§ 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).