ProMutual Group’s CME Website Expands Offerings

ProMutual Group's CME Website Expands Offerings New ACCME Accredited Risk Management CMEs for Physicians Nationwide Available From Leading Medical Liability Insurer

BOSTON, MA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 11/30/09 -- ProMutual Group, one of the top ten medical liability insurance providers in the country, recently announced the addition of two continuing medical education (CME) activities to its CME website. The jointly sponsored activities were accredited by ProMutual Group, an Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) accredited provider, and developed by Physicians' Reciprocal Insurers (PRI), a New York-based medical liability insurance company. The activities are available to physicians nationwide and are accessible on ProMutual Group's CME website, www.pmgcme.com, or via PRI's website.

"We are excited to accredit these activities and give physicians greater access to CME activities in an easy to navigate and readily available online forum," said Maureen Mondor, vice president of physician education for ProMutual Group. "Our belief is that with a greater number of risk management specific CMEs available, we will continue to have a positive impact on patient safety."

The activities, "Prevention & Management of Medical Errors: A Risk Management Approach" and "Team Work & Patient Safety," have a duration of three hours each and feature interactive video and graphic components. The cost for each activity will be $60 and physicians will be eligible for three credits upon completion. While all physicians must obtain CME credits in order to maintain their licenses and hospital privileges, some states, such as Massachusetts, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, require that a certain number of the total credits they earn be specific in risk management, and these courses fit that criteria.

"The advantage of having these CME activities accredited by ProMutual Group is the national exposure we will now have in our ability to educate physicians," said Geri Donohue, associate director of risk management education for PRI. "We feel that the more physicians we can reach with these programs, the greater the impact we will have on patient safety. Having ProMutual Group accredit the activities was essential to achieving this goal."

For more information about ProMutual Group and its CME activities contact Nina Akerley, public relations specialist for ProMutual Group, at [email protected] or (617) 946-8665.

About ProMutual Group

ProMutual Group is one of the top 10 medical liability insurance providers in the country based on direct written premium. ProMutual Group member companies insure more than 22,000 physicians, surgeons, and dentists as well as nearly 500 hospitals, health centers and clinics in 19 states from coast to coast. ProMutual Group has net admitted assets in excess of $2.6 billion as of Sept. 30, 2009. ProMutual Group member companies Medical Professional Mutual Insurance Company, ProSelect Insurance Company and MHA Insurance Company have a Best's Rating of A- (Excellent) and Washington Casualty Company has a Best's Rating of B+ (Good). ProMutual Group is acknowledged as a leader in providing risk management and claim services to the healthcare community, and it offers risk management consultations and educational activities at cost to healthcare providers across the country. For more information, visit ProMutual Group's website at www.promutualgroup.com.

Media Contact: Nina Akerley (617) 946-8665  

11/30/09 -- ProMutual Group, one of the top ten medical liability insurance providers in the country, recently announced the addition of two continuing medical education activities to its CME website.