2014 New York Laws
PBH - Public Health
Article 29-D - HEALTH INFORMATION AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
Title 2 - (2998 - 2999-A) QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
2998-B - Safety goals.

 2998-b. Safety goals. 1. The center shall:
(a)   Promote  the  development  and  dissemination  or  regional  and
  statewide  performance  information,  and   efforts   by   health   care
  organizations,  health  plans,  health  care  providers  and health care
  professionals  to  participate  in  voluntary,  cooperative  efforts  to
  improve  patient  safety  and health care quality, consistent with state
  law;
(b) Utilize the  information  collected  pursuant  to  this  title  to
  recommend  statewide  medical  safety  goals  and  track the progress of
  health care providers in meeting these safety goals;
(c)  Develop  programs  to  assure  the  validity  of  statewide  data
  reporting systems, including the use of random audit;
(d)  Analyze  and  report  on  health  care performance of health care
  providers and health care professionals in New York  state  pursuant  to
  this title; and
(e)  Report  its  findings,  in  aggregate, and recommendations to the
  governor and legislature within twenty-four months of the effective date
  of this section and reevaluate and update at regular intervals  findings
  and recommendations.