N.Y. PBH Law § 2999-M

§ 2999-m. New York state hospital quality initiative. The New York\nstate hospital quality initiative, including the New York state\nobstetrical patient safety workgroup, will be created in the department\nof health to be comprised of medical, hospital and academic experts and\nother stakeholders chosen by the commissioner.\n The New York state quality initiative will oversee the general\ndissemination of initiatives, guidance, and best practices to general\nhospitals. Activities will include but not be limited to: building\ncultures of patient safety and implementing evidence based care in\ntarget areas. The workgroup will undertake collaborative work to improve\nobstetrical care outcomes and quality of care, based on identifying and\nimplementing evidence based practices, and clinical protocols that can\nbe standardized and adopted by hospitals including but not limited to:\n (a) Surveying, reviewing and analyzing current "best" practices\nemployed in obstetrical cases, including exploring the use of "virtual\ngrand rounds";\n (b) Undertaking a review of claims in an effort to develop a set of\n"standard best practices" for deliveries in New York state;\n (c) Formulating and recommending to the commissioner best practice\nstandards and designing new programs for implementation and improved\noutcomes, including but not limited to, clinical bundles for high\npriority conditions, electronic fetal monitoring training and\ncertification, and team training; and\n (d) Engaging the existing regional perinatal center network in\ndialogues regarding the above topics and making recommendations to\nimprove and/or upgrade assistance and communication to smaller\nhospitals.\n