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Three Students Receive $5,000 From COPC's Bridges The Gap Scholarship
Landon Curran
Madison Black
Paula Garcia
The newly created Bridges The Gap Scholarship has individually awarded three high school students $5,000 towards their college education. The recipients are Landon Curren, Madison Black, and Paula Garcia.

Landon Curren, the son of COPC Revenue Cycle team member Jamie Curren, is a graduating senior at Licking Valley High School. He will be attending Bowling Green State University in the fall.

Cristo Rey High School senior Madison Black has been part of COPC's Cristo Rey Work-Study Program for the last two years. She will attend The Ohio State University this fall.

Paula Garcia, the daughter of Sr. Processor at the Central Lab Victor Garcia, is a senior at Hillard Darby High School and will graduate in May. Garcia will then attend Otterbein University in the fall.
2022-23 Cristo Rey Work-Study Program students. Pictured from left to right are: Madison Black, Kirsty Agyekum, COPC DEI Director Sydni Howard, De'Shaya Martin, and Ruth Loboe.
Cristo Rey Students Complete 2022-23 Program at COPC

Four Cristo Rey High School students completed their work-study program with COPC on May 15. The four students who participated this school year were Madison Black, Kirsty Agyekum, De'Shaya Martin, and Ruth Loboe.

Each student made a presentation highlighting the lessons they learned throughout the year to COPC's May 15 Senior Management Team Meeting.

Throughout the program, each student gained valuable work experience in the medical profession. Students assisted with a wide variety of tasks at practices and the CBO. These included scanning and indexing, rooming patients, various administrative duties and projects, and shadowing clinicians.

If you are interested in having a student at your practice for the 2023-24 school year, please contact COPC DEI Director Sydni Howard, showard@copcp.com.
A New Episode of The CEO Notebook Podcast is Here
The CEO Notebook is back with another episode!

Why you should tune in!
In this episode we preview all of our amazing volunteer events coming up in 2023, discuss the great things happening at the sites and practices, and hear about our Chief Financial Officer search.
COPC Celebrates Diversity Month With New T-Shirts
Senior Select Center staff sporting their new DEI t-shirts. Pictured from left to right are: Sharon Flynn, Meredith Metcalf, Jacqueline Gubser, Emily Kuhn, and Allie Bryant.
To honor Diversity Awareness Month in April, COPC hosted its very first t-shirt design contest. The contest asked COPC employees to flex their creative muscles and submit designs to the COPC DEI Committee. Employees received their new t-shirts at the end of April.

Patient Service Representative, Jamie Lee, of Riverside Pediatric Associates, was named the contest winner. Her design spoke to COPC as an Ohio organization and shared the principles of Diversity and Inclusion in a beautiful and thoughtful way.  Congrats Jamie!

15 Designs Submitted
We were blown away by the participation in this contest. The DEI Committee had 15 unique designs submitted. Thank you to everyone who participated. The level of creativity displayed was astounding! 

We would like to recognize everyone that submitted a design for consideration: Alexa Mackey, Button Hines, Carolyn Wright, Crystal Noble, Elizabeth Flemmings, Jamie Lee, LaShanna Aguda, Lynn Ables, Maria Vonada, Melissa Prouty, Niki Arzheimer, Sarah Xenias, Selina Murray, and Susan Henry.

The selected winners of 2,000 COPCelebratesYou Points were:
  • Lynn Ables, Office Manager, Pediatric and Adolescent Practitioners
  • Susan Henry, RN, Quality Control
  • Crystal Noble, Patient Service Representative, Tri County Family Physicians
  • Stephanie Zeller, Medical Assistant, Fairfield Medical Associates
The staff at Cooper Road Family Practice proudly wear their DEI t-shirts. Pictured from left to right are: Dr. BJ Rangi, Patty Smale, Dr. Mickey Rangi, Amanda Messenger and Terasa Shock.
COPC Town Hall With Dr. Deep Coming May 24
The next COPC Town Hall with Dr. Deep will take place on Wednesday, May 24. The event will include special guest Susan Marsico, Director of Total Rewards.

