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January 13, 2020 (Cleveland)
On Monday, Dec. 9, The Center for Health Affairs announced a strategic partnership between Proton Therapy Partners (PTP) and The Center’s business affiliate CHAMPS Oncology.
Proton Therapy Partners and C ...
read moreDecember 04, 2019 (Cleveland)
Since January, CHAMPS Oncology has submitted 193,281 error-free cases to the National Cancer Database on behalf of its clients for the 2019 Annual Call for Data.
The National Cancer Database (NCDB)—joint ...
read moreOctober 08, 2019 (Cleveland)
In July, CHAMPS Oncology achieved SOC 2 Type II compliance after a rigorous audit by a third-party CPA firm. Service Organization Controls (SOC) and SOC 2 reports are the software industry’s top benchmark ...
read moreSeptember 18, 2019 (Cleveland)
On Tuesday, June 4, CHAMPS Oncology distributed a client satisfaction survey and received results from nearly 70% of its clients. The survey included questions such as:
How satisfied are you with ...
read moreMay 29, 2019 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology’s Rosalba Marte, CTR, also receives recognition for her contributions.
CHAMPS Oncology’s valued client, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, was recently recognized and presented with ...
read moreMay 06, 2019 (Cleveland)
On Monday, May 6, newly appointed CHAMPS Oncology Vice President Karen Schmidt, CTR, was named to Crain's People on the Move list in Cleveland:
CHAMPS Oncology proudly appoints Karen Schmidt, CTR, as the new vi ...
read moreMay 06, 2019 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology proudly appoints Karen Schmidt, CTR, as vice president, effective May 6, 2019. Schmidt will succeed Toni Hare, RHIT, CTR, following Hare’s recent retirement from CHAMPS.
“With 17 yea ...
read moreMay 01, 2019 (Cleveland)
Brian Lane has been named the new president and CEO of The Center for Health Affairs, CHAMPS Oncology and CHAMPS Group Purchasing, effective May 15. Lane will succeed Phil Mazanec, who has served the organ ...
read moreMarch 07, 2019 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology Vice President Toni Hare, RHIT, CTR, announced today she will retire on May 3, 2019 after more than 29 years of dedicated service to CHAMPS Oncology, her valued employees and clients across the ...
read moreFebruary 22, 2019 (Cleveland)
On Friday, Feb. 22, The Center for Health Affairs' 2019 Service Awards
Breakfast was held at the Crown Plaza Cleveland at Playhouse
Square. The ceremony honored 28 individuals from The Center, CHAMPS Oncology ...
read moreSeptember 17, 2018 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology and their valued client, Intermountain Healthcare, were selected by Advisory Board to be a feature profile during their 2018 Oncology Roundtable National Meeting Series. The profile findings are ...
read moreAugust 30, 2018 (Cleveland)
Earlier this month CHAMPS Oncology completed hosting a 118-hour Cancer Information Management (CIM) practicum with a student from Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) who was on the path to becoming a future Cert ...
read moreAugust 13, 2018 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology is proud to be recognized by Healthcare Tech Outlook as one of their top 10 healthcare analytics solution providers of 2018. To be further recognized for their work, an interview was conducted w ...
read moreAugust 06, 2018 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology is pleased to reveal its featured article “Maximizing the Potential of Cancer Registries to the Fullest” in Healthcare Tech Outlook’s 2018 Healthcare Analytics publication. The ...
read moreAugust 01, 2018 (Cleveland)
On Wednesday, Aug. 1, CHAMPS Oncology launched a Pinterest campaign to spread the word about the valuable industry content available through their account. Pinterest is a bulletin board style website that allow ...
read moreJune 24, 2018 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology proudly recognizes their Commission on Cancer-accredited client, Summa Health, for being named a 2017 Commission on Cancer Outstanding Achievement Award recipient. It is the first time Summa has ...
read moreApril 02, 2018 (Cleveland)
On Monday, April 2, CHAMPS Oncology launched a Twitter contest to promote their new account. All of CHAMPS Oncology’s existing and new Twitter followers will be entered to win an Amazon Echo. The winner w ...
read moreMarch 30, 2018 (Cleveland)
On Friday, March 30, 2018, CHAMPS GPO launched its new group purchasing website, champsgpo.com, separate from their parent organization, CHAMPS Healthcare.
The new CHAMPS Group Purchasing website comes as a res ...
read moreMarch 26, 2018 (Cleveland, OH)
CHAMPS Oncology was invited to present on the CoC guidelines during CalvertHealth’s strategic direction planning retreat on Friday, March 2. The CHAMPS Oncology team including Vice President Toni Hare, RH ...
read moreFebruary 22, 2018 (Cleveland)
On Thursday, Feb. 22, The Center for Health Affairs / CHAMPS Healthcare's 2018 Service Awards
Breakfast was held at the Crown Plaza Cleveland at Playhouse
Square. The ceremony honored 19 individuals for their y ...
read moreFebruary 12, 2018 (Cleveland)
On Wednesday, Feb. 7, The Center for Health Affairs and CHAMPS Healthcare’s Interim President & CEO Phil Mazanec announced two organizational changes at an all-team member meeting:
Yolandi Myers, S ...
read moreDecember 19, 2017 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology formally announced their new strategic priorities during an all-team meeting last week. During the meeting, Tim Jarm, president and CEO presented The Center for Health Affairs and CHAMPS Healthc ...
read moreDecember 18, 2017 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology is pleased to announce the Bureau of Labor Statistics has established a new Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code for health information technologists and medical registrars. This SOC ...
read moreDecember 15, 2017 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Healthcare, which has been active on social media since 2011, has launched new social media accounts designed specifically for its CHAMPS Group Purchasing and CHAMPS Oncology business lines. These new so ...
read moreSeptember 06, 2017 (Cleveland, OH)
The Ohio Health Information Management Association (OHIMA) features CHAMPS Oncology’s blog post “5 Tips for a Remote Interview” on their blog.
