HCMT 2061 Cancer Registry
Operations Midterm Study Guide fully
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What is a case? - correct answer ✔✔The occurrence of a separate, individual diagnosis of
cancer.
What is case finding? - correct answer ✔✔The process of identifying all the cases that need to
be reported to central registries and/or the National Cancer Database (NCDB).
What are the two methods of case finding? - correct answer ✔✔Active and passive
What is active casefinding? - correct answer ✔✔Cancer registry personnel retrieve and review
source documents to identify reportable cases.
What is passive casefinding? - correct answer ✔✔The cancer registry is notified of possible
cases by other departments.
Which method of casefinding is considered more thorough and accurate? - correct answer
✔✔Active
What are the six stages of the facility casefinding process? - correct answer ✔✔1. Identify types
of cases to report
2. Review casefinding sources to identify reportable cases
3. Analyze cases in the suspense system
4. Determine if case moves from suspense system to the Cancer Registry
5. Ensure casefinding completeness.
, What is concurrent abstracting? - correct answer ✔✔The process of abstracting cases as close
to real-time as possible; a requirement of CoC-accredited facilities.
What are the three primary casefinding sources? - correct answer ✔✔Pathology reports,
medical/radiation oncology treatment summaries and logs, HIM disease indices.
What are some secondary casefinding sources? - correct answer ✔✔Surgery schedules and
reports, nuclear medicine treatment logs, radiology logs and reports, diagnostic imaging,
cytology reports, autopsies.
What is a reportable list? - correct answer ✔✔The governing document for casefinding in a
cancer registry which contains all reportable and non-reportable diagnoses.
A facility's reportable list may combine which reporting requirements? - correct answer ✔✔The
central registry, CoC-accreditation (if applicable), and any reportable-by-agreement requests.
What does reportable-by-agreement mean? - correct answer ✔✔Cases or disease processes
that a facility's cancer committee has decided should be collected because they are of local
interest.
What is a suspense file/system/list? - correct answer ✔✔A temporary database/compilation of
potentially reportable cases waiting for additional workup to be done.
What are the four main criteria for determining whether a case is moved from the suspense
system to the cancer registry? - correct answer ✔✔Diagnosis, primary site, reference date, and
reason for visit.
What is a cancer registry reference date? - correct answer ✔✔The effective date on which
cancer registration began at the facility.
Operations Midterm Study Guide fully
solved 2025/2026
What is a case? - correct answer ✔✔The occurrence of a separate, individual diagnosis of
cancer.
What is case finding? - correct answer ✔✔The process of identifying all the cases that need to
be reported to central registries and/or the National Cancer Database (NCDB).
What are the two methods of case finding? - correct answer ✔✔Active and passive
What is active casefinding? - correct answer ✔✔Cancer registry personnel retrieve and review
source documents to identify reportable cases.
What is passive casefinding? - correct answer ✔✔The cancer registry is notified of possible
cases by other departments.
Which method of casefinding is considered more thorough and accurate? - correct answer
✔✔Active
What are the six stages of the facility casefinding process? - correct answer ✔✔1. Identify types
of cases to report
2. Review casefinding sources to identify reportable cases
3. Analyze cases in the suspense system
4. Determine if case moves from suspense system to the Cancer Registry
5. Ensure casefinding completeness.
, What is concurrent abstracting? - correct answer ✔✔The process of abstracting cases as close
to real-time as possible; a requirement of CoC-accredited facilities.
What are the three primary casefinding sources? - correct answer ✔✔Pathology reports,
medical/radiation oncology treatment summaries and logs, HIM disease indices.
What are some secondary casefinding sources? - correct answer ✔✔Surgery schedules and
reports, nuclear medicine treatment logs, radiology logs and reports, diagnostic imaging,
cytology reports, autopsies.
What is a reportable list? - correct answer ✔✔The governing document for casefinding in a
cancer registry which contains all reportable and non-reportable diagnoses.
A facility's reportable list may combine which reporting requirements? - correct answer ✔✔The
central registry, CoC-accreditation (if applicable), and any reportable-by-agreement requests.
What does reportable-by-agreement mean? - correct answer ✔✔Cases or disease processes
that a facility's cancer committee has decided should be collected because they are of local
interest.
What is a suspense file/system/list? - correct answer ✔✔A temporary database/compilation of
potentially reportable cases waiting for additional workup to be done.
What are the four main criteria for determining whether a case is moved from the suspense
system to the cancer registry? - correct answer ✔✔Diagnosis, primary site, reference date, and
reason for visit.
What is a cancer registry reference date? - correct answer ✔✔The effective date on which
cancer registration began at the facility.
