Christina White, MBA, GRMS, is the director of supportive and integrative programs at Summa Health System in Akron, Ohio. In her current role, White oversees the program’s oncology dietitians, social workers, massage therapists, art therapists, patient support navigators, financial support navigators, billers, coders, and authorization specialists. With this oversight, she creates a more streamlined and compassionate patient experience for patients prior to diagnosis and into survivorship. White coordinates the health system’s uninsured mammography program and developed its oncology financial navigation team.
White is extremely passionate about providing supportive and integrative services to patients with cancer to ease their and their family’s burdens. She obtained her Lean Six Sigma Green Belt for leading a patient financial navigation project and has presented nationally multiple times to cancer programs and practices participating in the Oncology Care Model on financial navigation and how to obtain resources for patients.