In the blog focused on interview best practices, ...
read moreAugust 28, 2017 (Cleveland, OH)
CHAMPS Healthcare is proud to be recognized by ERC as one of NorthCoast 99’s best places to work in Northeast Ohio. NorthCoast 99 is an annual recognition program that recognizes great places to work for ...
read moreJuly 31, 2017 (Cleveland)
Earlier this month, CHAMPS Oncology welcomed Vontyna Smith, MPA, director of client operations, to its team. In her new role, she is responsible for…
Ensuring operational effectiveness and function ...
read moreJune 30, 2017 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology is pleased to reveal its featured article “An Easier Way to Manage Casefinding” in NCRA’s Journal of Registry Management – Spring 2017 Issue. Casefinding is the systemati ...
read moreJune 29, 2017 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology has launched its new responsive website at champsoncology.com. The enhanced website now boasts a streamlined look, along with responsive design functionality allowing visitors to browse CHA ...
read moreMarch 14, 2017 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology is pleased to announce its new strategic partnership with the Oncology Clinical Program at Intermountain Healthcare. Through this newly established partnership, CHAMPS Oncology will ensure the s ...
read moreMarch 13, 2017 (Cleveland, OH)
CHAMPS Oncology is looking to grow their team and fill certified tumor registrar jobs. For more than 40 years, CHAMPS has worked to raise the bar for the cancer registry profession. Their team of experienced CT ...
read moreMarch 13, 2017 (Cleveland, OH)
CHAMPS Oncology will share their expertise during various healthcare conferences throughout the next few weeks. With more than 40 years of experience, CHAMPS Oncology is a proven leader in providing cancer regi ...
read moreDecember 16, 2016 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing and Secure Document Alliance (SDA) recently announced its three-year contract for hard document shredding, purge services and media drive destruction. This new custom contract is availab ...
read moreDecember 15, 2016 (Cleveland, Ohio)
CHAMPS Oncology Develops Client Contract Performance Reports
CHAMPS Oncology has developed contract performance reports to identify, illustrate and quantify the cancer registry services, operational processes ...
read moreNovember 30, 2016 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology recently revealed a new piece that defines their differential to cancer programs and the cancer registry industry. CHAMPS understands the priorities of cancer program administrators, clinicians ...
read moreNovember 28, 2016 (Cleveland)
In order to receive and maintain Commission on Cancer accreditation, cancer programs must meet certain requirements and guidelines for CoC cancer program standards each year. Cancer programs must be in complian ...
read moreOctober 13, 2016 (Cleveland, Oh)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing launched a three-year agreement with Cleveland-based Technology Install Partners. This new custom contract is available, without restrictions, to CHAMPS’ 7,000+ member locations na ...
read moreSeptember 06, 2016 (Cleveland)
On Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016, CHAMPS Group Purchasing released an article on supplier diversity authored by Field Services Director Ron Esker. The article is the first of a series to be released regularly by CHAMP ...
read moreSeptember 06, 2016 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces the launch of a three-year custom contract with Texas Health Supply Chain Services (THSCS) for Outsourced Supply Chain Data Base Administration, procurement services, integrati ...
read moreSeptember 01, 2016 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces a new custom contract with SteriGear for general urological products. The contract is available to CHAMPS’ 7,000+ members nationwide from Sept. 1, 2016 until Aug. 31, 201 ...
read moreAugust 31, 2016 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces a three-year contract with Procurement Partners for its e-commerce portal to aid in purchasing and transaction automation. Procurement Partners focuses on helping healthcare or ...
read moreAugust 24, 2016 (Cleveland, OH)
The Center for Health Affairs and CHAMPS Healthcare are pleased to announce they have become members of The Advisory Board. The Advisory Board Company is a membership-based firm, headquartered in Washington D.C ...
read moreAugust 23, 2016 (Cleveland, OH)
Last week CHAMPS Oncology hosted a two-day corporate retreat for their 60-plus team of cancer information specialists. In order to stay up-to-date in the ever-changing cancer industry, leadership ...
read moreAugust 10, 2016 (Cleveland, OH)
CHAMPS Oncology is proud to announce the United States Patent and Trademark Office awarded insight2oncology® and i2o® with an official registered trademark. The official certificate of registration on t ...
read moreJuly 26, 2016 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology is now providing its insight2oncology™ (i2o) users with customized infographics, which highlight data and information that is most important to cancer center administrators, including the: ...
read moreJuly 26, 2016 (Cleveland, OH)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing is pleased to announce it has been named a Premier Certified Sponsor by Premier Inc., a leading healthcare improvement company. Premier Certified Sponsors were formally announced in June ...
read moreJuly 08, 2016 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces the relaunch of its custom contract with Össur Americas for its osteoarthritis and injury solutions bracing and supports products. The Össur contract is available to ...
read moreMay 25, 2016 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces the relaunch of its custom contract with Hepner Air Filter Services for air filter products. The custom contract with Hepner is available to CHAMPS’ 7,000+ members nation ...
read moreMay 12, 2016 (Cleveland)
In March 2016, CHAMPS Oncology transitioned insight2oncology™ (i2o™) from a web-based system to a cloud-based system. i2o, launched in January 2015, transforms cancer data into actionable informatio ...
