N.Y. Public Health Law § 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