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Data Quality Assurance

Data Quality Assurance

Question 1 of 51

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When a data submitter sends a data file to Central Registry XX, registry staff review every 5th record in the file and compare coded data items to text on abstract. This is:

Select one of the following:

  • Inter-field edit

  • Visual editing

  • Reliability Study

  • Recoding study

Explanation

Question 2 of 51

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What is used to resolve incorrect coding or incongruity between codes?

Select one of the following:

  • Casefinding Audit

  • Edit rejection rates

  • Reabstracting Study

  • Text documentation

Explanation

Question 3 of 51

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If primary site code entered is C54.9 (corpus uteri) and sex code is 1 (male), what type of edit will be generated?

Select one of the following:

  • Range and allowable code

  • Inter-record or multi-record edit

  • Inter-field (item) or multi-field (item) edit

  • Inter-database edit

Explanation

Question 4 of 51

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What type of study evaluates the registry's completeness of case incidence reporting?

Select one of the following:

  • Casefinding study

  • Lag-time study

  • Reabstracting study

  • Recoding study

Explanation

Question 5 of 51

1

Mary is the cancer data manager at an integrated network cancer program. She manages 10 abstractors and wants to evaluate the consistency of their abstracting. What type of study should she perform?

Select one of the following:

  • Casefinding audit

  • Reabstracting study

  • Recoding audit

  • Reliability study

Explanation

Question 6 of 51

1

Quality control activities in the cancer registry are performed to evaluate:

Select one of the following:

  • Registry data quality

  • Quality of registry operations

  • Both a & b

  • None of the above

Explanation

Question 7 of 51

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Central Cancer Registry AA has a tumor record for John Smith with a lung primary. A second tumor record is submitted to Central Cancer Registry AA for John Smith with a colon primary. The records match, but a 1 year difference in date of birth is identified. This was identified by:

Select one of the following:

  • Single field edit

  • Inter-field edit

  • Inter-record edit

  • Inter-database edit

Explanation

Question 8 of 51

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What needs to be provided to data collectors as part of the registry quality control program to ensure that change is affected?

Select one of the following:

  • Communication and feedback

  • Edit sets

  • Planned set of activities

  • Uniform standards of quality

Explanation

Question 9 of 51

1

Central Cancer Registry LNMOP annually performs casefinding audits at 20% of the reporting facilities in the state. The audits are performed to evaluate:

Select one of the following:

  • Adherence to coding guidelines

  • Case incidence completeness

  • Data completeness

  • Timeliness

Explanation

Question 10 of 51

1

All case abstractors in facilities that submitted cancer data to the state central registry were required to abstract the same 5 cancer cases as part of a reliability study. This is a way to evaluate what aspect of data quality?

Select one of the following:

  • Accuracy

  • Completeness

  • Consistency

  • Timeliness

Explanation

Question 11 of 51

1

A 10 percent sample of abstracts from Hospital A for a specified time period was selected and specified data items were coded by central registry quality control staff using the text provided on the abstract and compared to the codes on the submitted abstract. What type of quality control procedure is this?

Select one of the following:

  • Casefinding study

  • Reabstracting study

  • Recoding audit

  • Visual editing

Explanation

Question 12 of 51

1

The central registry from state DD performed a study in hospital X. A sample of abstracts was selected. Central registry staff abstracted the cases using original source documents from the facility, and the abstracts completed by the central registry were compared to the original abstracts. This type of study is:

Select one of the following:

  • Casefinding

  • Reabstracting

  • Recoding

  • Reliability

Explanation

Question 13 of 51

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What edit component is the set of instructions needed to edit data?

Select one of the following:

  • Data dictionary

  • Edit set

  • Individual edit

  • Metafile

Explanation

Question 14 of 51

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What sends notifications of treatment expectations and year-to-date concordance with performance measures to ensure that the program’s cancer patients are receiving evidenced-based cancer care?

Select one of the following:

  • Cancer Program Practice Profile Reports (CP3R)

  • National Cancer Database (NCDB)

  • National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)

  • Rapid Quality Reporting System (RQRS)

Explanation

Question 15 of 51

1

What is quality assurance?

