Dr. ANGELA M TAPIA, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ANGELA M TAPIA, MD

8900 North Kendall Drive

Indemnity Paid: $0.00

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
Baptist Health South Florida				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
65-0267668		0000
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	NANCY			CARR
Street Address
11440 SW 88th STREET
City				State	Zip
MIAMI				FL	33176
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(305) 274 - 4070		(305) 274 - 2701	carol.lobacz@nccrms.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Angela		M	Tapia
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Self-Insurer		8900 North Kendall Drive
City		State	Zip Code	County
Miami		FL	33176	Dade
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
PIC 2014/15 PIC13		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME107770		Internal Medicine - No Surgery

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

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

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
WEST KENDALL BAPTIST HOSPITAL		23960064
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Patients' Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
9/1/2012		10/20/2014

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Mild acute compression deformities of the superior T12 and superior L1 end-plates with minimal retropulsion of the L1 compression deformity and atrial fibrillation.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Not applicable.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
There was no misdiagnosis made of this patient.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient arrested and suffered an anoxic event and subsequently died. The claimant's attorney alleged a failure to order a nasal canula. This allegation was not substantiated by an expert and the Notice of Intent was withdrawn against this physician.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			2/6/2015
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
West Kendall Baptist Hospital
Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made
Claim or suit abandoned.
Final Method of Claim Disposition
Dropped before Action Filed
Court Decision			Other
No Court Proceedings.
Arbitration
Claim not subject to Arbitration.
Date of Payment

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$5,771

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$1,999

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

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

Not applicable.

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

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