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Florida Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association
Florida Medical Malpractice JUA

Florida Medical Malpractice JUA Offers The Dr. Alvin E. Smith Safety of Health Care Services Grant Program

The Florida Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association (FMMJUA) announces the availability of up to $2 million in grants for partnerships to improve the safety of health care services. The application deadline is January 11, 2008; the FMMJUA Board of Governors will make the final decisions April 30.

The FMMJUA intends to commit up to $2 million in funds to finance an unspecified number of grants. The projects should focus on one or more of the following elements related to health care safety: 1) Identifying and Evaluating Effective Patient Safety Practices, and 2) Teaching, Disseminating, and Implementing Effective Patient Safety Practices; and 3) Maintaining Vigilance by Continuous Monitoring and Evaluation of Threats to Patient Safety.

The goal of the FMMJUA request for applications (RFA) is to have the FMMJUA partner with other agencies or institutions in the state of Florida to improve the safety of health care by implementing practices that eliminate or reduce the risk of medical errors, hazards or harmful action. The FMMJUA application materials assert that “The number of patients in the United States and in the state of Florida harmed by the delivery of health care services is unacceptably high.”

This is a new grant program offered by the FMMJUA. Applications can be made for projects of up to 36 months in duration. To learn more about the RFA please visit the FMMJUA Web site, www.fmmjua.com. To learn more about the Florida medical malpractice industry you may view the Office of Insurance Regulation’s annual report.

About the Florida Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association.

The Florida Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Association (FMMJUA) is a state sanctioned insurance plan for medical malpractice coverage, and provides professional liability insurance coverage for health care providers that cannot find coverage in the open market. The FMMJUA’s professional liability policies offer coverage for individual physicians, surgeons, dentists, nurses, physician partnerships or corporations, hospitals, medical facilities and other health care providers operating in Florida. The Florida Legislature created the FMMJUA under Section 627.351(4), Florida Statutes.

Contact: General Manager of the FMMJUA, Preston E. Cowie

Email: FMMJUA@ELECTRO-NET.COM