You Don't Want to Miss This Event!
Dr. Deep will discuss a multitude of topics including:
  • Progress toward our corporate goals
  • The new COPC Balanced Scorecard
  • Updates from the COPC Board and the COPC Physician Advisory Council (PAC)
  • Epic transition update

There also will be a live Q&A session. If you would like to submit a question for Dr. Deep or Susan Marsico please send them to Mike Vannest at mvannest@copcp.com.

Be sure to look for the calendar invite sent to your COPC email on May 9. This calendar invite contains the TEAMS link to view the event.
Mary Kay Rohrkemper Named to the Ohio Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame
Veteran COPC Physical Therapy Manager Mary Kay Rohrkemper was inducted into the Ohio Athletic Trainers Association Hall of Fame on May 5. Mary Kay, who has been with COPC since 2011 and works out of Westerville Physical Therapy, was part of a two-member hall of fame class. The induction took place at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Hotel in Dublin, Ohio.

CONGRATS MARY KAY!
Second Annual Spring Fest at the Quest Connects Site Managers to the CBO
COPC hosted its second annual Spring Fest at the Quest on May 9 at the Quest Conference Center in Westerville. This year's event was dubbed "Get to Know the CBO".

At the event, representatives of various CBO departments set up booths and hosted breakout sessions to demonstrate the support available to the COPC sites and practices.
Riders and Volunteers Needed For Pelotonia 2023
Pelotonia returns on Aug. 5 and 6 and teamCOPC will once again be fielding a group to raise money for cancer research! We are looking for riders and volunteers to join our group!

Want to volunteer?
Get started by clicking here to learn how to sign up to volunteer for teamCOPC!

Looking to be a rider?
Check out the teamCOPC website to learn how you can participate as a rider at Pelotonia 2023. Click here to learn how to join teamCOPC.

Please note the registration fee to ride in Pelotonia will increase today, May 16. The price will go from $129 to $179.
Five Individuals Win the Boss Builders Prize Drawing
Boss Builders, the year-long management skill-building workshop, wrapped up for the year during the week of May 2. In all, 175 individuals from our sites/practices and the CBO participated.

Those completing all of the courses were entered into a drawing to win 100,000 points for use in the COPC RecogNation store. Five winners were randomly drawn at COPC's Spring Fest at the Quest on May 9. The winners were:

  • Chris March, Manager of Business Intelligence
  • Jessica Reed, Office Manager, Grove City Primary Care
  • Michelle Murphy, Office Manager, Riverside Pediatric Associates
  • Stephanie Murphy, Quality Assessment Coord., Central Lab
  • Anita Leedy, Office Manager, Ohio Center for Pediatrics


A Quick Look at Our Transition to Epic

Here's what we are doing and what is coming up!
COPC Employees and Families Clean up Central Ohio Parks

On May 13, Central Ohio Primary Care employees and families joined forces to clean up and landscape some of Central Ohio's most beloved parks.

Braving the rain, volunteers ventured to Lazelle Woods Park, Hard Road Park, and Madison Mills Park. It was a fantastic day and a great way to give back to the community!

Thank you to all who attended! 
COPC Learning April Module of the Month Drawing Winners Announced
Three individuals were named as winners of the April Module of the Month Drawing!

  • Tiffany Adams, LPN, Tri County Family Physicians
  • Kim Wise, Patient Service Rep, Family Practice Center of Westerville
  • Annette Stevens, Care Coordinator Health Coach

Each will receive 1,000 points in COPCelebrates You!

Don't Forget!
The May Module of the Month is "Managing Stress". You have until May 31 to take the course.
COPC Westerville's Sabrina Pontious Wins the Q1 $1,000 Referral Bonus Drawing
We are delighted to announce the winner of the COPC Referral Program $1,000 prize drawing for Q1 is Sabrina Pontious of COPC Westerville!

