Exam 13: Data Reporting, Interpretation, and Use

In Best Health General Hospital, the cancer registrar associated with the cancer program undertakes a systematic sampling of 5% to 10% of cases in the registry. The main goal of the evaluation is to:

The registration and tracking of implantable medical devices by manufacturers is mandated by law.

One purpose of population-based cancer registries is the investigation of the cause of cancer.

What is the required follow-up rate for approved hospital cancer programs?

Cancer registries have been established to:

The information contained in the databases developed from the patient record is considered to be:

A physician at Best Health General Hospital questions the quality of the data in the computerized cancer registry. The process by which this could be addressed would be specified in the registry manual under:

A study is conducted that evaluates the impact on the use of coronary artery bypass grafts in patients with myocardial infarctions in the populations of two states. Which of the following is the most likely way to adjust for risk in the two populations?

Immunization registries store data electronically on all National Vaccine Advisory Committee-approved core data elements. Knowledge of vaccination rates helps to determine:

Government agencies and third-party payers require that appropriate codes be used to represent the reason for the encounter. The aggregate data from these health encounters may be used to populate special databases for:

The reference date for a cancer registry is defined as the date the:

In the physician office the codes for reimbursement may be assigned by those who have not been trained in established coding rules. Because of this:

Each of the following is a required component of an approved hospital cancer program except:

All of the following are designated categories of an approved hospital cancer program except:

Approved cancer programs are required to publish and distribute an annual report.

Which of the following is intended to assess the annual caseload and provide each patient with a registry identification number?

Information regarding the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia is collected by the Joint Commission and subsequently provided through its Web site to the public. This is an example of what is most commonly known as:

Monitoring cancer incidence is legislatively mandated in most states.

A physician is able to evaluate her use of antibiotics compared with the use of antibiotics by other physicians in similar patients within the same organization. This is an example of: