Toni Hare Vice President, CHAMPS Oncology

Toni Hare, RHIT, CTR, Commission on Cancer (CoC)-trained Consultant, is the Vice President of CHAMPS Oncology, the leader in cancer compliance consulting for the cancer registry. Under Hare’s leadership, the CHAMPS team of multi-credentialed CTRs strategically partner with cancer programs nationwide to transform quality cancer data into valuable information – information that can be used to achieve accreditation, strategic planning, community outreach and cancer care objectives.

With 30 years of experience in the cancer registry profession, Ms. Hare is a progressive enthusiast for quality cancer information, and never stops promoting the importance of education in the profession, and quality within the cancer registry.

As a Commission on Cancer-trained Consultant, she provides guidance and expertise to hospitals going through the CoC accreditation process.

She has experience:

• Assisting administrative and cancer care leadership at new and existing cancer programs to achieve/maintain CoC accreditation  
• Providing pre-survey cancer program needs assessment (gap analysis)
• Developing and assisting in the implementation of action plans for cancer programs to meet compliance with CoC standards
• Managing the creation of cancer registry database and operations for new cancer programs
• Developing a formal educational program in cancer data management
• Conducting and facilitating consultative evaluations (mock surveys)

Hare has presented cancer registry topics at several national conferences, including National Cancer Registrars Association, Association of Community Cancer Centers and Commission on Cancer. She has also presented at several state and local organizations.

She has published articles in ACCC’s Oncology Issues; Executive Healthcare Management; and Advance for Health Information Professionals. In March of 2010, Hare collaborated with V. Moysaenko, MD, FACS, vice-chair of Ohio's Cancer Liaison Physicians, and a CoC cancer program surveyor, to write a white paper on quality cancer care entitled "The Continuing Pursuit of Excellence: Advancing Cancer Care through Quality Improvement."

In 1990, she created, implemented and then taught the Cancer Data Management Course through the Health Information Management program at a Cleveland-based college for over 20 years.

She is currently a member of:

 

• Association of Community Cancer Centers
• Association of Cancer Executives, as well as Education Committee
• National Cancer Registrars Association, as well as Continuing Education Committee
• American Health Information Management Association
• Ohio Cancer Registrars Association, as well as past Education Chair & President
• Cleveland Cancer Registrars Association, as well as past President
• Cuyahoga Community College’s Health Information Management Advisory Board 

Hare recently served on the Cancer Committee Activities and Administrative Issues Workgroup for the CoC’s Cancer Program Standards 2011 Project.

Toni Hare's speaking topics include:

• 2012 Commission on Cancer Standards
• Utilizing Your Quality Cancer Data
• Cancer Registrar Workforce Supply and Demand
• Best Practices in Cancer Registry Management and Operations
  

For more information or to contact Toni Hare, please call 800.362.2628 ext. 3611 or email julie.cox@chanet.org.