We also want to take this time to recognize and thank our COPC team members who successfully referred a new hire during the fourth quarter of 2022. Each of them championed COPC’s culture of kindness and tapped into their network to refer individuals who embody mindful service.

  • Lacey Huffman, Medical Assistant, Mid-Ohio Pediatrics
  • Crystal Rose, Medical Assistant, Endocrinology Specialists
  • Kamesha Ginyard, LPN, Central Ohio Medicine
  • Anita Leedy, Office Manager, Ohio Center For Pediatrics
  • Ramona Harrison, PSR Westerville Family Physicians
  • Amber Stewart, Nurse Practitioner, CHPC
  • Samantha George, Med. Assistant, COPC Phys. of Southern Ohio
  • Tracey Gombosch, Insurance Claim Coordinator, Revenue Cycle
  • Jami Mathias, Insurance Claim Coordinator, Revenue Cycle
  • Amy Holder, Medical Assistant, Northside Medical Associates
  • Sabrina Pontious, Medical Assistant, COPC Westerville
  • Trish O’Leary, Charge Entry Processor, Revenue Cycle
  • Lancy Douglas, LPN, Eastglen Pediatrics
  • Joanna Bayliss, Epic Application Analyst, Revenue Cycle

As a thank you, they each received an e-card loaded with 40,000 points ($200 value) that can be used at our COPC RecogNation Store, as well as an entry into the COPC Referral Program prize draw.
Various Benefits Webinars Coming Soon For COPC Employees
June 1, 11 a.m.
CancerBridge Virtual Kitchen Series: Fitting in Protein

June 8, 11 a.m.
CancerBridge Support Series: Thyroid Carcinoma
Pictured left to right. Front row: Megan Messer, Dr. Sarah Alley, and Tiffanie Cook. Back row: Blake Johnson, Leah Newkirk (behind Blake Johnson), Katrina Queen, Karin England-Jones, Dr. Marcus Wing, Kellie Keyser, Dr. Susan Choe, Deidra Smock, and Ronda Boyer.
Fairfield Medical Associates Celebrates the '70s and '80s With Throwback Thursday
Fairfield Medical Associates staff celebrated the '70s and '80s with a Throwback Thursday dress-up event in April. Staff brought out their best leggings, side ponytails, flower headbands, and neon shirts to show their spirit!
Mid-Ohio Pediatrics and Adolescents Celebrates Employee Appreciation Day at the Columbus Zoo
On April 16, Mid-Ohio Pediatrics and Adolescents treated its staff and their families to a special day at the Columbus Zoo. Everyone was treated to a delicious lunch. There also were activities for the kids and homemade cupcakes made by nurse Bethany Osterhout.

Additionally, Dr. Kent Doherty spoke to the crowd of over 100, on behalf of all of the physicians. He expressed gratitude for all of the hard work and dedication the staff puts forth day in and day out.
Columbus East Internal Medicine Hosts Massage Day
CEIM employees were treated to a relaxing day of massages on April 25. Liberty Massage from Powell, Ohio provided the complimentary service. In all, 15 employees received massages.
New Doctors Join COPC in Q2
Two new doctors have joined the COPC family since April 1. Please welcome Dr. Kevin Graham to Cherry Westgate Family Practice and Dr. Julie Whetstone to Westerville Family Physicians!
Dr. Kevin Graham
Cherry Westgate Family Practice
Dr. Julie Whetstone
Westerville Family Physicians
COPC’s Fall Prevention Classes are Accepting Referrals
Keep your patients moving confidently and doing what they love when you refer eligible individuals to this program! Fall Prevention offers classes for cognitively intact, community-dwelling COPC patients ages 60 and over who are at risk of falling.

This class has benefitted patients by helping prevent falls and related hospital visits. It also allows patients to maintain greater independence.
 
Classes are in-session (held May through October) and hosted in Westerville, Reynoldsburg, Upper Arlington, and Dublin.

Make a referral to get them enrolled in the next class!
In eCW, send a P2P referral from MD, CNP, or PA to "COPCP Falls Reduction".


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