N.Y. Public Health Law § 2998-a: Information

§ 2998-a. Information. 1. The center shall identify available

information that is useful for maximizing patient safety, reducing

medical errors, and improving health care quality, including information

available from federal, state and local agencies. The center shall

evaluate reporting requirements and develop recommendations for the

legislature to consolidate data collection and eliminate duplicative and

unnecessary reporting requirements, and to supplement existing reporting

requirements in order to satisfy the requirements of this article.

2. The center shall promote the coordination of the activities of the

center with the duties and responsibilities of the department under

title one of this article, and with federal and other programs for

improving patient safety or health care quality including programs of

the national forum for health care quality measurement and reporting

(quality forum).