Dr. ARUNDATHI RAO, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. ARUNDATHI RAO, MD

3627 University Blvd. S Suite 700

Jacksonville, FL

32216

Duval

Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $54,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201677248
Claim Number :	156323-2
Date Submitted :	1/30/2017

Insurer Information

Insurer Name				Coverage Type
HEALTH CARE INDEMNITY, INC.				Primary
Insurer FEIN		Professional License Number
61-0904881
Insurer Contact Information
Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Teresa			Ross
Street Address
One Park Plaza P.O. Box 555
City				State	Zip
Nashville				TN	37202
Phone	Ext	Fax	E-Mail Address
(615) 344 - 5804			Teresa.Ross@HCAHealthcare.com

Insured Information

Type	First Name		MI	Last Name
Individual	Arundathi			Rao
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		3627 University Blvd. S Suite 700
City		State	Zip Code	County
Jacksonville		FL	32216	Duval
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HCI-10114		$250,000		$750,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME102122		Surgery - Abdominal		01

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Duval
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Hospital Inpatient Facility
Name of Institution		Code
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE		100179
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
8/12/2014		9/14/2015

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Cholecystitis, intractable nausea & vomiting.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Patient had laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy, hiatal hernia repair & cholecystectomy on 7/15/14. On 8/12/14 patient presented to ER with intractable nausea & vomiting, biliary-like symptoms. NM/HIDA scan showe no evidence of cystic duct obstruction. Patient taken to surgery for laparoscopic cholecystectomy; however, upon examination of gallbladder bed a surgically absent gallbladder was discovered.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Unnecessary laparoscopic cholecystectomy for surgically absent gallbladder.
Severity Of Injury
Temporary: Minor - Infections, misset fracture, fall in hospital. Recovery delayed.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
			*NR
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
*NR			2/11/2016
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 subject to arbitration, but settlement reached in lieu of award.
Date of Payment
2/8/2016

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$54,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$3,044

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$4,887

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$15,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$45,000	$20,000
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Staff re-education and reinforcement of policy and procedure.

Updates

Date of Change:

1/30/2017 11:36:34 AM

Reason for Change:

Additional LAE payments made.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	4874	4887
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	2635	3044
Cause of Injury	Patient had laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy, hiatal hernia repair & cholecystectomy on 7/15/14. On 8/12/14 patient presented to ER with intractable nausea & vomiting, biliary-like symptoms. NM/HIDA scan showe no evidence of cystic duct obstruction. Patient taken to surgery for laparoscopic cholecystectomy; however, upon examination of gallbladder bed a surgically absent gallbladder was discovered	Patient had laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy, hiatal hernia repair & cholecystectomy on 7/15/14. On 8/12/14 patient presented to ER with intractable nausea & vomiting, biliary-like symptoms. NM/HIDA scan showe no evidence of cystic duct obstruction. Patient taken to surgery for laparoscopic cholecystectomy; however, upon examination of gallbladder bed a surgically absent gallbladder was discovered.

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

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