The Hudson Valley practices that earned NCQA PPC-PCMH Level 3 recognition are:

• Bridge Street Family Medicine in Saugerties, NY; six physicians
• Clarkstown Pediatric Associates, headquartered in New City, NY; nine physicians at three sites
• Community Primary Care in Hopewell Junction, NY; solo physician
• Crystal Run, headquartered in Middletown, NY; 42 physicians at six sites
• Hudson River HealthCare, headquartered in Peekskill, NY; 28 physicians at 11 sites
• Hudson Valley Primary Care in Wappingers Falls, NY; two physicians
• Imtiaz A. Mallick, MD, FACP in Fishkill, NY; solo physician
• Institute for Family Health, headquartered in New Paltz, NY; 27 physicians at five sites
• Mount Kisco Medical Group, headquartered in Mount Kisco, NY; 59 physicians at 11 sites
• Open Door Family Medical Group, headquartered in Ossining, NY;16 physicians at four sites
• WestMed Medical Group, headquartered in Purchase, NY; 45 physicians at seven sites

The PCMH project includes a quality improvement element to evaluate patient and provider satisfaction and quality outcomes. Data is being collected and evaluated by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College to determine whether the new model of care meets its promise of improving care while controlling costs.

The 11 practices are extending the scope of the project over the course of 2010 with a new initiative to improve care coordination. As part of this initiative, the practices will train staff and become certified in the Johns Hopkins University Guided Care program, conduct most of the elements of the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey, and participate in expanded quality monitoring.