NCRA Exam Prep: CoC Cancer Program Standards – Standard 1 Program Management Standards – Flashcards

Diagnostic an treatment services are provided by or referred to physicians who are currently board certified (or the equivalent) in their medical specialty or are in the process of becoming board certified.

The membership of the cancer committee is multidisciplinary, representing physicians from diagnostic and treatment specialties and non-physicians from administrative and supportive services. Cancer committee coordinators, who are responsible for specific areas of cancer program activity, are designated each calendar year.

Each required cancer committee member or the member's designated alternate attends at 75% of the cancer committee meetings held each calendar year.

Each calendar year, the cancer committee meets at least once each calendar quarter.

Each calendar year, the cancer committee establishes, implements, and monitors at least one clinical and one programmatic goals for endeavors related to caner care.

Each calendar year, the cancer committee establishes and implements a plan to annually evaluate the quality of cacner registry data and activity. The plan includes procedures to monitor and evaluate each required control plan component.

Each calendar year, the cancer conference coordinator monitors and evaluates the cancer conference activities and reports the findings to the cancer committee.

Each calendar year, the Community Outreach Coordinator, under the direction of the cancer committee, monitors the effectiveness of prevention, screening, and outreach activities. The activities and monitoring results are documented in an annual community outreach activity summary that is presented to the cancer committee at the end of each calendar year.

As appropriate to the cancer program category, he required percentages of patients are accrued to cancer-related clinical research studies each calendar year. The Clinical Research Coordinator documents and reports clinical research study enrollment information to the cancer committee annually.

Each calendar year, the cancer committee organizes and offers at least one cancer-related educational activity, other than cancer conferences, to physicians, nurses and other allied health professionals. The activity is focused on the use of American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) or other appropriate staging in clinical practice, which includes the use of appropriate prognostic indicators and evidence-based national guidelines used in treatment planning.

Each calendar year, all members of the cancer registry staff participate in one cancer-related educational activity applicable to their role.

Each calendar year, the cancer committee develops and disseminates a report of patient program outcomes to the public.