NCRA Study Guide CTR : Registry Organization & Operation questions with correct answers

Population-based cancer (central) registry can do the following: - Answer ◦ Determination of cancer patterns among populations ◦ Patients diagnosed in independent path. labs ◦ Patients treated in independent cancer centers ◦ Research into cause of cancer ◦ Patients from private clinics & hospices ◦ Exploration of trends in cancer care ◦ Improving patient care programs ◦ Monitoring/Exploration of cancer trends overtime Population-based cancer (central) registry can do the following: - Answer ◦ Death certificate info. from vital statistics registration system ◦ Patients diagnosed and/or treated for cancer at facility ◦ Creation of regional & state benchmarks for hospitals ◦ Advancing clinical, epidemiological, & health services research on cancer ◦ Active follow-up information on registered patients ◦ Guiding planning & evaluation of cancer control efforts to help prioritize health resource allocations The organization(s) involved in developing uniform data standards for hospital and population-based registries include - Answer North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) Syntactic interoperability - Answer Data using the same coding system among two or more organizations