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Healthcare / Nationwide Oncology Network

Turning enterprise complexity into a $50M growth opportunity.

Led enterprise-wide research and alignment across 7 states and 20 clinics, turning siloed operations into a shared roadmap for patient intake.

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Patient reflecting during a cancer care journey
IndustryHealthcare
My roleEnterprise Service Design Lead
Mixed-Methods Research
Transformation Strategy
AI Opportunity Discovery
TeamService Designers, Researchers
Six Sigma
Clinical Operations
TimelineMulti-phase enterprise engagement
The Mission

Turning a bold vision into an executable strategy

The Situation

The Oncology Network believed there was a better way to deliver cancer care, but fragmented systems and siloed operations across 7 states, 20 clinics, and 25+ roles were slowing growth, frustrating patients, and eroding market share.

The Response

The organization launched an enterprise transformation to map the end-to-end ecosystem, identify the highest-value opportunities, and build a scalable roadmap beginning with a showcase clinic.

My Role

As Enterprise Service Design Lead, I led the transformation from strategy through roadmap: reframing the engagement for faster action, running the enterprise assessment, and guiding the AI-powered MVP strategy and implementation roadmap.

The Challenge

Understanding a complex enterprise to confidently decide where to invest first.

Project Scale

7 states

20 clinics

25+ roles

Performance

Referrals

Market Share

Employee Attrition

Organization

100+ untracked initiatives

Disparate workflows and systems

No established prioritization method

Delivery

Multiple vendors

Undefined ownership

Scope

Project scope was both broad and deep, limiting actionable results

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"I wish someone had walked me through the next steps one at a time." Patient
Clinic staff icon
"Scheduling is, at best, chaotic." Clinic Staff
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"We could reallocate three positions if we could get notes and orders right." Operations Leader
My Impact as Lead

How I Re-aligned the Engagement for Success

1

Reframed the problem

Shifted the engagement from an impossible "mile-wide, mile-deep" initiative to an enterprise assessment that leadership could actually act on.

2

Created alignment

Unified executives, clinicians, Six Sigma, CX, and vendor teams around one vision instead of dozens of disconnected priorities.

3

Found the leverage point

Research showed intake wasn't simply another workflow. It was the highest-leverage intervention affecting nearly every downstream experience.

4

Turned insight into investment

Built the business case, future-state vision, and roadmap that gave leadership confidence to move forward.

These strategic decisions transformed an overwhelming enterprise initiative into a focused, executable roadmap capable of delivering measurable business impact.

The Approach

How the Strategy Took Shape

The Transformation

From Enterprise Complexity to an Executable MVP Roadmap

By directly tackling organizational complexity and introducing a human-first approach, the network moved from scattered pilots to a unified, strategic initiative.

$50M growth opportunity

Identified across referral and intake improvements, with a path to 75% faster referrals and enterprise-wide alignment.

Enterprise Opportunities
High-value opportunities identified
AI Future State
Vision co-created with clinic teams
Strategic Roadmap
MVP implementation plan
One Shared Direction
Single vision & initiative source of truth
"If navigating a difficult client was an Olympic sport, Betsy would win the gold medal! Thank you for all that you're doing. Not only are you working with the messiest business unit here, you're routinely getting praise for your work and contributions." Network UX Director

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