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Reporting Requirements & Standards Flashcards

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  1. Under NPCR (National Program of Cancer Registries) requirements, states must submit cancer incidence data to the CDC by what deadline each year?

    Answer: September 1

    NPCR states are required to submit their data to CDC by September 1 of each year for the prior diagnosis year.

  2. A patient has two simultaneous primary cancers—one in each breast. How many abstracts should be created?

    Answer: Two abstracts, one for each primary tumor

    Each reportable primary tumor requires a separate abstract regardless of simultaneous occurrence.

  3. Which field in a cancer abstract captures the specific hospital department or service where the cancer was first recognized within the facility?

    Answer: Source of Case Report

    Source of Case Report (NAACCR Item #380) identifies the department or service within the hospital that initially identified the cancer.

  4. For CoC accreditation, what minimum percentage of analytic cases must be abstracted and entered into the registry within 6 months of the patient's first contact date?

    Answer: 90%

    CoC requires that at least 90% of analytic cases be abstracted within 6 months of the date first seen.

  5. A physician documents 'probable lymphoma' in a patient's chart but no biopsy is performed. Under standard reporting rules, this case is:

    Answer: Reportable based on the physician's clinical impression

    A physician's clinical statement of 'probable' malignancy is sufficient for reportability under SEER and most state registry rules.

  6. Which organization certifies the accuracy and completeness of state cancer registry data through a data quality audit process called the 'Gold Standard'?

    Answer: NAACCR

    NAACCR administers the data certification program that sets gold-standard thresholds for completeness, timeliness, and data quality.

  7. A case is coded with NAACCR Class of Case '00.' What does this indicate?

    Answer: The case is a non-analytic, diagnosis and treatment elsewhere

    Class of Case 00 means the diagnosis was made elsewhere and all treatment occurred elsewhere—this is a non-analytic case.

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