read moreMay 11, 2016 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces a new three-year custom contract with SMS Healthcare for janitorial services. The custom contract with SMS is available to CHAMPS’ 7,000+ members nationwide, except for c ...
read moreApril 29, 2016 (Mundelein, Ill. and Cleveland, Ohio)
Global medical supplies’ distributor offering cost savings on supplies to members in scientific markets
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announced today a new three-year custom contract with Medline that offers me ...
read moreApril 25, 2016 (Cleveland, Ohio)
Bill Ryan, president and CEO of The Center for Health Affairs and CHAMPS Healthcare, received the Honorary Membership Award from the Academy of Medicine of Cleveland and Northern Ohio (AMCNO) at the 2016 A ...
read moreApril 11, 2016 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces the launch of a three-year custom contract with Curvo Labs for physician preference item and spend management Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). The contract with Curvo is available ...
read moreMarch 30, 2016 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces the renewal of a three-year custom contract with Leff Electric for lighting and electric supplies. The contract with Leff Electric is available to all CHAMPS’ members reg ...
read moreMarch 28, 2016 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces the renewal of a three-year custom contract with Accu Medical Waste Service, Inc. for waste services. The contract with Accu Medical is available to CHAMPS’ members throu ...
read moreMarch 11, 2016 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces a renewal and expansion of their custom contract with Matthews Medical Books for medical reference texts and coding manuals at discounted prices. The custom contract with Matth ...
read moreMarch 01, 2016 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces new custom contracts for HARTMANN products in three categories: incontinence, skin integrity, as well as bandages, dressings and gauze. These three-year HARTMANN contracts, whi ...
read moreFebruary 16, 2016 (Cleveland)
On Tuesday, Feb.10, CHAMPS Oncology distributed a communication to all clients introducing their dedicated client services team of multi-credentialed certified tumor registrars. Each client has been designated ...
read moreFebruary 12, 2016 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology has recently partnered with Novatus to begin implementing its contract lifecycle management software with the goal of streamlining business with clients.
Novatus Contract Lifecycle Management he ...
read moreFebruary 11, 2016 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces a new three-year custom contract with Principle Business Enterprises, Inc. (PBE) for Pillow Paws® slip-resistant footwear. The custom contract for footwear is available to ...
read moreFebruary 08, 2016 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces a new three-year custom contract with Spartan Chemical for warewash products. The custom contract with Spartan Chemical is available to CHAMPS’ 5,000-plus members nationw ...
read moreFebruary 07, 2016 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces a new three-year custom contract with Strategic Market Alliance (SMA) for paper and janitorial supply distribution. The custom contract with SMA is available to CHAMPS’ 7 ...
read moreFebruary 05, 2016 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing has launched a three-year custom contract with Kent Precision Foods Group for fortified and modified drinks. The custom contract with Kent Precision Foods Group is available to CHAMPS&rs ...
read moreJanuary 19, 2016 (Cleveland)
Vice President of CHAMPS Group Purchasing Yolandi Myers was interviewed for a profile in the December 2015 issue of The Journal of Healthcare Contracting. In the piece, "Full-Service Coalition," Myers discusses ...
read moreNovember 13, 2015 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS restructured its custom contract with viperks to offer CHAMPS Group Purchasing members and their employees’ savings on high-end brands and consumer products such as electronics, sporting goods, hou ...
read moreNovember 13, 2015 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing and Principle Business Enterprise launched a new agreement for NeutroPhase, a wound cleansing product intended for cleaning and irrigation and wound bed prep. NeutroPhase is a broad spec ...
read moreNovember 04, 2015 (Cleveland)
On Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, CHAMPS Oncology announced a new service offering, i2o Snapshots. These introductory reports provide unique cancer analytics that may be useful to strategic planning and marketing dep ...
read moreOctober 14, 2015 (Cleveland)
Upon the completion of 2014 group purchasing data analysis, CHAMPS Group Purchasing’s team of account managers and contract analysts announced Wednesday a savings of $30 million for its GPO clients nation ...
read moreOctober 13, 2015 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing and Carstens have launched a three-year custom contract for charting supplies, computer carts, medication storage and distribution. The new agreement is available to all CHAMPS customers ...
read moreOctober 13, 2015 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing and Schwebel Baking Company recently renewed their custom contract for bakery products for three more years. The custom contract with Schwebel’s is available to all CHAMPS members. ...
read moreOctober 02, 2015 (CLEVELAND)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing recently exhibited at the 14th Critical Access Hospital Conference, hosted by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA).
“Being one of the newest additions to NRHA&rsqu ...
read moreSeptember 30, 2015 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing and Redwood Toxicology Laboratory have renewed their custom contract for onsite drug screening devices and lab services for three years. Redwood Toxicology added new products to the cont ...
read moreSeptember 22, 2015 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing and Aunt Millie’s Bakeries recently renewed their agreement for bakery products for three more years. Contract pricing is available to CHAMPS members in specific counties in Ohio, ...
read moreSeptember 14, 2015 (Cleveland, Ohio)
CHAMPS Oncology is pleased to reveal its featured article “Mentoring in the CTR Profession: Four Areas You Should Know” published in the summer NCRA Connection.
In the article focused on mentoring ...
read moreSeptember 14, 2015 (Cleveland, Ohio)
Through an exclusive partnership, CHAMPS now offers significant Premier group purchasing savings tailored to the National Rural Health Association and its members.