Select one of the following:

  • Method to assess survival

  • Plan to evaluate workload

  • Method to evaluate & assess data

  • Plan to assess personnel

Explanation

Question 16 of 51

1

Which of the following is not part of the quality control plan?

Select one of the following:

  • Reporting on the results

  • Reporting on the number of cases diagnosed

  • Recommending corrective action

  • Evaluating registry activity

Explanation

Question 17 of 51

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Methods of review may include not which of the following?

Select one of the following:

  • Review abstracts of registrars from another facility

  • Re-abstracting

  • Running reports looking for inconsistencies

  • Review abstracted data against medical records

Explanation

Question 18 of 51

1

When resolving conflicts in registry data, you should not:

Select one of the following:

  • Get consultation from experts

  • Look for additional information

  • Ask the physician for more information

  • Assume the reviewer is correct without any documentation

Explanation

Question 19 of 51

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What are not potential reasons for the data to be coded as unknown?

Select one of the following:

  • The information is not available in the medical record

  • The registrar could not find the information in the medical record

  • The registrar saw the information but did not understand and code it

  • The registrar saw the test was not done and coded it as unknown

Explanation

Question 20 of 51

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The quality control plan activities for evaluation should not include:

Select one of the following:

  • Staffing numbers

  • Casefinding

  • Abstracting timeliness

  • Data submissions to standard-setters

Explanation

Question 21 of 51

1

Criteria for reviews does not include:

Select one of the following:

  • High volume

  • Random selection

  • High risk

  • Common areas of mistakes

Explanation

Question 22 of 51

1

Some activities for evaluation should include:

Select one of the following:

  • Only staging

  • Only those identified by the state

  • Any abstract data field

  • Only site and histology

Explanation

Question 23 of 51

1

Minimum quality benchmarks include:

Select one of the following:

  • NCDB quality criteria in their call for data

  • Quality studies such as CP3R

  • State registry quality criteria

  • All of the above

Explanation

Question 24 of 51

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The scope of evaluation should not be based on:

Select one of the following:

  • Setting a minimum and maximum threshold

  • Just a few cases if a pattern is seen quickly

  • Based on error rates

  • Based on areas of concern

Explanation

Question 25 of 51

1

Inter-record edit checks examine data items within a particular patient's abstract.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 26 of 51

1

Death clearance only is an example of:

Select one of the following:

  • Accuracy

  • Data consistency

  • Data completeness

  • Case incidence completeness

Explanation

Question 27 of 51

1

An example of acceptance sampling is:

Select one of the following:

  • Reabstracting study

  • Computer edit checks

  • Edit rejection rates

  • Lag time reporting

Explanation

Question 28 of 51

1

Timeliness is critical to a registry quality-control process. The method for evaluating timeliness are:

Select one of the following:

  • Visual review

  • Reabstraction study

  • Casefinding audit

  • Lag-time report

Explanation

Question 29 of 51

1

A formal procedure to check data accuracy against source documents is called:

Select one of the following:

  • Record linkage

  • Prospective study

  • Reabstracting study

  • Performance measurement

Explanation

Question 30 of 51

1

According to the CoC Standard, the maximum number of cases to be evaluated, annually, are:

Select one of the following:

  • 250

  • 400

  • 300

  • 500

Explanation

Question 31 of 51

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Routine and automated edit checks should be applied to ________% of a registry's cases.

Select one of the following:

  • 75

  • 95

  • 90

  • 100

Explanation

Question 32 of 51

1

The quality control plan does the following:

Select one of the following:

  • Specifies the quality control methods, sources, and individuals involved.

  • Reviews the diagnosis, treatment, and care of the program’s patients

  • Sets annual goals

  • Assess the scope of services offered

Explanation

Question 33 of 51

1

A follow-up rate of ___% is maintained for all eligible analytic cases diagnosed within the last 5 years or from the cancer registry reference date, whichever is shorter.

Select one of the following:

  • 80

  • 50

  • 90

  • 75

Explanation

Question 34 of 51

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According to the Commission on Cancer the maximum number of cancer registry cases that need to have quality control is:

Select one of the following:

  • 10% of cases, no matter how big the annual analytic caseload.

