Trinity Health Of New England Medical Group Primary Care Offices Receive NCQA Recognition

WATERBURY -- Trinity Health Of New England Medical Group is proud to announce that all of its primary care offices in the Waterbury market have been recertified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), earning Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition. NCQA’s Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition is the most widely adopted PCMH evaluation program in the country. The Trinity Health Of New England Medical Group (THMG) Primary Care offices received their initial certifications in October 2021 and successfully renewed recognition in 2022 and 2023.

Cheshire Primary Care, East End Primary Care, East Main Internal Medicine, Naugatuck Internal Medicine, Prospect Primary Care Partners, Southbury Internal Medicine, Watertown Internal Medicine, and Wolcott Internal Medicine provide adult primary and subspecialty care. The Family Health Center located at 133 Scovill Street in Waterbury provides care to adult and pediatric patients who may have barriers to accessing health services or are at risk of facing health disparities, whether economic, geographic or social.

The patient-centered medical home is a model of care that puts patients at the forefront of care. PCMHs build better relationships between patients and their clinical care teams. Research shows that PCMHs improve quality and the patient experience, and increase staff satisfaction, while also reducing health care costs. Practices that earn recognition have made a commitment to continuous quality improvement and a patient-centered approach to care.

“We are extremely proud to have our clinics recognized as Patient-Centered Medical Homes,” said Joshua Mosdale, M.D., Chief of Primary Care at Trinity Health Of New England Medical Group. “Maintaining status as a Patient-Centered Medical Home requires a lot of work behind the scenes and is a significant achievement. It is important for us to provide a regular care team for our patients, so they can build relationships and maintain stability of care.”

The NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home program reflects the input of the American College of Physicians (ACP), American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and American Osteopathic Association (AOA), among others. It was developed to assess whether clinician practices are functioning as medical homes and recognize them for these efforts. The NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home standards emphasize the use of systematic, patient-centered, coordinated care that supports access, communication, and patient involvement.

“NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition raises the bar in defining high-quality care by emphasizing access, health information technology, and coordinated care focused on patients,” said NCQA President Margaret E. O’Kane. “Recognition shows that these primary care offices have the tools, systems, and resources to provide its patients with the right care, at the right time.”