NCRA Study Guide CTR 2024/25: FollowUp, Case-Finding, Abstracting/Coding | Questions and Correct Solutions
NCRA Study Guide CTR 2024/25: FollowUp, Case-Finding, Abstracting/Coding | Questions and Correct Solutions What is the primary purpose of performing follow-up? - Answer -Ensure continued medical surveillance to evaluate success of therapy The two most important case-finding sources for central registries are - Answer -Pathology reports and disease indices Disease index - Answer -List of diseases and conditions diagnosed in identified patients that are coded by using a standard classification system (such as ICD and CPT codes) Freestanding pathology laboratories may be a case-finding source for a - Answer -State central cancer registry When abstracting a case, the first step is to - Answer -Determine the primary site(s) by reading the medical record. In the U.S., follow-up is required for hospitals to receive accreditation for cancer programs by the - Answer -ACoS (American College Surgeons) CoC These case are EXCLUDED in CoC follow-up calculations: - Answer -1. Non-analytic cases 2. Foreign residents 3. Reportable by agreement 4. Squamous Cell Skin Cancers 5. Class of Case 0 diagnosed after 01/10/2006 6. Diagnosed after 01/01/2003 7. Patients w/ no follow-up 12 months 8. Age exceeds 100 yrs How can follow-up be obtained? - Answer -Through re-admission t
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