“We are committed to helping the rural ...
read moreSeptember 03, 2015 (Cleveland, Ohio)
CHAMPS Healthcare is proud to announce it has been named to NorthCoast 99’s list of best workplaces by ERC. This prestigious award honors 99 Northeast Ohio organizations that have implemented successful w ...
read moreAugust 24, 2015 (Cleveland)
This year, CHAMPS Oncology celebrates 40 years of providing cancer registry solutions to programs across the country. For the past four decades, CHAMPS Oncology’s team of cancer information specialists an ...
read moreJuly 30, 2015 (Cleveland)
Efforts to plan a year-long celebration marking 100 years of hospital advocacy in Northeast Ohio and healthcare partnerships across the country have begun at The Center for Health Affairs and CHAMPS Health ...
read moreJuly 10, 2015 (Cleveland)
CLEVELAND - CHAMPS Group Purchasing recently renewed its agreement with Alco-Chem, Inc. for paper and janitorial supply distribution. This three-year agreement is available to CHAMPS’ members in Ohio, wes ...
read moreJuly 09, 2015 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology’s Director of Analytics and Innovation Amber Gregg, MSHCPM, and Associate Vice President and Commission on Cancer-trained Consultant Karen Schmidt, CTR, are pleased to announce their artic ...
read moreJune 22, 2015 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Healthcare is proud to announce that it has been selected as one of The Plain Dealer’s Top Workplaces in Northeast Ohio. CHAMPS is one of only 150 organizations in Cleveland to be recognized.
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read moreJune 02, 2015 (Cleveland)
CLEVELAND - CHAMPS Group Purchasing recently announced a three-year agreement with Protech Medical for radiation protection apparel and medical products.
This new contract pricing is available to CHAMPS&rsquo ...
read moreMay 18, 2015 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology’s Director of Analytics and Innovation Amber Gregg, MSHCPM, is pleased to announce her article, "A Well-Kept Secret: The Cancer Registry’s Link to Community-Benefit Reporting," has b ...
read moreMay 12, 2015 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology proudly accepted an invitation to present at the Indiana University Health (IUH) Cancer Centers Leadership Summit on April 17, 2015. During the presentation CHAMPS Oncology’s Vice Presiden ...
read moreMay 01, 2015 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology proudly recognizes three of their Commission on Cancer (CoC)-accredited cancer programs, Akron General Medical Center, Aultman Hospital and Fairview/Lakewood Hospital Integrated Network Cancer P ...
read moreApril 27, 2015 (Cleveland, Ohio)
CHAMPS Patient Experience will be celebrating the second annual Patient Experience Week April 27 - May 1 by recognizing and encouraging global efforts to improve the healthcare experience for patients, their fa ...
read moreApril 06, 2015 (Cleveland, Ohio)
CHAMPS Oncology will be observing the 19th annual National Cancer Registrars Week (NCRW) April 6-10, 2015. This celebration of the cancer registry profession was founded by the National Cancer Registrars Associ ...
read moreMarch 24, 2015 (Cleveland)
A recent PX Learning Bite from The Beryl Institute features CHAMPS Patient Experience / Santalucia Group Vice President Carol Santalucia and Director of Client Services Toya Gorley discussing three components t ...
read moreMarch 18, 2015 (Cleveland)
CLEVELAND - CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces a three-year agreement with OFS Brands to offer CHAMPS’ members significant savings on furniture and modular casework.
This new contract pricing is available ...
read moreMarch 18, 2015 (Cleveland)
CLEVELAND - CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces a renewal agreement with UniFirst Corporation to continue offering its members’ significant savings on janitorial products such as hand towels, soaps and more ...
read moreFebruary 24, 2015 (Cleveland, Ohio)
CHAMPS Oncology conducts individual abstractor and database assessments to ensure cancer registry data is reliable and equipped for administrative planning, clinical outcomes and performance measures, as well a ...
read moreFebruary 20, 2015 (Cleveland)
CLEVELAND - CHAMPS Group Purchasing has extended its First Communications Inc. agreement to continue offering members savings on telecommunication, internet and telephone services.
“CHAMPS is pleased to e ...
read moreFebruary 03, 2015 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology’s Director of Client Services, Melissa Smith, RHIT, CTR, was invited to speak to health information management (HIM) students at Stark State College on Feb. 2, 2015. Her presentation, Canc ...
read moreJanuary 30, 2015 (Cleveland)
CLEVELAND - CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces a three-year agreement with MetrexTM, offering CHAMPS members savings on infection protection products such as high-level disinfectants, enzymatics, instrument clea ...
read moreJanuary 28, 2015 (Cleveland)
For 30 years CHAMPS Oncology has specialized in cancer registry operations, cancer data collection and utilization, and Commission on Cancer (CoC) program consulting. Their newest venture, CHAMPS insight2oncolo ...
read moreJanuary 22, 2015 (Cleveland)
CLEVELAND - CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces a renewal agreement with ALCO Sales & Service Company. This exclusive agreement offers CHAMPS’ members significant savings on repair parts, mobility aids ...
read moreJanuary 20, 2015 (Cleveland)
CLEVELAND - CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces a renewal agreement with Alfred Nickles Bakery to continue offering CHAMPS’ members significant savings on bread and bakery products.
The Alfred Nickle ...
read moreNovember 25, 2014 (Cleveland, Ohio)
CHAMPS Oncology is pleased to reveal its featured article “Cancer Registry Awareness Through Community Outreach: Five Tips” published in the fall NCRA Connection.
