2039
New Hampshire Ave. NW, #702, Washington, DC 20009
(614)
270-5223 cell (202) 506-2435 home
E-mail
tfchampney@earthlink.net
Management, leadership, teaching, and research skills in analytics, decision support, health informatics, statistics, psychometrics, outcome measurement, quality improvement, education, and policy with experience in health and mental health, managed care, substance abuse treatment, pain rehabilitation, and information systems. Excellent track record demonstrating skills and abilities:
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- champions innovation |
- manages complex projects |
- models statistical data |
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- promotes systems change |
- handles pressure/deadlines |
- analyzes cost-effectiveness |
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- develops training programs |
- responds to shifting demands |
- synthesizes findings |
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- builds strategic relationships |
- works in multidisciplinary teams |
- delivers effective presentations |
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- leads community services |
- thinks systematically |
- writes/publishes |
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- mentors and motivates people |
- integrates data systems |
- promotes use of information |
IMS
Health, Government Solutions Falls Church, VA
Senior Consultant, March 2009 Present
Provides scientific expertise in statistics and health informatics to reduce fraud and improve effectiveness of health care and pharmacy operations and strategic decision making for government clients of a leading multinational provider of health care market intelligence. Engages in data mining and predictive modeling. Contributes to IMS strategic direction and business development, including responding to requests for information (RFIs) and proposals (RFPs). Recruits, trains, and works with other scientists, statisticians, and analysts. Organizes and conducts workshops and distance learning for employer and clients.
Magellan
Health Services, Inc. Columbia, MD
Senior Health Outcomes
Scientist, Quality, Outcomes, and Research, August 2008 February 2009
Provided statistical expertise critical to the assessment and reporting of behavioral health outcomes for health plan clients of major managed behavioral health care enterprise. Provided direction to team that developed analytic plans and strategies for introduction of innovative benefit designs and changes in information systems to improve the quality, outcomes, and cost-efficiency of services.
Health
Integrity, LLC
Easton, MD
Lead Scientist, March 2005 July 2008
Led data mining of Medicare Parts A and B health claims, Part D pharmacy, and Medicare Advantage managed care data. Developed and implemented sampling and investigation plans. Analyzed claims, enrollments, call center logs, and administrative data for potential fraud. Supported audits and referred cases for prosecution. Briefed and delivered reports and presentations to clients and law enforcement. Established and implemented ISO quality procedures. Recruited, trained, and supervised analysts. Established and conducted series of brown-bag seminars in statistical modeling techniques. Sponsored by employer to participate in nine-month institute for leaders in government, industry, nonprofits, and academia on eastern shore of Maryland. Helped develop winning proposals for multimillion dollar contracts.
Health
Policy Institute of Ohio Columbus, OH
Senior Vice President, March 2004 March 2005
Developed research and health policy analysis framework and helped set the strategic agenda for the institute in its start-up year, working with the board of trustees and sponsoring foundations. Built capacity in health informatics, research, and policy analysis. Developed internship program and mentored interns from several Ohio universities and organizations. Established collaborative relationships with public organizations and academic institutions throughout the state. Convened stakeholders and key decision makers, including legislators, and delivered presentations to inform them regarding health policy. To adapt health policy training methods of other states in Ohio, met with representatives of universities, policy institutes, and government in those states. Represented Institute at national meetings.
Delmarva
Foundation for Medical Care Easton, MD
Health Scientist, July 1999 March 2004
Led Medicaid managed care quality review projects for six states and Medicare fraud analytics for 15 states. Coordinated teams that provided analysis, reported findings, and presented briefings to clients. Developed, implemented, and produced sampling and fraud investigation plans, study protocols, and reports. Maintained quality standards and led data mining efforts with complex Medicare and Medicaid claims, enrollment files, and other administrative data. Administered medical records abstracting protocols. Conducted sampling and analyzed surveys for quality improvement studies. Planned, led, conducted, and summarized on-site reviews of managed care plans, including information systems reviews.
The
Lewin Group Falls Church, VA
Senior Manager, Public Policy Practice, February 1999 June 1999
Managed and supported health policy and planning projects of national scope. Conducted multisite studies in the areas of health system change, Year 2000 readiness, uninsured and underserved populations, substance abuse treatment, financing, costs, and outcomes. Helped coordinate panel that developed a national plan for improving substance abuse treatment.
Ohio
Department of Health Columbus, OH
Chief of Health Policy and Analysis, Office of Policy and Planning, July 1997 ‑ February 1999
Chief of Health Services Research, Office of Policy and Planning, August 1995 ‑ June 1997
Supervised 11 staff members in research, policy analysis,
and planning units responsible for monitoring health care organizations,
managed care initiatives, state and national trends, and health reforms. Produced State Health Resources Plan and reports on vital
statistics, diagnosis‑related groups, home health, long‑term care,
and anatomical gifts. Participated in information systems planning,
development of public health data website, fielding of statewide health care
survey, and evaluation task force of Governors Family and Children First
Initiative, and training in 14-month program with the Ohio Public Health
Leadership Institute.
