2024 CTR EXAM ( COC STANDARDS )
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- What is the minimum number of patients all hospitals are required to enroll in
clinical trials?:
Standard 1.9 states that the required percentage of patients accrued to cancer-related clinical trials each calendar year is appropriate to the cancer program category for the facility.
- To receive commendation, the cancer committee must develop and distrib- ute a
report on:
To receive commendation, Standard 1.12 requires that the cancer committee develop and distribute a report on either patient outcomes or on program outcomes each calendar year.
- Which of the following is an example(s) of an educational activity that the cancer
registry staff can use to satisfy the Cancer Registry Education standard?:
Standard 1.11 states that all cancer registry staff must attend one cancer-related educational activity applicable to their position every calendar year.All members of the cancer registry staff are required to participate in cancer-related education applicable to their position conducted at the local, state, regional or national level each calendar year.
4. Nurses who care for cancer patients must:
Standard 2.2 requires that oncology nursing care be provided by nurses with specialized knowledge and skills. Oncology nurse certification, while not required, is strongly encouraged.
5. Which type(s) of program is exempt from RQRS participation?:
According to CoC standard 5.2, RQRS participation is not required for programs undergoing initial survey for accreditation and pediatric programs.
- The annual call for data specifies that specific years of historic data be
resubmitted to NCDB. What requirement(s) must these historic cases meet?:
Standard 5.6 states that resubmitted data from January 1, 2003 forward must meet the established quality criteria and resubmission deadline specified in the Call for Data. 1 / 3
- When programs receive a three-year accreditation with contingencies, they must
resolve the deficiencies within?:
Twelve months (12)
- The percentage of cases presented annually at cancer conference are a minimum
of?:
a minimum of 15 percent of the annual analytic case load and the prospective presentation rate, a minimum of 80 percent
9. At cancer conference, prospective case presentations include:
Patients who completed initial treatment after diagnosis who now need some form of palliative care
10. The Quality Improvement Coordinator:
Standard 1.2 states the Quality Improvement Coordinator reports findings each calendar year to the cancer committee. The standard also indicates a cancer registrar cannot be selected to fulfill this coordinator role.
- For which of the following assignments is the Cancer Registry Quality
Coordinator responsible?Cancer Registry Policy and Procedure eligibility requirements Implementing two cancer care improvements each calendar year Studies of quality focused on measuring the quality of care and outcomes for the patient
None of the above:
Cancer Registry Policy and Procedure eligibility requirements
- How many goals involving the diagnosis, treatment, services and care of the
cancer program's cancer patients are required to be established each calendar year?:
Standard 1.5 states the cancer committee must establish, implement, and monitor at least one clinical goal related to cancer care each calendar year. This standard also requires that the cancer committee establish at least one programmatic goal each calendar year.
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- How often is a clinical goal established per Standard 1.5 required to be
monitored and evaluated by the cancer committee?:
Twice in the same calendar year
14. The cancer conference will:
Standard 1.7 states that cancer conference activi- ties must be monitored to ensure that consultative services are provided for patients regarding treatment options. Another cancer conference requirement is to provide education to physicians and allied health professionals.
- Prevention or screening/early detection programs must be monitored and those
activities are reported to the cancer committee:
At the end of each calendar year
16. The community outreach coordinator must be a:
Person who is affiliated with or employed by the program
- The cancer committee is required to present one clinical educational meeting
each calendar year. This meeting must focus on:
Standard 1.10 states clinical educational meetings presented each calendar year must focus on a particular cancer treatment including evidence-based national guidelines currently used in treatment planning. This meeting can also address the use of AJCC or other appropriate staging in the clinical setting.
- Registrars required to attend a cancer-related educational program other than
cancer conference, include:
According to Standard 1.11, all registry staff, CTRs and non-credentialed staff are required to attend a cancer-related educational program. The standard also specifies that contract CTR staff working for at least three consecutive months must attend at least one educational program.
19. CAP protocols must be followed to report the required data elements for:
Standard 2.1 indicates special studies, diagnostic biopsy specimens, cytology specimens and reports of in situ tumors, except for ductal carcinoma in situ, are excluded from the College of American Pathologists CAP Protocol and Synoptic Reporting requirement.
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