In the article focused on cancer re ...
read moreNovember 19, 2014 (Cleveland)
CLEVELAND - CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces a two-year agreement with VIPerks to offer CHAMPS members and their employees savings opportunities on high-end brands and consumer products such as elect ...
read moreNovember 06, 2014 (Cleveland)
On Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, CHAMPS Patient Experience Vice President Carol Santalucia was recognized by the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) of Northeast Ohio with their Regent’s Award for ...
read moreNovember 06, 2014 (Cleveland)
Findings from two recent studies suggest healthcare executives see group purchasing organizations (GPOs) as valuable partners in improving performance and increasing savings.
Integrated Delivery Network (IDN) ...
read moreOctober 27, 2014 (Cleveland, Ohio )
CHAMPS Group Purchasing recently renewed its agreement with Velvet Ice Cream. This agreement continues to offer members significant savings on all Velvet Ice Cream products including ice cream, ice cream s ...
read moreOctober 24, 2014 (Cleveland)
Registration is now open for CHAMPS Patient Experience / Santalucia Group's 10-part educational webinar series developed specifically for the long-term care (LTC) community: Enhancing the Customer Exp ...
read moreOctober 13, 2014 (Cleveland, Ohio )
CHAMPS Group Purchasing, the supply chain specialists, announced it has awarded an aggregation agreement with Action Bag, on their Premier contract for specialty bags. Through this new aggregation, Action ...
read moreOctober 09, 2014 (Cleveland)
On Friday, Sept. 26, four CHAMPS Oncology employees were installed as Ohio Cancer Registration Association (OCRA) officers at the 44th Ohio Cancer Registrar Association Annual Meeting, “Certified Can ...
read moreOctober 01, 2014 (Cleveland)
On Thursday, Sept. 25, Amy Waits, B.S., CTR, Oncology Data Center QI specialist for Northside Hospital Cancer Institute in Georgia, cited one of CHAMPS Oncology’s presentations that focused on the importa ...
read moreSeptember 19, 2014 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing recently renewed its agreement with Dairymens to continue offering its members significant savings on milk, milk products and yogurt as well as seasonal beverages including, apple cider, ...
read moreSeptember 02, 2014 (Cleveland, Ohio)
CHAMPS Healthcare is proud to announce its recognition by ERC as one of the 2014 NorthCoast 99 Award winners. This prestigious award honors Northeast Ohio’s best places to work for top talent. This award ...
read moreAugust 19, 2014
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces a new agreement with
Skil-Care Corporation, offering members access and savings to the entire product catalog, including seating, positioning, wound and fall prevention. ...
read moreAugust 12, 2014 (Cleveland)
Early this fall CHAMPS Oncology will hold three cancer registry education sessions for their 40-plus staff members in Cleveland, Columbus and Indianapolis. These regional cancer registry education sessions will ...
read moreAugust 11, 2014 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology is pleased to reveal its featured article “Promoting the Cancer Registry Profession from Home: Six Tips to Staying Connected” published in the NCRA Connection Summer 2014 Edition.&nb ...
read moreJune 16, 2014 (Cleveland, Ohio)
CHAMPS Healthcare is proud to announce that it has been selected as one of The Plain Dealer’s Top Workplaces, the fifth annual list of the 100 best companies to work for in Northeast Ohio.
“We are h ...
read moreMay 30, 2014 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing is proud to announce its new aggregation partnership with Capstone Health Alliance, effective July 1, 2014.
“We are enthusiastic about our newly formed partnership with Capst ...
read moreMay 22, 2014 (Cleveland)
Last week, while attending the NCRA 40th Annual Educational Conference in Nashville, CHAMPS Oncology unveiled their What is a Cancer Registrar video, which explains the profession and the impact cance ...
read moreMay 21, 2014 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing is pleased to offer its members special pricing on Healthcare Compliance Pros’ newly released “Premium” compliance program. The “Premium” program is fully c ...
read moreMay 14, 2014 (Cleveland)
Today, CHAMPS Oncology announces the official launch of their CHAMPS Oncology Outlook blog, focused on the cancer industry, program standards, registry operations and more.
Led by CHAMPS Oncology’s ...
read moreMay 13, 2014 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces a three-year agreement with DUKAL Corporation to offer CHAMPS members savings on traditional wound care and patient products, such as dressings and skin integrity.&nb ...
read moreApril 30, 2014 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Patient Experience celebrates the first annual Patient Experience Week April 28 - May 2 by recognizing and encouraging global efforts to improve the healthcare experience for patients, their families and ...
read moreApril 21, 2014 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with the cancer program at Summa Health System. This month, CHAMPS will begin providing cancer registry operations and consulting services to Sum ...
read moreApril 07, 2014 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology will be observing the 18th annual National Cancer Registrars Week (NCRW) April 7-11, 2014. This celebration of the cancer registry profession was founded by the National Cancer Registrars Associ ...
read moreFebruary 04, 2014 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces a three-year agreement with Medline Industries, Inc. to offer CHAMPS members savings on custom procedure trays (CPT) and sterile packs.
