Department File Number : | M201990104 |
Claim Number : | 105541A |
Date Submitted : | 9/27/2019 |
Insurer Information | |||||
Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
ASCENSION HEALTH ALLIANCE PL/GL SELF-INSURED TRUST | Primary | ||||
Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
36-7046706 | |||||
Insurer Contact Information | |||||
Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
Individual | Linda | S | Zinselmeier | ||
Street Address | |||||
11775 Borman Drive, Suite 300 | |||||
City | State | Zip | |||
St. Louis | MO | 63146 | |||
Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
(314) 733 - 8727 | lzinselmeier@ascension.org |
Insured Information | |||||
Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
Individual | Lydia | J | Lowder | ||
Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
Self-Insurer | 1824 King St., Ste. 300 | ||||
City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
Jacksonville | FL | 32204 | Duval | ||
Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
1111 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | |||
Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
Other | ARNP | ||||
License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
ARNP9209579 |
Injured Person Information | |||||
First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
M | Duval | ||||
City | State | Zip Code | |||
Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
Emergency Room | |||||
Name of Institution | Code | ||||
SAINT VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER | 100040 | ||||
Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
Patients' Room | |||||
Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
5/28/2016 | 6/2/2016 |
Diagnostic Information | |||||
Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
Chest pain, diaphoresis and syncope with loss of consciousness. | |||||
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
27 and 24 days, respectively, before subject treatment on 05/28/16, patient had been admitted and then seen in the Emergency Room; during those two encounters, patient had undergone serial Troponin, insignificant EKG, CXR, CT chest and 12+ minute nuclear stress test with no diagnostic findings. During subject Emergency Room visit on 05/28/16, additional EKG and serial Troponin and work-up confirmed prior diagnosis of vasovagal syncope. | |||||
Diagnostic Code : | |||||
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
Estate claimed repeat nature of presentations in one month warranted additional work-up including, but not limited to, cardiac catheterization which would have led to earlier diagnosis/treatment of LAD blockage/occlusion and prevented death. | |||||
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
Death | |||||
Severity Of Injury | |||||
Permanent: Death. |
Legal Information | |||||
Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
6/15/2018 | 16-2018-CV-003999 | ||||
County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
Duval | 9/27/2019 | ||||
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
Pilcher, William | |||||
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 | |||||
9/27/2019 |
Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $290,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $38,700 | ||||||||||||||||||||
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $290,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Deductible | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
Better communication between providers |
Updates | |
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