N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2998-a

§ 2998-a. Information. 1. The center shall identify available\ninformation that is useful for maximizing patient safety, reducing\nmedical errors, and improving health care quality, including information\navailable from federal, state and local agencies. The center shall\nevaluate reporting requirements and develop recommendations for the\nlegislature to consolidate data collection and eliminate duplicative and\nunnecessary reporting requirements, and to supplement existing reporting\nrequirements in order to satisfy the requirements of this article.\n 2. The center shall promote the coordination of the activities of the\ncenter with the duties and responsibilities of the department under\ntitle one of this article, and with federal and other programs for\nimproving patient safety or health care quality including programs of\nthe national forum for health care quality measurement and reporting\n(quality forum).\n