Reporting Requirements & Standards Flashcards
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A hospital treats an out-of-state patient for a newly diagnosed colon cancer. For CoC accreditation purposes, how should this case be counted?
Answer: It is an analytic case and must be included in the registry
A patient who receives their first course of treatment at a CoC-accredited facility is an analytic case regardless of state of residence.
Under SEER reporting requirements, what is the maximum allowable reporting lag for submitting newly diagnosed cases to the state central registry?
Answer: 1 year from diagnosis
SEER requires that cases be submitted to the central registry within 6 months, but the standard target for most programs is within 1 year from diagnosis.
Which NAACCR item captures whether a cancer case was identified from the death certificate only (DCO)?
Answer: Type of Reporting Source
NAACCR Item #380, 'Type of Reporting Source,' includes a DCO code when the death certificate is the only source of cancer information.
A state central registry receives a death certificate listing 'carcinoma of the lung' as cause of death with no prior case record. The standard procedure is to:
Answer: Add it as a DCO case and attempt follow-back to find the treating facility
DCO cases undergo death certificate follow-back to locate treating facilities and obtain clinical details to complete the record.
The STORE (Standards for Oncology Registry Entry) manual is updated and published by which organization?
Answer: Commission on Cancer (CoC)
The CoC publishes the STORE manual, which guides data collection standards for CoC-accredited hospital cancer programs.
When must a cancer registry report a case of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the skin?
Answer: Never, because BCC of the skin is excluded from most registry requirements
Basal cell carcinoma of the skin is universally excluded from standard cancer registry reporting requirements.
Which data item in the NAACCR layout is used to distinguish a hospital registry's primary patient from a case referred solely for a second opinion?
Answer: Class of Case
Class of Case differentiates analytic cases (treated at the facility) from non-analytic cases such as second-opinion-only encounters.
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