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Medical Liability Reform and Patient Safety Demonstration Projects (R18)
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.226 |
Program
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http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-H
S-10-021.html
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| Sponsor |
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
| Deadlines |
Letter of Intent (Optional): Dec 23, 2009
Application: January 20, 2010 |
| Purpose |
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits demonstration projects to allow States and health care systems to develop, implement and evaluate medical liability models that put patient safety first and work to reduce preventable injuries; foster better communication between doctors and their patients; ensure that patients are fairly and quickly compensated in a fair and timely manner for medical injuries, while also reducing the incidence of frivolous lawsuits and liability premiums. |
| Eligibility |
Eligible Applicants: State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Established health care systems. Hsiao defines a health system as having capacities (e.g., hospitals, physicians), activities (e.g., health services), interconnections (e.g., financing, oversight, management), and purpose.30 Its components might include multiple States, localities, Tribal governments, universities, colleges, hospitals, nonprofit organizations, faith-based organization, community-based organizations, and Federal agencies. Applicants to this FOA must share a long-established, legal entity as sponsor, and sufficient service volume to statistically power any proposed intervention. Organizations must also fit under AHRQ¿s grant authorization under 42 USC 299c-5(c), which allows AHRQ to make grants to public and nonprofit entities. Other organizations may participate in projects only as subcontractors. Because the purpose of this program seeks to improve healthcare in the United States, foreign institutions may participate in projects only as subcontractors. Organizations described in section 501(c) 4 of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbying may not participate. |
Geographic
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Nationwide |
Amount of
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Estimated Total Program Funding: $21,000,000
Award Ceiling: $3,000,000 |
Application
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A link to the application is available through Grants.gov at: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&flag2006=false&oppId=49926. |
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For more information contact:
Scientific/Research Contact(s):
James Battles (patient safety) or David Hsia (medical liability)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850-6649
Telephone: (301) 427-1332 (Battles) or 1499 (Hsia)
Fax: (301) 427-1341 (Battles) or 1520 (Hsia)
E-mail: james.battles@ahrq.hhs.gov or david.hsia@ahrq.hhs.gov
Peer Review Contact(s):
Boris Aponte, Ph.D.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850-6649
Telephone: (301) 427-1396
Fax: (301) 427-1562
E-mail: boris.aponte@ahrq.hhs.gov
Financial/Grants Management Contact(s):
Michelle Burr or George Gardner
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850-6649
Telephone: (301) 427-1451 (Burr) or 1450 (Gardner)
Fax: (301) 427-1462
E-mail: michelle.burr@ahrq.hhs.gov or george.gardner@ahrq.hhs.gov Summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information. |
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