This new Medline contract pricing ...
read moreFebruary 04, 2014 (Cleveland)
On Sunday, Feb. 2, CHAMPS Oncology Vice President Toni Hare was quoted in a Crain’s Cleveland Business piece on protecting patient privacy. In the piece, Patient privacy is an out-front focus for hospital ...
read moreJanuary 29, 2014 (Cleveland)
Dr. Valeriy Moysaenko and CHAMPS’ Oncology’s Toni Hare are pleased to announce the 2014 edition of their latest collaboration, a white paper entitled, How Health Reform is Transforming U.S. Healthca ...
read moreJanuary 21, 2014 (Cleveland)
Since its launch in February 2013 as an open forum on patient experience, the CHAMPS Patient Experience blog PX Perspective has featured nearly 50 posts from the CHAMPS team and guest bloggers. This week, ...
read moreJanuary 20, 2014 (Cleveland)
On Monday, Jan. 20, Crain’s Cleveland Business released its 2014 "Who to Watch in Health Care" list. Among the 11 individuals named to the list, was CHAMPS Oncology Vice President, Toni Hare. In the Crain ...
read moreJanuary 14, 2014 (Cleveland)
The Nov. 2013 issue of the Healthcare Financial Management Association’s Revenue Cycle Strategist featured an article authored by two members of CHAMPS Patient Experience/Santalucia Group team: Carol Sant ...
read moreJanuary 13, 2014 (Cleveland)
For many years, CHAMPS Healthcare, the business affiliate of The Center for Health Affairs, has used a portion of its revenues to help support the nonprofit work of the association. Thanks to a substantial dona ...
read moreOctober 23, 2013 (Cleveland)
In the Oct. 23, 2013 edition of The CoC Brief, Toni Hare's latest collaboration with Dr. Moysaenko was listed as a feature article with the following description:
"A new, in-depth publication entitled How Healt ...
read moreSeptember 30, 2013 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Patient Experience / Santalucia Group has formed a strategic collaboration with Paula Timco to offer its new emergency department consulting service – PX3-ED.
With the new development of this ...
read moreSeptember 25, 2013 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing’s top priority is to provide cost savings to their nationwide membership of more than 5,000 affiliates. Serving hospitals, long-term care facilities, surgery centers, clinical labs ...
read moreSeptember 11, 2013 (Indian Wells, Calif. )
CHAMPS Group Purchasing will exhibit at the 2013 California Ambulatory Surgery Association (CASA) Conference September 11-13 at the Hyatt Regency in Indian Wells, Calif.
By engaging in the 2013 CASA ...
read moreAugust 19, 2013 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces an agreement with GOJO Industries, Inc. (GOJO) to offer CHAMPS members access to discount pricing for soaps, lotions and waterless hand rinses.
This agreement with GOJO i ...
read moreAugust 12, 2013 (Cleveland)
As part of its social media strategy, CHAMPS Healthcare is pleased to announce the official launch of its healthcare-centered Pinterest page. Pinterest is a bulletin board style website that allows users to sha ...
read moreJuly 09, 2013 (Toronto)
CHAMPS Patient Experience will exhibit at the RL Palooza 2013 User Group Conference in Toronto July 9-12.
On Wednesday, July 10, during session six, Carol Santalucia, vice president, CHAMPS Patient ...
read moreJune 26, 2013 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Patience Experience has partnered with Southwest General Health Center, located in Middleburg Heights, Ohio, to create an optimal patient experience through caring communication and patient navigation.&n ...
read moreJune 20, 2013 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Patient Experience kicked off its service recovery efforts recently with the introduction of a three-pronged approach to service recovery. This customized approach includes:
a strong infrastructu ...
read moreJune 11, 2013 (San Antonio, Texas)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing attended and exhibit at the 2013 Premier Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition: Plan to Connect and Share Best Practices, at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in S ...
read moreJune 05, 2013 (San Francisco, California)
CHAMPS Oncology exhibited at the National Cancer Registrars Association 39th Annual Education Conference, May 30 through June 2, at the Hilton Union Square in San Francisco.
Attendees from CHAMPS included ...
read moreMay 24, 2013 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces an agreement with Össur Americas Inc. (Össur) to offer CHAMPS’ members access to discounted pricing for orthopaedic soft goods, bracing and support.
This agreem ...
read moreMay 20, 2013 (Columbus)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing will exhibit at the Ohio Assisted Living Association Spring Conference and Trade Show, Putting the Pieces Together, May 20 at the Easton Hilton Hotel in Columbus, Ohio.
While exhi ...
read moreMay 19, 2013 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Patient Experience will exhibit at The 4th Annual Patient Experience: Empathy and Innovation Summit hosted by Cleveland Clinic Office of Patient Experience May 19 to 21 at the InterContinental ...
read moreApril 26, 2013 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Human Resources is conducting a 2013 Regional Healthcare Salary Survey that will include regional salary standards for more than 200 management, staff, clinical and non-clinical positions in Northeast Oh ...
read moreApril 22, 2013 (Cleveland)
On Thursday, April 18, 2013, CHAMPS Patient Experience's Sarah Kresnye and Carol Santalucia co-authored a HealthStream blog post on patient navigation with Gwen Faust. In the post, Patient Navigation: Posi ...
read moreMarch 04, 2013 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces an agreement with Healthcare Compliance Pros, Inc. (HCP) to offer CHAMPS’ members access to discounted pricing for online training and compliance programs for HIPAA, ...
read moreMarch 01, 2013 (Cleveland)
On Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, CHAMPS Patient Experience Vice President Carol Santalucia presented during an RL Solutions service recovery webinar. Her presentation, "Service Recovery: It's Everyone's Respon ...
read moreFebruary 28, 2013 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces an addendum to the current agreement with Interstate Gas Supply, Inc. (IGS Energy). In addition to natural gas, IGS Energy is now able to offer CHAMPS members electricity. ...
read moreFebruary 20, 2013 (Cleveland)
Today, CHAMPS Patient Experience has announced the official launch of PX Perspective, an open forum on patient experience.
Led by Carol Santalucia, a nationally recognized leader in patient experience wit ...
read moreFebruary 15, 2013 (Cleveland)
Update Strategy Five: Advocacy, an updated report written by Lori Travers, RHIT, CTR, manager, CHAMPS Oncology, is currently featured on The National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA) website.
