| Department File Number : | M201781385 |
| Claim Number : | 1602160102604.00 |
| Date Submitted : | 3/9/2017 |
| Insurer Information | |||||
| Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
| PREFERRED PROFESSIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Primary | ||||
| Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
| 47-0580977 | |||||
| Insurer Contact Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Dana | Henderson | |||
| Street Address | |||||
| 11605 Miracle Hills Dr., Suite 200 | |||||
| City | State | Zip | |||
| Omaha | NE | 68154 | |||
| Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
| (402) 965 - 3236 | (402) 392 - 1791 | dhenderson@ppicins.com | |||
| Insured Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Adel | K | Helmy | ||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Licensed | 4510 N Federal Hwy #103 | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| Lighthouse Point | FL | 33064 | Broward | ||
| Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
| BPP0039351 | $250,000 | $750,000 | |||
| Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
| Medical Doctor | |||||
| License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
| ME68177 | Neurology - Including Child - No Surgery | ||||
| Injured Person Information | |||||
| First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
| Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
| F | Broward | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | |||
| Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
| Hospital Inpatient Facility | |||||
| Name of Institution | Code | ||||
| PLANTATION GENERAL HOSPITAL | 100167 | ||||
| Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
| Critical Care Unit | |||||
| Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
| 2/10/2016 | 11/14/2016 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| Seizures | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| Delay in treatment | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | 348.9 | ||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| *NR | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| At 10:30pm 11 month old baby brought to ED At Northwest Medical Center, showing signs of seizures. CT scan was normal and ED physician immediately arranged transfer to hospital with pediatric intensive care unit. Arrived at Plantation General Hospital at 1:25 am via ambulance. Admitted to Ped ICU and orders for EEG and MRI, neurology consult ordered for Dr. Helmy. Ativan given. Appeared stable overnight. At 8:00am appeared to have another seizure. Throughout day alleged that she continued to suffer seizures. Alleged that Dr. Helmy did not see her or become involved in her care until 4:17pm. At that time diagnosed autoimmune encephalitis. At 6:19pm the decision was made to transfer her to Nicklaus Children's Hospital. She was transferred via helicopter and remained there over a month. Alleged that she suffered profound and permanent brain damage. | |||||
| Severity Of Injury | |||||
| Permanent: Grave - Quadraplegia, severe brain damage, lifelong care or fatal prognosis. | |||||
| Legal Information | |||||
| Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
| *NR | |||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| *NR | 2/3/2017 | ||||
| Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
| Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made | |||||
| Within the pre-suit period as set forth in 766.106 (more than 90 days before suit is filed). | |||||
| Final Method of Claim Disposition | |||||
| Settled by parties | |||||
| Court Decision | Other | ||||
| No Court Proceedings. | |||||
| Arbitration | |||||
| Claim not subject to Arbitration. | |||||
| Date of Payment | |||||
| 2/9/2017 | |||||
| Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $250,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $10,860 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $38,021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Physician will be more proactive regarding the care of children. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Updates | |
| No updates found. |
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