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Establishment of a Voluntary and Collaborative Reporting System by the Patient Safety Center – N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2998-d
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Current as of June 2015
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Establishment of a Voluntary and Collaborative Reporting System by the Patient Safety Center
Article 29-D of the New York Public Health Law created the Patient Safety Center with the purpose of “maximiz[ing] patient safety, reduc[ing] medical errors and improv[ing] the quality of health care.” N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 2998. This particular section of the law requires that the Patient Safety Center collaborate with health care providers to create a “voluntary and collaborative reporting system” in order to collect health information relevant to reducing medical errors and improving the safety and quality of care.
Current as of June 2015
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