2013 New York Consolidated Laws
PBH - Public Health
Article 29-D - HEALTH INFORMATION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
Title 5 - (2999-M) NEW YORK STATE HOSPITAL QUALITY INITIATIVE
2999-M - New York state hospital quality initiative.

 
    §  2999-m.  New  York  state hospital quality initiative. The New York
  state  hospital  quality  initiative,  including  the  New  York   state
  obstetrical  patient safety workgroup, will be created in the department
  of health to be comprised of medical, hospital and academic experts  and
  other stakeholders chosen by the commissioner.
    The  New  York  state  quality  initiative  will  oversee  the general
  dissemination of initiatives, guidance, and best  practices  to  general
  hospitals.  Activities  will  include  but  not  be limited to: building
  cultures of patient safety  and  implementing  evidence  based  care  in
  target areas. The workgroup will undertake collaborative work to improve
  obstetrical  care outcomes and quality of care, based on identifying and
  implementing evidence based practices, and clinical protocols  that  can
  be standardized and adopted by hospitals including but not limited to:
    (a)  Surveying,  reviewing  and  analyzing  current  "best"  practices
  employed in obstetrical cases, including exploring the use  of  "virtual
  grand rounds";
    (b)  Undertaking  a  review of claims in an effort to develop a set of
  "standard best practices" for deliveries in New York state;
    (c) Formulating and recommending to  the  commissioner  best  practice
  standards  and  designing  new  programs for implementation and improved
  outcomes, including but  not  limited  to,  clinical  bundles  for  high
  priority   conditions,   electronic   fetal   monitoring   training  and
  certification, and team training; and
    (d)  Engaging  the  existing  regional  perinatal  center  network  in
  dialogues  regarding  the  above  topics  and  making recommendations to
  improve  and/or  upgrade  assistance  and   communication   to   smaller
  hospitals.