Enhancing the Quality of Care

The mission of the NYACP Quality Task Force is to serve as an educational resource for NYACP members; provide a mechanism to critique Quality initiatives/report cards; participate in Quality project development and decision making with other industry partners; serve as a physician advocate for use of measures that are truly valid and practic al with available resources.

NYACP Quality Task Force Members 
Quality Task Force Past Reports

 
 
Near Miss Project:  Near Miss Project Update - June 2010       Near Miss Project on Fox News!

Endorsement Materials      New York State Department of Health      Greater New York Hospital Association      Healthcare Association of New York State

Communications      IPRO Resident Times Spring 2009 Edition      Issue 3 eNewsletter | PDF Version      Issue 2 Newsletter       Issue 1 Newsletter

>Project Overview        >Concept Paper       >Brochure     >Recent Minutes

Advisory Committee Members
Ethan Fried, MD, FACP, Project Chair, St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital
Robin Dibner, MD, FACP, Lenox Hill Hospital, Department of Medicine
Ellen Flink, NYS Department, Research, Patient Safety & Quality Initiatives
Marjorie Geiger, NYS Department of Health, Patient Safety Center 
Caroline Jacobs, New York City Health & Hospital Corporation
Nancy Landor, Director, HANYS, Quality & Research Initiatives
John Morley, MD, Medical Director, Office of Health Systems Management
Lorraine Ryan, Special Counsel, Greater New York Hospital Association
Shadi Saleh, PhD., SUNY @ Albany, School of Public Health
Sandy Shea, Sr. Area Director, Committee of Interns and Residents (SEIU)
Alwin Steinmann, MD, FACP, Albany Medical Center, Medical Education 
 

Collaboratives
Take Care New York Quality Reporting System (TCNYQRS)
Taconic Health Information Network Community (THINC) Quality Committee Charter  

Patient Centered Medical Home
A Patient-Centered Medical Home is a team-based model of care led by a personal physician who provides continuous and coordinated care throughout a patient's lifetime to maximize health outcomes.

Tools and Resources

Near Miss Project Update - June 2010
It is not too late to start participating in the 2010 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) and potentially qualify to receive incentive payments. A new six month reporting period begins on July 1, 2010.