Dr. ALAN BALSAM, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ALAN BALSAM, MD

1265 Military Highway

Deerfield Beach, FL

33441

Broward

Court Case # 11-23714

Indemnity Paid: $6,250.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201367974
Claim Number :	59176101
Date Submitted :	8/14/2013

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
PHYSICIANS INSURANCE COMPANY				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
13-4235490
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Becky			Sanders
Street Address
361 E. Hillsboro Blvd.
City				State	Zip
Deerfield Beach				FL	33441
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(954) 788 - 5610		(954) 788 - 5367	bsanders@picinsurance.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Alan			Balsam
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1265 Military Highway
City		State	Zip Code	County
Deerfield Beach		FL	33441	Broward
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
132953		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME22243		Endocrinology - No Surgery

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			M	Broward
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
BROWARD GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER		100039
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Critical Care Unit
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
3/22/2009		4/14/2011

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Patient was hospitalized long-term following a motor vehicle accident where he was ejected from the vehicle.The patient presented with multiple facial fractures and a fractured skull with a subdural hematoma.The patient continued to have multiple medical difficulties after admission.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
The insured physician was consulted for management of the patient's thyroid care.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
The autopsy report indicates that the patient's cause of death was bilateral lung collapse due to subcutaneous emphysema and pneumothoraces which occurred secondary to the complication of blunt head trauma in the MVA.Plaintiff alleged that the insured physician and others all failed to monitor and diagnose the patient's progressive hypoxemia and progressive hypercarbia.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

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Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
10/11/2011			11-23714
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Broward			6/27/2013
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
Hierholzer, Meena Phoenix Emergency Medicine of Broward North Broward Hospital district
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
More than 90 days, after suit filed and prior to or during the course of mandatory settlement conference.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Settled by parties
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment
6/14/2013

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$6,250

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$16,763

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$4,601

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$6,250	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely

None.The insured did not breach the standard of care.An offer of judgment was extended for $6250 to afford the opportunity to collect attorneys fees and costs in case of a defense verdict.The plaintiff accepted the offer of judgment.

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*NR:Prior to 04/28/1999 this field was not required in submitted claims.

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