Lori Tra ...
read moreFebruary 13, 2013 (Cleveland)
In 2012, CHAMPS Group Purchasing reached a twenty-year mark in its relationship with the Premier healthcare alliance, one of the largest buying groups in the country, with over $43 billion in volume and more th ...
read moreFebruary 06, 2013 (Cleveland)
In the January 2013 issue of the Association of Cancer Executives’ (ACE) quarterly newsletter, Improving the Patient Experience and the Bottom Line, an article written by Carol Santalucia, vice presi ...
read moreJanuary 22, 2013 (Cleveland)
In the Jan. 21-27, 2013 edition, Crain’s Cleveland Business highlighted Carol Santalucia of CHAMPS Patient Experience as "Who to Watch in Health Care." In this piece, which showcased a handful o ...
read moreJanuary 21, 2013 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology will attend and exhibit as a proud gold sponsor for the third consecutive year at the 19th Association of Cancer Executives Annual Meeting, Jan. 23-26, 2013.
Toni Hare, RHIT, CTR, CoC-trai ...
read moreJanuary 14, 2013 (Cleveland)
Earlier this month CHAMPS Healthcare launched a CHAMPS Healthcare Facebook page that will be used to connect with those interested in CHAMPS’ six consulting services – Group Purchasing, Oncology, Pa ...
read moreDecember 19, 2012 (Cleveland)
Contact Julie Cox, CHAMPS Group Purchasing
216.255.3611 or julie.cox@chanet.org
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces an agreement with Interactive Medical Technologies Corp (IMTC) to offer CHAMPS’ member ...
read moreDecember 10, 2012 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology’s Vice President Toni Hare, RHIT, CTR, CoC-trained Consultant, was the invited keynote speaker at The Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education (CORE) Best and Promising in Qualit ...
read moreDecember 05, 2012 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Healthcare is proud to announce its new service line, CHAMPS Patient Experience, in partnership with Carol Santalucia, a nationally recognized leader in patient experience with more than 30 years of ...
read moreNovember 08, 2012 (Cleveland)
Contact Julie Cox, CHAMPS Group Purchasing
216.255.3611 or julie.cox@chanet.org
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces an agreement with Kent Precision Foods Group, Inc. to offer CHAMPS’ members access to and ...
read moreNovember 08, 2012 (Cleveland)
Contact Julie Cox, CHAMPS Group Purchasing
216.255.3611 or julie.cox@chanet.org
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces an agreement with Cass Ventures, Inc./Fit Foodz (Fit Foodz) to offer CHAMPS’ members acces ...
read moreNovember 05, 2012 (Cleveland)
This August, CHAMPS Oncology signed a new contract with Indiana University Health, located in Indianapolis, to provide consulting services to enhance the health system’s cancer registry. CHAMPS Oncology, ...
read moreSeptember 12, 2012 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Healthcare is proud to announce its recognition by ERC as one of Northeast Ohio’s best places to work for top talent. CHAMPS share this recognition, which honors and recogn ...
read moreJuly 06, 2012 (Cleveland)
On Tuesday, June 26, more than 150 healthcare professionals from six states attended CHAMPS Oncology’s educational symposium, CHAMPioning Patient-Centered Care, at the Holiday Inn near downtown Cleve ...
read moreMay 22, 2012 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces an agreement with Daniels Sharpsmart, Inc. to offer CHAMPS’ members discounted pricing on sharps and medical waste disposal systems.
This agreement with Daniels Sharpsma ...
read moreMay 14, 2012 (Cleveland)
The April 9, 2011, issue of For The Record features the article Cancer Registrars Tackle Tough Assignments, which quotes Ilona Gyerman, director of CHAMPS Oncology’s quality & informatics division.
O ...
read moreApril 16, 2012 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology is pleased to announce the recognition of its client, The Fairview/Lakewood Hospital Integrated Network Cancer Program, as a recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award (OAA) by the Commissio ...
read moreApril 09, 2012 (Cleveland)
National Cancer Registrars Week (NCRW), an annual celebration of the cancer registry profession founded by the National Cancer Registrars Association (NCRA), kicks off today. With more than 35 years in the canc ...
read moreApril 09, 2012 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces an agreement with UniFirst to provide discounted pricing on uniforms, floor mats and microfiber rental programs, as well as a wide variety of garments for direct purchase. ...
read moreMarch 22, 2012 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Human Resources announced today the official launch of their new blog for HR professionals, HR on the Frontlines.
With 30 years of in-the-trenches HR experience, CHAMPS staff has a unique understanding o ...
read moreMarch 21, 2012 (Cleveland)
This year's Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) Conference, March 12-14, kicked off with the launch of their newly re-designed publication, Oncology Issues, which featured the cover story, "Multiple ...
read moreMarch 02, 2012 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Healthcare announces its unemployment compensation service line has evolved and is now CHAMPS Human Resources, providing personalized and strategic human resources administration, management and consulti ...
read moreMarch 01, 2012 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces an agreement with The Brewer Company to provide CHAMPS Group Purchasing members discounted pricing on various exam tables and support products.
This agreement with The ...
read moreFebruary 01, 2012 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces an agreement with Pawling Corporation to provide CHAMPS Group Purchasing members discounted pricing on wall protection products and impact products, including handrails, wall g ...
read moreJanuary 23, 2012 (Cleveland)
On Jan. 20 the Commission on Cancer (CoC) launched a new resource available on the CoC Homepage. Visitors can read about the 2012 Cancer Program Standards, learn about the National Cancer Data Base Rapid Q ...
read moreJanuary 19, 2012 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces an agreement with The Image Group to provide CHAMPS Group Purchasing members discounted pricing on promotional products and apparel.
