New York Consolidated Laws, Public Health Law - PBH § 2807-i. Service and quality improvement grants

1. Grants to facilitate cooperative ventures for sharing administrative, management and operational services.  a. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law to the contrary, within amounts available therefor, the commissioner shall make grants pursuant to this subdivision to eligible applicants to facilitate cooperative ventures for sharing administrative, management and operational services among general hospitals and other health care providers.  Funded projects shall include two or more hospitals and may also include other health care providers in coordination with those hospitals.  Funded projects shall be designed to demonstrate the extent to which such cooperative arrangements would result in a reduction in costs to the facilities involved.

b. In order to be eligible to receive a grant under this subdivision, applicants shall prepare and submit to the commissioner a proposal at such time, in such manner and containing such information as the commissioner may require, including:

c. In awarding grants under this subdivision, the commissioner shall assure that there is a sufficiently representative geographic and size distribution of grantees, including urban, rural and suburban grantees.

d. Amounts provided under a grant awarded under this subdivision shall only be used for the planning of cooperative ventures and shared services.

e. Grantees shall submit reports to the commissioner in such form and at such times as the commissioner may by regulation require, for the purpose of evaluating the operations and results of such program.

f. The commissioner in evaluating proposals pursuant to this section shall give primary consideration to the financial condition of applicants;  provided however, that an applicant's financial condition shall not be the sole grounds for approval or rejection.

a. hospital management, productivity, and operations would be enhanced by improvements to the hospital's current management information system capabilities;

b. the cost of providing services would be contained or patient access to care or the quality of patient care would be improved;

c. such hospital's clinical, management and finance information systems would be integrated;  and

d. cost finding and cost accounting capabilities would be enhanced.

a. the establishment of a mission statement, an accompanying long term strategic plan and allocation of institutional resources which reflect the institution's commitment to continuous quality improvement;

b. the establishment of quality improvement activities which will enhance all institutional processes, including clinical, managerial and support functions;

c. activities which support a multidisciplinary collaborative approach to quality improvement;

d. integration of management information systems to improve health care delivery;  and

e. an educational program on continuous quality improvement to inform staff of the institution's mission and plan for quality.