CPN is an academic community partnership between Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) and affiliated physicians in the community whose practice includes at least 30% minority patients. Membership is open to physicians of all specialties.

Goal: Bi-Directional Practice Based Solutions to Eliminating Healthcare Disparities

CPN Tools:

• Disease-specific registries for quality improvement in hypertension and diabetes
• Deliver Targeted Educational Workshops and Expert Roundtables
• Facilitate Adoption and Implementation of Personal Health Records.
• Encourage small and medium size practices in adoption of Electronic Medical Record ( EMR)
• Assist physicians qualify for the Diabetes Physician Recognition Program (DPRP).
• Clinical Trials Training and Certification of physicians
• Participate in Research Workshops organized by Community Engagement and Research Program (CERP). The Community Engagement and Research Program is a component of the Atlanta Clinical Translational Science Institute (ACTSI), a consortium of Emory University, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Georgia Tech.
• Health 360x is an innovative intervention designed to use accessible health information technologies to support diabetes self-management efforts among a population of primarily African American adults with diabetes who receive care at local private, community/primary care clinics.
• Access the MSM Health 360x site Click here.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):

• What do I need to know about joining CPN? Click here
• Where do I register to join CPN?  Click here 
• Who do I contact?     Debra Teague, Program Manager;  E-mail:  ">   Phone: (404) 756-5051

Membership Responsibilities:

• Participate in Quality Improvement (QI) Initiatives
• Participate in Continuing Medical Education Activities
• Participate in MSM sponsored clinical research

Benefits of Membership:

• Membership benefit of Georgia State Medical Association(GSMA) and Atlanta Medical Association(AMA)
• Membership benefit of the MSM National Alumni Network
• Continued Medical Education (CME)
• Training and participation in clinical trials
• Patient centered health and wellness initiatives
• Support Adoption of Electronic Health Records
• Quality reporting for improved reimbursement

MSM Faculty and Staff:

• Elizabeth Ofili, MD, MPH; FACC, Associate Dean and PI
• Priscilla Igho-Pemu, MD, MS; Medical Director
• Alexander Quarshie, MBBS, MS; Director of Clinical Informatics

Advisory Board:

• Paul Douglass, MD; (Co-Chair)
• W. Steen James, MD, FAAP; (Co-Chair)
• Titus Duncan, MD
• Reverend Darrell Elligan
• Winston H. Gandy, Jr. MD
• Warren Hutchinson, MD
• Lonnie Jenkins, MD
• Priscilla Johnson, MSN, PhD
• Arlene Lewis, MD

Hospital Partners:

• Atlanta Medical Center
• Grady Hospital
• St. Joseph's Hosptial
• South Fulton Medical Center

Organizational Partners:

• Associatation of Black Cardiologists
• Atlanta Medical ASssociation
• Center for Health Transformation
• Georgia State Medical Association
• National Medical Association
• National Medical Association
• National Minority Quality Form (NMQF)

Academic Partners:

• Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Sponsors:

• The Medtronic Foundation
• Microsoft
• National Institute on Minority Helath $ Health Disparities
• Arbor Pharmaceuticals
• Center for Health Transformation

CPN Accomplishments:

• 150 CPN practices and over 300,000 patient visits in metro Atlanta, Macon and Columbus participate in cardiovascular and diabetes quality improvement
• Over 3000 patients in CPN Hypertension Registry for Quality Improvement
• CPN doctors are certified in diabetes care
• 22 CPN practices with EMR or actively considering EMR and data repository
• 100 patients from CPN practices received tools for self-care/prevention through the Hearts of Humanity Program
• 120 CPN physicians and clinical coordinators trained in GCP clinical trials Awards
• Medtronic Foundation; National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities; Proclamation State of GA for Georgia Diabetes and Obesity Initiative; Exemplary Leadership Award (CHT)

 

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CPN – How Can I Join, and What Do I need to Do?

 CPN Members and Partners 

 

 MSM  Alumni             

 

Hospital Partners                                                                                                                                                                            

Atlanta Medical Center

 Grady Hospital

  St. Joseph's Hosptial

 South Fulton Medical Center

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*CPN Eligibility: You are MSM alumnus; your practice has at least 30% patients from underserved groups -African Americans, Hispanic Americans other minority./economically disadvantaged patients; you are a member of GSMA/AMA

*HIPPA Business Associate Agreement

*CPN Demographic Sheet

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