150.985 Incident Reports:
MSSNY is working with the Hospital Association of New York State to ensure that a copy of a hospital incident report which has been forwarded to the New York State Department of Health be sent to any physician whose name is included in such incident report. MSSNY is seeking to ensure that physician identifying information included in hospital incident reports submitted to the New York State Department of Health remain confidential and not be publicly disclosed, as well as seeking to ensure that all information developed by review of incidents required to be reported including, but not limited to “Statements of Deficiency” be covered under existing New York State confidentiality statutes and not be subject to disclosure through the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL). (HOD 1992-40; Reaffirmed HOD 2014; Reaffirmed HOD 2024)