This agreement is effective December 1, ...
read moreDecember 05, 2011 (Post Falls, ID)
On December 5, CHAMPS Oncology Cancer Registry Specialist Mary Marshall spoke to a Women’s Wellness group at the Kootenai Cancer Center of Post Falls, Idaho.
Her presentation highlighted the importance ...
read moreNovember 15, 2011 (Cleveland)
Click here to read about CHAMPS Oncology's Commission on Cancer-trained Consultants.
November 02, 2011 (Cleveland)
The Oct. 24, 2011, issue of For The Record features the article New Data Management Horizons for Registrars, which cites Toni Hare's article, Cancer Registry: Raising the Bar to Help Balance Supply and Dema ...
read moreOctober 20, 2011 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces an agreement with Snider and Associates, Inc. to provide CHAMPS members discounted pricing for playground equipment and site furnishings for sports, recreation and more.Thi ...
read moreOctober 11, 2011 (Cleveland)
Following the recent release of the 2012 American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC) standards, the CoC named 46 individuals, including four CHAMPS Oncology managers, as CoC-trained Consultants ...
read moreSeptember 22, 2011 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announces an agreement with Staples, Inc. to provide CHAMPS members and their employees access to Dickies scrubs and lab coats at prices up to 40 percent less than retail.
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read moreSeptember 12, 2011 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology is pleased to announce the Commission on Cancer (CoC) has selected four CHAMPS Oncology managers to be CoC-trained Independent Consultants for the upcoming year, working to assist cancer pro ...
read moreJuly 20, 2011 (Cleveland)
On June 28, CHAMPS Oncology hosted its first annual educational seminar for clients, entitled “Paving the Way to Compliance through New Patient-Centered Standards.”
The full-day event, held at the Holi ...
read moreJuly 11, 2011 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announced today a custom contract with Dynatronics Corporation. The contract agreement, effective May 1, 2011, will give CHAMPS Group Purchasing members access to physical therapy an ...
read moreMay 12, 2011 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announced today a custom contract with Reidy Medical Supply, Inc. The three-year contract agreement, effective May 1, 2011, will give CHAMPS Group Purchasing members access to medica ...
read moreMay 10, 2011 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announced today a custom contract with E-Chart Solutions. The contract agreement, effective April 1, 2011, will give CHAMPS Group Purchasing members access to Electronic Health Recor ...
read moreApril 19, 2011 (Cleveland)
Kirstine Marbaugh's article, "Celebrate National Cancer Registrars Week April 11-15," was published by Advance for Health Information Professionals on March 14, 2011.
Marbaugh, a Certified Tumor Regist ...
read moreApril 01, 2011 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announced today a custom contract with Allstate Medical. The contract agreement, effective April 1, 2011, will give CHAMPS Group Purchasing members access to medical equipment, thera ...
read moreFebruary 04, 2011 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announced today it will replace the ice cream portion of the Dairymens’ contract with Velvet Ice Cream, an Ohio-based vendor.
This new agreement with Velvet Ice Cream will allo ...
read moreFebruary 01, 2011 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announced today a custom contract with Independent Stationers, Inc. The three-year contract agreement, beginning February 1, will give CHAMPS Group Purchasing members access to gener ...
read moreFebruary 01, 2011 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Group Purchasing announced today a custom contract with NBD International, Inc. This three-year contract agreement, beginning February 1, 2011, will give CHAMPS Group Purchasing members access to the ...
read moreJanuary 29, 2011 (New Orleans, La.)
Toni Hare, vice president, Karen Schmidt, director of operations, Kristine Marbaugh, manager, and Jordana Revella, director of marketing, attended the Association of Cancer Executives (ACE) conferen ...
read moreJanuary 18, 2011 (Cleveland)
Building on a track record of tremendous growth, CHAMPS Management Services has taken the next step in claiming its well-deserved position as leading healthcare consulting specialists. CHAMPS Management Ser ...
read moreNovember 16, 2010 (Cleveland)
CHAMPS Oncology, the leader in cancer compliance, is proud to be a corporate sponsor of the Pennsylvania Association of Cancer Registrars (PACR) for the third year in a row.
Get to know the Ca ...
read moreSeptember 30, 2010 (Cleveland)
Toni Hare's article, Cancer Registry: Raising the Bar to Help Balance Supply and Demand, was published in the Association of Community Cancer Centers' Oncology Issues, September/October 2010 Edition ...
read moreMay 07, 2010 (Cleveland)
V. Moysaenko, MD, FACS, vice-chair of Ohio's Cancer Liaison Physicians, and a CoC cancer program surveyor, and Toni Hare, RHIT, CTR, vice president of CHAMPS Oncology and a CoC-trained Independent C ...
read moreNovember 30, 2009 (Vienna, Va.)
On December 11, 2009, Toni Hare, RHIT, CTR, CoC-trained Independent Consultant, spoke to an audience of 100 cancer care professionals gathered in Vienna, Va., for ACCC's 5th Annual Hospital Summit. Her presenta ...
read moreNovember 12, 2009 (Cleveland)
Theresa Gerboc, a Cancer Registry Specialist for CHAMPS Oncology, contributed an article for the November 2009 Edition of Advance, the nation’s leading news magazine for Health Information Management (HIM) ...
read moreApril 16, 2009 (Cleveland)
The April 2, 2009, edition of NCRA: News Abstracts, NCRA's monthly e-newsletter, included a link to the Advance article entitled Making the Data Meaningful, featuring The Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center at Fairv ...
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