| Department File Number : | M201574432 |
| Claim Number : | 11-0090 |
| Date Submitted : | 4/29/2015 |
| Insurer Information | |||||
| Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
| Martin Memorial Medical Center, Inc. | Primary | ||||
| Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
| 59-063787 | 4102 | ||||
| Insurer Contact Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Maureen | Williams | |||
| Street Address | |||||
| P.O. Box 9010 | |||||
| City | State | Zip | |||
| Stuart | FL | 34995 | |||
| Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
| (772) 288 - 5899 | maureen.williams@martinhealth.org | ||||
| Insured Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Donald | B | Hoffman | ||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Self-Insurer | P.O. Box 9010 | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| Stuart | FL | 34995 | Martin | ||
| Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
| Trust-2012HPL | $5,000,000 | *NR | |||
| Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
| Medical Doctor | |||||
| License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
| ME32775 | Internal Medicine - No Surgery | ||||
| Injured Person Information | |||||
| First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
| Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
| M | St. Lucie | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | |||
| Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
| Hospital Outpatient Facility | |||||
| Name of Institution | Code | ||||
| COLUMBIA MED. CTR.-PORT ST. LUCIE | 100260 | ||||
| Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
| Radiology, Emergency Room | |||||
| Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
| 7/22/2011 | 2/17/2012 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| Multivessel coronary artery disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| CT-Angiogram read as abnormal with multivessel coronary artery disease | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | |||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| Alleged failue to diagnose severe stenosis. Expert review concluded interpretation appropriate. | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| Alleged acute myocardial infarction. Expert review opined patient's cause of death was lethal arrhythmia. | |||||
| Severity Of Injury | |||||
| Permanent: Death. | |||||
| Legal Information | |||||
| Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
| 8/7/2012 | 562012CA003022 | ||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| St. Lucie | 4/6/2015 | ||||
| Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
| Martin Memorial Physician Corporation St. Lucie Medical Center St. Lucie Medical Specialists HCA Health Services of FL, Inc. Upadhyay, MD, Bharat | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 4/6/2015 | |||||
| Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $750,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $335,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Deductible | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The case was thoroughly reviewed and favorable expert opinions were obtained from board certified cardiologists who opined that the CT-A was read within the standard of care. In addition, they opined that the decedent's cause of death was a lethal arrhythmia. The patient was non-compliant with his health care providers recommendations regarding lifestyle changes and prior recommendations for cardiac catheterization despite his high risk for cardiovascular disease. The case was settled as a business decision rather than risk the uncertainty of trial. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Updates | |
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