Our Experience

OUR TEAM

HELPS YOURS

40+ Years of Cancer Registry Leadership

Better Data Saves Lives™

LEADERS IN CANCER REGISTRY OPERATIONS

Our Mission

At CHAMPS Oncology, our cancer registry experts aim to provide cancer programs and healthcare providers across the country with better data to save lives™. We believe, our comprehensive registry outsourcing solution gives you every advantage possible to save more lives.

Our Vision

To build upon our mission, CHAMPS' cancer registry experts have set an organizational vision of advancing cancer care through expert insight, data and reporting to provide a complete picture of your cancer service right at your fingertips.

OUR TEAM MAKES YOUR TEAM EVEN BETTER

630+ Years of CTR Experience | 30+ New CoC Accreditations | 100% of Cases Reviewed for Accuracy

CHAMPS Oncology provides clients across the country with cancer registry experts who take a multidisciplinary team approach centered on quality, analytics, compliance, efficiency and education for more than 40 years.

Karen Schmidt, CTR

Vice President

17+ Years of Cancer Registry Experience

ASK ME ABOUT | Maximizing Registry Data for Administrative Planning, Migration Analysis & Financial Impact, Streamlining Registry Processes, Cancer Program Standards

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Ilona Gyerman, RHIT, CTR

Director of Data Quality

20+ Years of Cancer Registry Experience

ASK ME ABOUT | CoC Accreditation, Survey Process, Data Quality, Cancer Registry Operations

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Vontyna Smith, MPA

Director of Client Operations

15+ Years of Healthcare Experience

ASK ME ABOUT | Cancer Registry Operations, Clinical Research, CoC Accreditation

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Joseph Castellano

Director of Client Relationships

10+ Years of Client Experience

ASK ME ABOUT | insight₂oncology, Cancer Data & Analytics, Cancer Registry Operations, Strategic Planning, Client Relations, Contract Negotiations

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Theresa Gerboc, CTR

Quality Data Manager

30+ Years of Cancer Registry Experience

ASK ME ABOUT | Cancer Registry Abstracting, Cancer Registry Reports, Data Quality, Cancer Coding Guidelines

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Dawn A. Grabowski, BBA, CTR

Regional Manager

25+ Years of Healthcare Experience

ASK ME ABOUT | Cancer Registry Management, Cancer Registry Operations, CoC Standards

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Amanda Harvey-McKee, BA, CTR

Regional Manager

16+ Years of Healthcare Experience

ASK ME ABOUT | Cancer Registry Management, Casefinding, Cancer Committee, Data Completion, Customer Service, Client Implementation

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Heather Fisher, BA, CTR

Client Services Manager

14+ Years of Cancer Registry Experience

ASK ME ABOUT | Concurrent Abstracting, CoC Standards, NAPBC Standards, Data Utilization, Cancer Registry Operations, Cancer Data

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Brandy Lewis, CTR

Client Services Manager

12+ Years of Cancer Registry Experience

ASK ME ABOUT | Cancer Data, Database Conversions, Cancer Registry Operations, CoC Accreditation, Cancer Program Activities

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Kelly Imbody, CTR

CTR

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Shaun Lusker, CTR

Cancer Information Specialist

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BEGIN YOUR CUSTOMIZED SOLUTION

You do this to save lives. Every day. Giving patients their lives back and families new hope. Your cancer program is all about balancing the human touch and expertise with the latest technologies and treatments. Better cancer patient data and better cancer program operations help you help them more effectively. Our customized registry outsourcing solution gives you every advantage possible to save lives. Every aspect of our solution is designed to improve efficiencies, guarantee quality data and give you the tools to navigate the complexity of your cancer program.

TESTIMONIALS

Read what clients have to say about working with CHAMPS Oncology...

"Since CHAMPS Oncology completely assumed our cancer registry functions, we’ve experienced enhanced casefinding, abstracting, follow-up, data quality, custom reporting and analytics, as well as human resource oversight,...

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"I felt extremely confident in CHAMPS Oncology’s approach to standardizing our system, from the data collection process, to monitoring the data quality and analyzing the...

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"CHAMPS Oncology is going to be our long-term partner.

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"I would recommend CHAMPS to other cancer programs because of their confidence, reliability, quality, accessibility and CoC consultation.

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"CHAMPS Oncology has proven its comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the CoC standards through onsite consultation, mock surveys, education around the use of the registry...

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"The integrity and quality of our cancer data has improved by CHAMPS Oncology’s registrar abstracting using new fields/data elements as new standards are created.

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AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

CHAMPS Oncology is pleased to highlight awards and recognition received over the years. We are honored to have been selected. CHAMPS Oncology's awards and recognition are generally based upon feedback from employees.

WORKPLACE 99 AWARD WINNER

North Coast 99

The Center for Health Affairs / CHAMPS have been named to the NorthCoast 99 List in 2003, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. Each year 99 Northeast Ohio organizations are awarded a NorthCoast 99 Award for building and maintaining a great workplace. This award honors and recognizes the top 99 employers in Northeast Ohio in areas of staffing and workforce, development and training, compensation and rewards, organizational culture, innovation, success and performance.

TOP 10 HEALTHCARE ANALYTICS

Healthcare Tech Outlook

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 with CHAMPS and an article was featured in the publication about CHAMPS’ pursuit to maximize the potential of cancer registries.

TOP WORK PLACE

Plain Dealer

The Center for Health Affairs / CHAMPS were named to the 2014 and 2015 top workplaces in Northeast Ohio list. The evaluation for The Plain Dealer’s Top Workplaces program is based upon feedback from an employee survey which contained questions regarding values, leadership, management, benefits, pay, growth potential, appreciation, work-life balance and retention. The employee survey is conducted by WorkplaceDynamics, LLP, a leading research firm on organizational health and employee engagement.