Cancer Registry Management 04 Questions With Complete
Solutions
Certification for cancer registrars is administered by? Correct
Answers National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA)
How do time and motion studies play into budgeting for cancer
registries? Correct Answers they validate the need to retain
staff, and demonstrate good use of current funding
If found guilty of a violations of the Code of Ethics, and NCRA
member may face what consequences? Correct Answers not
eligible for nomination for an election to office in the
association, suspension of NCRA membership, revocation of
NCRA membership, and revocation of CTR credential.
NCRA established what council to oversee developing and
administering the CTR exam? Correct Answers Council on
Certification
Requiring approved cancer programs to code cases using the
ruled defined in the FORDS manual (Facility Oncology Registry
Data Standards) fulfills what basic cancer surveillance
requirement? Correct Answers standardized coding practices
True or False: Hospital based cancer registries can only be
single institution (collect data for one hospital). Correct
Answers False: hospital based registries may be single
institution (collect data from one hospital) or
multi-institution/network registries (collect data from 2+
facilities)
, True or False? A knowledge of the legal and ethical aspects of
privacy will not promote ethical behavior that may not be
regulated by law Correct Answers False
True or False? A knowledge of the legal and ethical aspects of
privacy will protect the facility and physician's privacy. Correct
Answers true
True or False? A knowledge of the legal and ethical aspects of
privacy will protect the registrar from unknowingly performing
unethical or illegal actions. Correct Answers True
True or False? A patient's medical information cannot be
disclosed without the consent of the patient. Correct Answers
False, though generally correct, medical information can be sent
to state registries without consent, or released to researchers
with special studies if an exception has been granted by the
institutional review board (IRB)
True or False? A working knowledge of the legal and ethical
aspects of privacy will reassure the public that confidential data
are protected. Correct Answers True.
True or False? Implementation of new standard data items
occurs at the end of a diagnosis year for hospital and central
registries. Correct Answers False, it occurs at the end of the
year
What are 4 categories that are used by NAACCR to classify data
items? Correct Answers record identification items,
Solutions
Certification for cancer registrars is administered by? Correct
Answers National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA)
How do time and motion studies play into budgeting for cancer
registries? Correct Answers they validate the need to retain
staff, and demonstrate good use of current funding
If found guilty of a violations of the Code of Ethics, and NCRA
member may face what consequences? Correct Answers not
eligible for nomination for an election to office in the
association, suspension of NCRA membership, revocation of
NCRA membership, and revocation of CTR credential.
NCRA established what council to oversee developing and
administering the CTR exam? Correct Answers Council on
Certification
Requiring approved cancer programs to code cases using the
ruled defined in the FORDS manual (Facility Oncology Registry
Data Standards) fulfills what basic cancer surveillance
requirement? Correct Answers standardized coding practices
True or False: Hospital based cancer registries can only be
single institution (collect data for one hospital). Correct
Answers False: hospital based registries may be single
institution (collect data from one hospital) or
multi-institution/network registries (collect data from 2+
facilities)
, True or False? A knowledge of the legal and ethical aspects of
privacy will not promote ethical behavior that may not be
regulated by law Correct Answers False
True or False? A knowledge of the legal and ethical aspects of
privacy will protect the facility and physician's privacy. Correct
Answers true
True or False? A knowledge of the legal and ethical aspects of
privacy will protect the registrar from unknowingly performing
unethical or illegal actions. Correct Answers True
True or False? A patient's medical information cannot be
disclosed without the consent of the patient. Correct Answers
False, though generally correct, medical information can be sent
to state registries without consent, or released to researchers
with special studies if an exception has been granted by the
institutional review board (IRB)
True or False? A working knowledge of the legal and ethical
aspects of privacy will reassure the public that confidential data
are protected. Correct Answers True.
True or False? Implementation of new standard data items
occurs at the end of a diagnosis year for hospital and central
registries. Correct Answers False, it occurs at the end of the
year
What are 4 categories that are used by NAACCR to classify data
items? Correct Answers record identification items,
