CTR Follow-Up & Data Management 2

Question 1

A cancer registry receives a returned mail piece for a patient last seen 3 years ago. What is the FIRST recommended step to locate the patient?

Accepted Answer

Contact the patient's physician of record

Answer

Contacting the physician of record is the first recommended step because the provider may have current contact information or updated address details.

Question 2

Which federal legislation most directly governs the sharing of patient follow-up information between cancer registries across state lines?

Accepted Answer

Cancer Registries Amendment Act (CRAA)

Answer

The Cancer Registries Amendment Act (CRAA) specifically authorizes data sharing among central cancer registries for follow-up and research purposes.

Question 3

A patient's follow-up status is coded 'lost to follow-up.' Which condition best defines this status?

Accepted Answer

Patient cannot be located after exhausting all available tracing resources

Answer

Lost to follow-up means all reasonable tracing efforts have been exhausted without establishing contact or determining vital status.

Question 4

In abstracting follow-up data, the date of last contact should reflect:

Accepted Answer

The most recent date the patient was known to be alive

Answer

Date of last contact represents the most recent documented date the patient was confirmed to be alive, regardless of the source.

Question 5

Which data quality measure specifically evaluates whether registry follow-up rates meet NPCR/SEER completeness benchmarks?

Accepted Answer

Percentage of cases with follow-up within the past 15 months

Answer

Registries are evaluated on the percentage of living cases with documented contact within the past 15 months to ensure follow-up completeness.

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CTR Follow-Up & Data Management 2