Founded in 1944, AMMA Assurances is committed to protecting and supporting healthcare providers, hospitals and healthcare organisations in their essential mission: to ensure safe and high-quality care for patients. As a mutual insurance association, AMMA places its members at the heart of its priorities. With no shareholders, its profits are directly reinvested in its members to strengthen safety and risk prevention in the healthcare sector.
 

Our Key Actions for Patient Safety:

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• Support for healthcare professionals

  • Professional indemnity insurance covering 63,400 members and 50% of Belgian hospitals.

  • Personalised advice and legal support to anticipate and manage medical risks.
     

• Risk prevention and analysis

  • Annual analysis of 2,100 claims to identify the causes of incidents and prevent their recurrence.

  • Use of lessons learned from case law and feedback to propose concrete solutions.
     

• Strengthening the safety culture

  • Since 2013, the Medical Risk Management department has been working alongside healthcare professionals to reduce adverse events.

  • Raising awareness and training professionals in good healthcare safety practices.
     

• Commitment and innovation

  • Organisation of a ‘Patient Safety and Prevention’ symposium to mark AMMA's 80th anniversary, to share best practices and innovations in risk management.

  • Development of tools and services to continuously improve the quality and safety of care.
     

Our Commitment - Patient safety is a fundamental issue for every healthcare professional. AMMA is committed to supporting them in the management of adverse events associated with care so that the healthcare sector can guarantee safe and effective care for all.