Management Analyst Supervisor, Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps and Bureau of Community Health Services and Systems Development, November 1994 ‑ August, 1995
Developed managed care policy papers. Analyzed claims and
cost data. Gave presentations on social security disability and managed care. Implemented client‑server technology. Developed MIS recommendations.
Ohio
Department of Mental Health Columbus, OH
Research Administrator, Program Evaluation and Research, June 1986 ‑ November 1994
Participated in state‑wide managed care planning. Evaluated downsizing of state mental hospitals and expansion of community‑based services. Conducted reliability and validity studies. Administered grant program with 12 Ohio universities. Wrote grant applications, reports, and publications.
University
of Dayton Dayton, OH
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, June 1984 ‑ June 1986
Developed and taught courses in health psychology and
statistics. Mentored and advised students. Provided
consulting to local hospitals and community agencies. Supervised
graduate assistants.
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC
NIMH Postdoctoral
Fellow, Psychometric Lab, Dept. Psychology and
Visiting Scholar, Dept.
Biostatistics,
Received advanced training in psychometrics and
biostatistics, conducted analyses of National Hospital Discharge Survey data
and diagnosis‑related groups.
University
of
Programmer and Research Analyst, September 1979 ‑ July 1983
Supervised data collection, analyzed claims and survey data,
and coauthored publications for national evaluation of ambulatory medical care
waiver project funded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Health Care
Financing Administration (now Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services).
Data Analyst, Genetics and Physical Growth, Fels Research Institute, June 1978‑ August 1979
Conducted longitudinal analyses of
physical growth, body composition, and blood pressure data.
Graduate Research
Assistant, Physiological Psychology, October 1974 May 1976
Annual Evaluation
Recognition Award, Ohio Program Evaluators' Group (OPEG), 1997
Miami Valley Hospital Pain Center conducted CARF accredited evaluation, Dayton Legal Aid Society analyzed housing access and Medicaid managed care, Wright State University School of Medicine evaluated substance abuse treatment and outplacement counseling, Clark County Mental Health Services conducted needs assessment, planning, and evaluation, St. Joseph Children's Treatment Center surveyed parents and staff, Witt and Dolan Associates hospital surveyed hospital executives, and American Academy of Pediatrics measured outcomes.
President of Tidewater Camera Club in Easton, Maryland. Faculty affiliations with Wright State University School of Medicine Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health in Dayton and Ohio State University Health Outcomes, Policy, and Evaluation Center in Columbus, Ohio. Formerly OPEG Vice President and Program Chair, Member ODH Institutional Review Board, Ohio 2nd Chance Trust Fund Board, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Yellow Springs Board.
University of North Carolina ‑ Chapel Hill
NIMH Postdoctoral Fellow in Psychometric Laboratory, Department of Psychology and
Visiting Scholar in
School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics 1983‑1984
University of Chicago
Ph.D., Methodology of
Behavioral Research, 1983
The
M.S., Quantitative
Psychology, 1978
B.S., Psychology, 1975, Magna Cum Laude
Edwards, J.M., Rudisill, J.R., Champney, T.F., Hershberger, P.J., Polane,
V.H., and Archembough, D.L. (1998). Outplacement: Client
Characteristics and Outcomes. Consulting Psychology Journal,
50(3), 173-180.
Galster, G., Champney, T.F., & Williams, Y. (1994). Costs of
caring for persons with long-term mental illness in alternative residential
settings. Evaluation and Program Planning, 17(3), 239-248.
Jarjoura, D., McCord,
G., Holzer, C.E., & Champney,
T.F. (1993). Synthetic estimation of the distribution of severely mentally
disabled adults for allocations to Ohio's mental health board areas. Evaluation
and Program Planning, 16, 305-313.
Kennedy, C., Tully, R., Craft,L.,
Ullery, B., Champney, T.F.,
& Goldman, H.H. (1990). Expedited Social Security
disability determinations: The Ohio experience. New Directions
in Mental Health, 43, 19-27.
Fleming, G.V., Lyttle, C.S.,
Andersen, R.M., Champney, T.F. & Hausner, T. (1987). Impact of Municipal Health Services
Medicare Waiver Program. Health Care Financing Review,8(3), 13-25.
Andersen, R.M., Fleming, G.V., & Champney,
T.F. (1982). Exploring a paradox: Belief in a crisis and general satisfaction
with medical care. Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly, 60, 329-354.