By Zach Sinclair
MAG Mutual Insurance Company
Richmond
MagMutual Launches
Patient Safety Institute
Southeast’s leading medical malpractice insurer invests $50 million
to help ensure quality care is delivered in a safe environment
ATLANTA – (October 24, 2013) – MagMutual Insurance Company, the Southeast’s foremost medical professional liability insurer, today announced the establishment of the MagMutual Patient Safety Institute. Underscoring its commitment to improving quality across care delivery settings, MagMutual’s $50 million investment offers physicians a wide range of resources and practical tools that facilitate the adoption of best practices to improve safety and decrease exposure to risk.
“We believe the best defense against medical error is to assist our policyholders in the creation of environments conducive to optimal care and outcomes,” says Joseph S. Wilson Jr., MD, MagMutual’s chairman of the board and chief executive officer. “Patient safety is one of the most pressing healthcare challenges facing our physicians, making it a priority for us to invest in helping them improve their quality of care as well as reduce risks associated with that care delivery.”
The MagMutual Patient Safety Institute will systematically compile a database of information from more than 18,000 physician policyholders and compare those findings with those from other national databases. This data will enable the Institute to craft continuing medical education from evidence-based research and offer MagMutual policyholders access to insights and successes achieved by their peers and leaders in the field of patient safety. The Institute will also assist policyholders with self-assessments based on root-cause taxonomy.
Future plans for the Institute include a state-of-the-art simulation lab that will model patient safety best practices in an advanced, simulated real-life environment. Completion of the lab is anticipated in 2014.
With more than 25 years of experience in cardiac surgery, patient safety and hospital administration, Mary G. Gregg, MD, FACS, MHA, MagMutual’s chief medical officer and senior vice president, has been named president of the MagMutual Patient Safety Institute. “Dr. Gregg’s leadership and passion for advocating the safe practice of medicine makes her the perfect fit for this role,” notes Wilson. “We are excited for her to lead this important initiative.”
“Physicians know the power of education and collaboration, and by tapping into our network of policyholders, we will be able to take our patient safety and quality efforts to new levels within the industry,” says Gregg. “This increased focus on patient safety will also enhance patient satisfaction as patients receive care from professionals clearly committed to their safety.”
About MagMutual
Founded in 1982, Atlanta-based MagMutual is one of the leading providers of professional liability insurance to physicians and hospitals in the United States. Operating in ten Southeastern states, MagMutual is the largest healthcare provider-owned and managed mutual insurer in the Southeast, and the fifth largest in the U.S. The company is rated A (Excellent) by A.M. Best. Insurance products and services are issued and underwritten by MagMutual Insurance Company and its affiliates. For more information, visit www.MagMutual.com.
Media Contact:
Zach Sinclair
Healthcare Consultant
MagMutual Insurance Agency, LLC
5400 Trinity Rd Ste 202
Raleigh , NC 27607
Direct: 919-881-4338 / Cell: 804-839-8786
Direct fax: 404-842-3464
Toll free: 800-282-4882 x4338
zsinclair@magmutual.com
Renew Your Membership Dues
It’s time to renew your VOS membership for 2014. We have recently sent an email with your username and password for you to renew online. We will be sending group bills and individual dues notices in the mail soon if you prefer a hardcopy. Thank you for your continued support of VOS! CLICK HERE to renew your dues.
Group Billing Available for VOS Members
The Virginia Orthopaedic Society (VOS) would like to invite your practice/institution to participate in our Group Billing program. The program was implemented two years ago, and we already have 28 participating practices/institutions:
Advanced Orthopaedic Centers
Atlantic Orthopaedic Specialists
Blue Ridge Orthopaedic Associates
Carilion Clinic Orthopaedics
Colonial Orthopaedics
Commonwealth Orthopaedics
Countryside Orthopaedics, PC
Hess Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, PLC
Jordan Young Institute
National Sports Medicine Institute
Nirschl Orthopaedic Center
Northern Virginia Orthopaedic Specialists
Orthopaedics and Spine Center
Orthopaedics Associates of Virginia
Orthopaedic Associates, Ltd.
Orthopaedic Center of Central Virginia
OrthoVirginia
Roanoke Orthopaedics Center
Sentara Division of Orthopaedics
Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center
Tidewater Orthopaedic Associates
Tuckahoe Orthopaedic Associates
UVA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
VCU/MCV
Virginia Institute for Sports Medicine
Virginia Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
West End Orthopaedic Clinic
Winchester Orthopaedic Associates, Ltd.
This program is a great deal for your group because you receive discounts on membership dues for all eligible physicians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners in your practice. New members receive a 25% discount on their first year of membership dues, and all current members receive a 10% discount on dues. There is one comprehensive renewal notice for all members in your practice or institution, and only one check for membership dues needs to be issued. There must be at least three eligible physicians, PAs or NPs in your practice.
If a physician leaves the practice and moves out of state, the VOS membership will be transferable to a new physician in the group. Any new members will immediately begin receiving benefits such as the e-newsletter, legislative updates, reduced registration fees at meetings, the online "Find a Doc" feature, and much more.
We will screen the list of physicians in your practice so that any members in your group who have already paid will not have to pay again this cycle. It’s not too late to add your practice to the growing list and save on VOS membership dues! Please contact Greg Leasure, Membership Manager, at (804) 565-6305 or greg@societyhq.com with questions or to enroll in the group billing program.
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Welcome New Member!
Resident
Rahman Kandil, MD – Charlottesville, VA
Student
Benjamin N. Cragun – Buena Vista, VA
Scott E. Dart – Roanoke, VA
Ehsan Dowlati – Roanoke, VA
Elizabeth M. Glazier – Frederick, MD
Hoa Thi Nguyen – Roanoke, VA
Lauren K. Poindexter – Roanoke, VA
Mathew G. Spivey – Roanoke, VA
Discounted Dues for Military
VOS offers a discount on membership dues for our members currently active in the military. To be eligible for this discount, a member must be an individual in the US Armed Forces engaged in the practice of orthopaedic surgery within any of the military medical installations in Virginia. The 2013 rate of $187.50 applies to new and current members.
Contact Greg Leasure at vosmembership@societyhq.com to arrange for this discount.
Support your PAs and NPs
for VOS Membership
The Virginia Orthopaedic Society is pleased to offer a membership category especially for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants. The applicant must be sponsored by a current VOS member. Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants dues are $175. For more information and a membership application, please visit the VOS website, www.vos.org.
Online Dues Payment
We are pleased to offer convenient online dues payment through the Society website. You will need your UserName and Password to access this portion of the website. If this is your first time logging in, your UserName is your member number and your password is your last name (in lower case letters). If you need assistance with your log in information, please contact vosmembership@societyhq.com.
Member Benefit! Online Job Bank
Please check it out HERE. Posting an opening is FREE to VOS members (a practice must have at least two-thirds of their doctors as members to qualify). Job postings can be made by non-members for $300 and listings remain on the website for 60 days. Please spread the news of this new service to all of your colleagues.
