Atlantic Health System joins the Cardiometabolic Center Alliance as a Charter Member, 1st in NJ

MORRISTOWN, NJ and KANSAS CITY, MO - The Cardiometabolic Center Alliance (CMCA), founded by Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, is honored to announce the addition of Atlantic Health System as a Charter member, and the first member in New Jersey.

As a coalition that seeks to establish Cardiometabolic Centers of Excellence nationwide aimed at transforming the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D), and related cardiovascular (CV) and renal comorbidities, the CMCA considers Atlantic Health System an excellent addition to the Alliance, with a recognized reputation for high quality patient outcomes, a valuable source of expertise aligned with the Alliance’s goals.

"Cardiometabolic disease poses a significant public health challenge, imposing a heavy burden on both those affected by it and those providing care,” said Dr. Mikhail Kosiborod, Executive Director of the Cardiometabolic Center Alliance. “The Cardiometabolic Center Alliance is delighted to collaborate with Atlantic Health System to fulfill our aligned mission of implementing coordinated, evidence-based care with the goal of improving quality of care and outcomes for patients with cardiometabolic disease. Together, our combined efforts aim to enhance the lives of people living with or at risk for developing cardiometabolic disease."

“Standardization of care for cardiometabolic conditions has long been a challenge in the primary care setting,” said Jeanine Bulan, MD, Associate Chief Medical Officer for Atlantic Medical Group, herself a primary care physician. “Coordinating and sharing information and best practices among the other members of the Alliance allows us all to level the playing field and enhance care for these patients. We are proud to be able to extend this coordination to patients in New Jersey.”

Work to improve the care of patients with cardiometabolic disease at Atlantic Health System has been system-wide effort under the direction of the Cardiometabolic Steering Committee, which is comprised of members from primary care, care coordination, medical specialties, bariatric surgery and diabetic education teams. 

The Cardiometabolic Center Alliance is a national collaborative of healthcare organizations committed to the mission of improving the quality of care and outcomes in patients with cardiometabolic disease. Across its aligned member sites, care is delivered via a standardized, patient-centered, team-based, comprehensive risk-reduction approach based on a novel care model designed and successfully implemented by Saint Luke’s Michael & Marlys Haverty Cardiometabolic Center of Excellence in Kansas City, Missouri.

About Atlantic Health System
Atlantic Health System is at the forefront of medicine, setting standards for quality health care in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the New York metropolitan area. Powered by a workforce of 20,000 team members and 5,440 affiliated physicians dedicated to building healthier communities, Atlantic Health System serves more than half of the state of New Jersey including 14 counties and 7.5 million people.

The not-for-profit system offers more than 550 sites of care, including its eight hospitals: Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, NJ, Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ, Newton Medical Center in Newton, NJ, Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, NJ, Hackettstown Medical Center in Hackettstown, NJ, Goryeb Children’s Hospital in Morristown, NJ, Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute in Madison, NJ and CentraState Healthcare System in Freehold, NJ.

The system includes Atlantic Medical Group, part of a physician enterprise that makes up one of the largest multispecialty practices in New Jersey with more than 1,700 physicians and advance practice providers. Joined with Atlantic Accountable Care Organization and Optimus Healthcare Partners they form part of Atlantic Alliance, a Clinically Integrated Network of more than 2,500 health care providers throughout northern and central NJ.

Atlantic Health System provides care for the full continuum of health care needs through 27 urgent care centers, Atlantic Visiting Nurse and Atlantic Health Virtual Visits. Facilitating the connection between these services on both land and air is the transportation fleet of Atlantic Mobile Health.

Atlantic Health System leads the Healthcare Transformation Consortium, a partnership of six regional hospitals and health systems dedicated to improving access and affordability, has a medical school affiliation with Thomas Jefferson University, is home to the regional campus of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Morristown and Overlook Medical Centers, and is the official health care partner of the New York Jets.

About The Cardiometabolic Center Alliance 

The Cardiometabolic Center Alliance is a national collaborative of healthcare organizations committed to the mission of improving the quality of care and outcomes in patients with cardiometabolic disease. Across its aligned member sites, care is delivered via a standardized, patient-centered, team-based, comprehensive risk-reduction approach based on a novel care model designed and successfully implemented by Saint Luke’s Michael & Marlys Haverty Cardiometabolic Center of Excellence in Kansas City, Missouri. 

Alliance members adopt and implement a novel care model designed and successfully implemented by Saint Luke’s Michael & Marlys Haverty Cardiometabolic Center of Excellence in Kansas City, Missouri. Based on the initial data, under this model the rates of optimal guideline-directed medical therapy substantially increased over the national average, ensuring that patients with T2D receive care that is aimed at both optimizing diabetes management and providing comprehensive cardiovascular risk reduction with therapies proven to improve outcomes. These results are made possible by a unified team of clinicians from across the disease continuum, who focus on holistic, guideline-directed preventative care. Through their participation, Alliance members also contribute to a national registry that track treatment patterns and quality of care. As the Alliance enhances its capabilities, improves processes, and expands research opportunities on a national scale, the ultimate goal is improved patient outcomes.