstract. What type of quality control procedure is this?
a. Casefinding study
b. Reabstracting study
c. Recoding audit
d. Visual editing - ANSWER-C. Recording audit
The central registry from state DD performed a study in hospital X. A sample of
abstracts was selected. Central registry staff abstracted the cases using original
source documents from the facility, and the abstracts completed by the central
registry were compared to the original abstracts. This type of study is:
,a. Casefinding
b. Reabstracting
c. Recoding
d. Reliability - ANSWER-B. Reabstracting
What edit component is the set of instructions needed to edit data?
a. Data dictionary
b. Edit set
c. Individual edit
d. Metafile - ANSWER-D. Metafile
How are accurate time frames determined for a specific process or task?
a. Assessment of steps studies
b. Asking previous employees
c. Poll other cancer registries
d. Time-motion studies
e. b & c
f. a & d
g. None of the above - ANSWER-F. a & d
Which items affect staffing?
a. The facility type
b. Type and number of physician requests
c. Number of meetings for which the registrar is a participant or staff
d. Budget
, e. All of the above
f. None of the above - ANSWER-E. all of the above
Two key factors in determining staffing needs are facility and state
requirements of the registry, and an assessment of realistic time frames to meet
facility, state, and/or national standard-setters requirements.
a. True
b. False - ANSWER-true
Time-motion studies examine the time it takes to perform a job.
a. True
b. False - ANSWER-true
Step assessments evaluate each step required to perform the job.
a. True
b. False - ANSWER-true
A small facility can require more registry staff than a larger facility.
a. True
b. False - ANSWER-true
VERIFIED ANSWERS|| GUARANTEED PASS||
ALREADY GRADED A+|| LATEST UPDATE 2025
Central Cancer Registry AA has a tumor record for John Smith with a lung
primary. A second tumor record is submitted to Central Registry AA for John
Smith with a colon primary. The records match, but a 1 year difference in date
of birth is identified. This was identified by:
a. Single field edit
b. Inter-field edit
c. Inter-record edit
d. Inter-database edit - ANSWER-C. Inter-record edit
In CoC accredited cancer programs, what data are used as benchmarks for
patient care and quality improvement (QI)?
a. Discharge data
b. NCDB
c. Registry data
d. Surveillance data - ANSWER-B. NCDB
What needs to be provided to data collectors as part of the registry quality
control program to ensure that change is affected?
a. Communication and feedback
b. Edit sets
c. Planned set of activities
,d. Uniform standards of quality - ANSWER-A. Communication & feedback
Central Cancer Registry LNMOP annually performs casefinding audits at 20%
of the reporting facilities in the state. The audits are performed to evaluate:
a. Adherence to coding guidelines
b. Case incidence completeness
c. Data completeness
d. Timeliness - ANSWER-B. Case incidence completeness
All case abstractors in facilities that submitted cancer data to the state central
registry were required to abstract the same 5 cancer cases as part of a reliability
study. This is a way to evaluate what aspect of data quality?
a. Accuracy
b. Completeness
c. Consistency
d. Timeliness - ANSWER-C. Consistency
A 10 percent sample of abstracts from Hospital A for a specified time period
was selected and specified data items were coded by central registry quality
control staff using the text provided on the abstract and compared to the codes
on the submitted abstract. What type of quality control procedure is this?
a. Casefinding study
b. Reabstracting study
c. Recoding audit
d. Visual editing - ANSWER-C. Recording audit
The central registry from state DD performed a study in hospital X. A sample of
abstracts was selected. Central registry staff abstracted the cases using original
source documents from the facility, and the abstracts completed by the central
registry were compared to the original abstracts. This type of study is:
,a. Casefinding
b. Reabstracting
c. Recoding
d. Reliability - ANSWER-B. Reabstracting
What edit component is the set of instructions needed to edit data?
a. Data dictionary
b. Edit set
c. Individual edit
d. Metafile - ANSWER-D. Metafile
How are accurate time frames determined for a specific process or task?
a. Assessment of steps studies
b. Asking previous employees
c. Poll other cancer registries
d. Time-motion studies
e. b & c
f. a & d
g. None of the above - ANSWER-F. a & d
Which items affect staffing?
a. The facility type
b. Type and number of physician requests
c. Number of meetings for which the registrar is a participant or staff
d. Budget
, e. All of the above
f. None of the above - ANSWER-E. all of the above
Two key factors in determining staffing needs are facility and state
requirements of the registry, and an assessment of realistic time frames to meet
facility, state, and/or national standard-setters requirements.
a. True
b. False - ANSWER-true
Time-motion studies examine the time it takes to perform a job.
a. True
b. False - ANSWER-true
Step assessments evaluate each step required to perform the job.
a. True
b. False - ANSWER-true
A small facility can require more registry staff than a larger facility.
a. True
b. False - ANSWER-true
