Oncology Solutions
Contact our teamCancer care is complex and constantly evolving, driven by breakthroughs in science and technology, shifting policies, and financial pressures.
Chartis brings cancer-specific expertise across strategy and partnerships, performance and access optimization, and research planning to help health systems adapt while maintaining focus on access, innovation, value, and sustainability.
Our solutions
Cancer program strategy and partnerships
We work with leaders to assess the program, market, and organizational context, then define strategies and partnership opportunities aligned with long-term priorities.
Cancer care performance and access optimization
We examine how care is delivered and where operational changes can expand capacity, improve access and performance, and help cancer programs manage costs.
Cancer research planning and administration
We assess research programs and help leaders set priorities for research strategy, operations, administration, and future investment.
Navigating a changing cancer care landscape
Cancer programs operate in an environment where changes in science, policy, economics, and demand can quickly affect strategic priorities and how care is delivered.
- Advances in science and technology: New developments in cancer care require programs to continually reassess strategy and operations.
- Policies and financial pressure: Shifting economics and policies affect investment decisions, care models, and program performance.
- Growing demand and access needs: Cancer providers are balancing growing demand with evolving care models and expectations for access.
- Unique organizational needs and priorities: Freestanding and matrixed NCI-designated centers, integrated delivery networks, and investor-backed platforms each require strategies suited to their structure and priorities.
Experience that spans the cancer care landscape
The nation’s #1 largest cancer-dedicated advisory practice, Chartis combines oncology-specific experience with work across strategy, operations, access, and research. Our oncology consultants bring more than 50 years of industry experience and more than 2,500 oncology-specific engagements.
oncology-specific engagements
The nation’s largest cancer-dedicated advisory practice
years of industry experience
Cancer care does not stand still, and cancer programs cannot either. The strongest strategies anticipate what’s changing and translate it into deliberate choices about how care is delivered, accessed, and sustained. ”
Frequently asked questions
What should be included in a cancer program strategic plan?
A cancer program strategic plan should reflect the organization’s market, growth priorities, care delivery model, and financial realities. It may also address partnerships, access and capacity, clinical program development, research, and where care should be delivered across the network.
How should health systems structure a cancer service line?
Among 75 academic cancer centers surveyed by the Association of American Cancer Institutes, 77% had a defined cancer service line, but only 60% of those had a formal charter. Clearly defining responsibilities, decision-making authority, and accountability can create stronger alignment across clinical, operational, financial, and research priorities.
How should health systems plan for the future of their cancer programs?
Start with where the cancer program is today, but plan for where care is headed. Changes in demand, science and technology, access, workforce, research, and economics will affect every program differently. Leaders need to decide where growth makes sense, how care should evolve, which partnerships can add value, and where investment matters most. Those choices should reflect the health system’s market, care model, and priorities rather than a standard playbook.
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