Deborah Evans
New Port Richey,FL
Summary
A dynamic, analytical professional with an educational background in mathematics and statistics, data analytics in healthcare, cancer registry management and operations, and teaching. My diverse work history includes software design and new product development, education and training, operations and personnel management, and fulfilling key roles in a hospital cancer program and the cancer program accreditation process. My continued education and professional development has expanded my knowledge of data analysis applications has allowed me to make valuable contribution to the cancer program accreditation process and standards compliance, provide critical patient data for physician studies assessing and improving patient care, identify quality issues and implement quality improvement initiatives and manage cancer registry and cancer program activities.
Overview
39
39
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Analyst Cancer Program
James A. Haley Veterans Hospital
06.2019 - Current
- Conducted online training sessions for Pyramid Analytics cancer and referrals data cubes including content development, a training reference and ongoing individual support
- Documented standard operating procedure references for all cancer registry management functions
- Responsible for coordinating cancer registry education and creating educational resources to improve abstract quality to include specific site references to combine information on site specific national education webinars, CA Forum and SEER educate and to address most common abstracting errors through case scenarios and standard references
- Provide onboarding training specific to our facility for new hires and contract employees
- Participate in ongoing education through NCRA annual conference, NAACCR monthly webinars, FCDS state educational webinars and SEER Educate and AJCC educational tools
- Create weekly and monthly cancer registry status summaries for cancer registry
- Generate weekly and monthly productivity for cancer registry team members and contract staff and report to cancer registry management
- Maintain cancer registry staff credentials and continuing education documentation
- Prepare individual worklists for registry team and contract employee functions of case finding, abstracting and follow up
- Generate case finding suspense lists of potentially reportable cancer incidence using a variety of sources and in cooperation with several hospital departments and data sources
- Assist cancer committee chair with the coordination of satisfying and documenting Commission on Cancer (COC) standards for cancer program accreditation
- Perform data requests by cancer program doctors and clinicians used to improve patient care, determine patient care standards compliance and treatment trends, apply for grants, enroll patients in clinical trials, make informed staffing decisions, and provide summary information for hospital administration
- Provide cancer registry data to support COC standards for genetics counseling and risk assessment, palliative care, rehabilitation services, oncology nutrition services, psychosocial distress screening and survivorship program
- Created comprehensive facility Cancer Registry Quality Control Policy to ensure high quality cancer registry data and compliance with facility, VA national registry and state and national standards
- Provide annual data quality report and complete template for COC standard 6.1
- Coordinate peer QC process to review 10% of the annual analytic case load which improves individual and team abstracting accuracy as well as identifies opportunities for data clean up initiatives
- Identify and correct case edits using proprietary software
- Ensure entire cancer registry data base 2002 forward pass National Cancer Data Base GenEdits and correct exemption cases when identified
- Conduct regular data quality improvement initiatives and provide ongoing education for facility ODS for specific data quality issues identified while assessing Commission on Cancer standards compliance, quality measures and fulfilling physician requests for data
Oncology Data Specialist
James A. Haley Veterans Hospital
10.2014 - 06.2019
- Conducted online training sessions for Pyramid Analytics cancer and referrals data cubes including content development, a training reference and ongoing individual support
- Documented standard operating procedure references for all cancer registry management functions
- Responsible for coordinating cancer registry education and creating educational resources to improve abstract quality to include specific site references to combine information on site specific national education webinars, CA Forum and SEER educate and to address most common abstracting errors through case scenarios and standard references
- Provide onboarding training specific to our facility for new hires and contract employees
- Participate in ongoing education through NCRA annual conference, NAACCR monthly webinars, FCDS state educational webinars and SEER Educate and AJCC educational tools
Oncology Data Specialist
Florida Hospital (AdventHealth)
10.2013 - 10.2014
AP Statistics and Mathematics Instructor
Milford High School
08.2000 - 07.2011
Data Security Manager / Systems Programmer II / Systems and Requirements Analyst / Network Control Supervisor II
Fifth Third Bank
12.1985 - 08.1989
Education
Healthcare Analytics Certificate -
Nebraska Methodist College
01.2016
Teaching Certification / Post-Graduate Studies -
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio01.2000
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics and Statistics
Miami University
Oxford, Ohio01.1985
Skills
- Data analysis
- Cancer registry management
- Quality improvement initiatives
- Training and education
- Operations management
Cover Letter
My current position encompasses a multifaceted array of responsibilities and skill sets. Taken initiative outside my job responsibilities to increase my value to the cancer program and to be a valuable resource and train other colleagues.
Timeline
Program Analyst Cancer Program
James A. Haley Veterans Hospital
06.2019 - Current
Oncology Data Specialist
James A. Haley Veterans Hospital
10.2014 - 06.2019
Oncology Data Specialist
Florida Hospital (AdventHealth)
10.2013 - 10.2014
AP Statistics and Mathematics Instructor
Milford High School
08.2000 - 07.2011
Data Security Manager / Systems Programmer II / Systems and Requirements Analyst / Network Control Supervisor II
Fifth Third Bank
12.1985 - 08.1989
Healthcare Analytics Certificate -
Nebraska Methodist College
Teaching Certification / Post-Graduate Studies -
Miami University
Bachelor of Science - Mathematics and Statistics
Miami University
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