ctr exam cancer reg management

How can a registrar quickly identify whether unknown or ill-defined codes are used too frequently? - Answer- Implement process controls Reabstracting studies - Answer- assess data quality and completeness by having a staff member reabstract a sample of medical records to identify discrepancies between the reabstracted document and the original abstract submitted to the registry An example of a cancer conference format that includes a discussion of rhabdomyosarcoma is referred to as a - Answer- Histology-Specific cancer conference What type of audit is performed by the central registry to determine whether a facility has submitted all required cases? - Answer- Casefinding audit Data completeness refers to - Answer- Avoiding omissions in data collection and high rates of known rather than unknown values in data fields. Which organizational methodology(ies) involves comparing your registry's practices and performance metrics to other registries in the hope of improving quality locally? - Answer- Benchmarking The information collected in a cancer registry database is required to - Answer- meet national accreditation standards and be compliant with reporting timelines Which activity(ies) is eligible to be counted toward continuing education hours? - Answer- Attending cancer conferences and submitting five questions with answers and references for the certification exam The cancer conference coordinator does perform the following tasks: - Answer- Case selection for the meeting. Review of the CoC requirements for these meetings. Provide recommendations to improve cancer conferences Prospective cases - Answer- are defined as patients who are presented at the time of initial diagnosis for the purposes of determining accurate staging, treatment options and patient management plans. Retrospective cases - Answer- at a cancer conference are defined as patients who have completed all their treatment. Such cases are discussed primarily for educational purposes. Discussions are not designed to influence patient management care. The Commission on Cancer (CoC) requires physician representation at cancer conference