  • 500

  • Whatever the Cancer Committee sets as the standard

  • 300

Explanation

Question 35 of 51

1

SEER central registries are required to provide complete counts of new cases for a calendar year within ____months of the end of that calendar year.

Select one of the following:

  • 22

  • 18

  • 24

  • 12

Explanation

Question 36 of 51

1

For all eligible analytic cases, a follow-up rate of ________% is maintained from the cancer registry reference date.

Select one of the following:

  • 90

  • 80

  • 70

  • 50

Explanation

Question 37 of 51

1

The CoC requires that 90% of cases be abstracted within _____ months of the first date of contact.

Select one of the following:

  • 12

  • 24

  • The CoC does not have a required time frame for the completion of an abstract.

  • 9

Explanation

Question 38 of 51

1

The NAACCR standard states that the central cancer registry should contain at least 95% of the expected cases of reportable cancer occurring in residents within _________________ months of the close of the diagnosis year.

Select one of the following:

  • 23

  • 12

  • 24

  • 18

Explanation

Question 39 of 51

1

A major activity of NAACCR is:

Select one of the following:

  • Provide standards for coding and editing

  • Certify registries that meet national data quality standards

  • Train and educate registry staff

  • All of the above

Explanation

Question 40 of 51

1

The establishment and implementation of a plan to annually evaluate the quality of the cancer registry data and activity is the responsibility of the:

Select one of the following:

  • Hospital Human Resources

  • Cancer committee

  • CTR manager of the registry

  • Department of oncology

Explanation

Question 41 of 51

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The system to ensure accurate data collection in the cancer registry is known as:

Select one of the following:

  • Patient care evaluation

  • Cancer conferences

  • Quality control

  • Abstracting of cases

Explanation

Question 42 of 51

1

A computer data edit:

Select one of the following:

  • Is only used by central cancer registries

  • Is a way to check how many cases each abstractor has produced

  • Verifies data accuracy

  • Is used to check the amount of storage left in the computer

Explanation

Question 43 of 51

1

Central registry monitoring of facility case completeness should be performed:

Select one of the following:

  • Every three months

  • Bi-annually

  • On an ongoing basis

  • Quarterly

Explanation

Question 44 of 51

1

Which of the following is responsible for establishing the quality improvement priorities of the cancer program and for monitoring the effectiveness of quality improvement activities?

Select one of the following:

  • Commission on Cancer

  • Tumor Board

  • Cancer Committee

  • Cancer Registry

Explanation

Question 45 of 51

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An important element of a quality control program is:

Select one of the following:

  • Establishing a variety of standards applicable to specific issues

  • The collection and maintenance of data on data quality.

  • Data items with vague definitions

  • Monitoring activities should focus on data, only

Explanation

Question 46 of 51

1

A characteristic of data quality is:

Select one of the following:

  • Process control

  • Adhering to designed studies

  • Acceptance sampling

  • Accuracy

Explanation

Question 47 of 51

1

The quality control plan does the following:

Select one of the following:

  • Specifies the quality control methods, sources, and individuals involved.

  • Reviews the diagnosis, treatment, and care of the program’s patients

  • Sets annual goals

  • Assess the scope of services offered

Explanation

Question 48 of 51

1

Methods to obtain follow-up information include, but are not limited to:

Select one of the following:

  • Communication with other facilities

  • Patient

  • Death certificates

  • All of the above

Explanation

Question 49 of 51

1

Each year CoC accredited cancer programs must submit complete data for all requested analytic cases to the:

Select one of the following:

  • NCDB

  • NAACCR

  • State central registry

  • Heme DB

Explanation

Question 50 of 51

1

Every year the cancer committee establishes

Select one of the following:

  • One clinical goal for the endeavors related to cancer care.

  • One programmatic goal for the endeavors related to cancer care.

  • One clinical and one programmatic goal for the endeavors related to cancer care.

  • Two clinical goals and one programmatic goal for the endeavors related to cancer care.

Explanation

Question 51 of 51

1

A follow-up rate of ___% is maintained for all eligible analytic cases diagnosed within the last 5 years or from the cancer registry reference date, whichever is shorter.

Select one of the following:

  • 80

  • 50

  • 90

  • 75

Explanation

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