What level of protection is needed for confidential health information within an organization?
a. Maximum protection
b. Minimally required
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c. Reasonable protection
d. Total protection CORRECT ANSWER c. Reasonable protection
In the central registry record consolidation process, reports of cancer submitted to the central registry from hospital cancer registries, pathology laboratories, radiation therapy centers, and other sources are:
a. Consolidated records
b. Patient records
c. Source records
d. Tumor records CORRECT ANSWER c. Source records
What is the primary resource for documentation of cancer program activity in a CoC accredited cancer program?
a. Cancer committee minutes
b. Policy and procedure manual
c. Post survey evaluation
d. Survey application record CORRECT ANSWER a. Cancer committee minutes
Central Registry A matched its data with data from the Department of Motor Vehicles in state A to determine date last alive for patients in the database. This process is:
a. Case ascertainment
b. Data linkage
c. Death clearance
d. Record consolidation CORRECT ANSWER b. Data linkage
Peyer patches are often located in which organ?
a. Bladder
b. Brain
c. Kidney
d. Small intestine CORRECT ANSWER d. Small intestine
What is the class of case for a patient who was diagnosed and received beam radiation for painful bone metastasis at the reporting facility?
a. 00
b. 14
c. 22
d. 31 CORRECT ANSWER b. 14
Tumor histology is rhabdomyosarcoma. Primary site is most likely:
a. Blood vessel
b. Bone
c. Skeletal muscle
d. Uterus CORRECT ANSWER c. Skeletal muscle
What is a pathological staging system based on resection of the tumor and measures the depth of invasion through the mucosa and bowel wall?
a. Ann Arbor
b. Breslow's depth of invasion
c. Duke's
d. Whitmore CORRECT ANSWER c. Duke's
To be compliant with Standard 4.8 Quality Improvements, who needs to be notified of the patient care improvements each year?
a. Pharmacy
b. Quality Improvement Department
c. Risk Management
d. Medical Staff and Administration CORRECT ANSWER d. Medical Staff and Administration
The following data set is ages of patients diagnosed with osteosarcoma: [5, 7, 10, 12, 12, 14, and 17]. What is the mean of the data set?
a. 12
b. 11
c. 10
d. 7 CORRECT ANSWER b. 11
Which member of the cancer committee cannot fulfill the roll of community outreach coordinator for the cancer committee?
a. Cancer liaison physician
b. Cancer program community outreach staff
c. Cancer registrar
d. Quality management representative CORRECT ANSWER c. Cancer registrar
If the administration and medical staff of a facility are planning patient care activities for breast cancer patients, they will analyze breast cancer:
a. Cluster
b. Incidence
c. Mortality
d. Prevalence CORRECT ANSWER d. Prevalence
Patient's primary tumor was biopsied and that was followed by tumor resection. The histology is coded from the:
a. Biopsy
b. Last procedure
c. Most representative specimen
d. Primary tumor resection CORRECT ANSWER c. Most representative specimen
Melanoma is most likely to develop in the:
a. Dermis
b. Epidermis
c. Hypodermis
d. Muscle CORRECT ANSWER b. Epidermis
The highest value minus the lowest value in a data set is the:
a. Mean
b. Median
c. Range
d. Standard deviation CORRECT ANSWER c. Range
A patient had a breast core biopsy in a doctor's office, and the physician was not on staff at the reporting facility. The specimen was read at the reporting facility's lab, and the diagnosis was "infiltrating ductal carcinoma". The patient was treated at the reporting facility with lumpectomy and axillary node dissection. What is the class of case code for the reporting facility?
a. 12
b. 13
c. 22
d. 43 CORRECT ANSWER c. 22 [Show Less]