New York Laws
Title 3 - Pay for Performance
2999-D - Commissioner's Workgroup.

(a) promote the use of best practices through the development of
broadly agreed upon evidence-based performance measures;
(b) improve care coordination through the participation of multiple
stakeholders;
(c) institute long-term quality improvement;
(d) encourage appropriate utilization of health care services and
improve health outcomes through the use of evidence-based medicine
practice guidelines; and
(e) promote self-management by consumers through the implementation of
patient-specific metrics and resource supports for consumers.
3. In its recommendations, the workgroup shall give consideration to
the appropriate number of participants in each demonstration project as
well as the geographic boundaries of each demonstration project.
* NB Expired April 1, 2011