Department File Number : | M201679645 |
Claim Number : | 158141 |
Date Submitted : | 7/19/2017 |
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 | Carola | Zalles | |||
Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
Licensed | 11750 Bird Road | ||||
City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
Miami | FL | 33175 | Dade | ||
Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
HCI-10115 | $250,000 | $750,000 | |||
Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
Medical Doctor | |||||
License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
ME108257 | Pathology - No Surgery | 01 |
Injured Person Information | |||||
First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
F | Dade | ||||
City | State | Zip Code | |||
Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
Hospital Inpatient Facility | |||||
Name of Institution | Code | ||||
COLUMBIA KENDALL MEDICAL CENTER | 100209 | ||||
Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
Other | Pathology | ||||
Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
5/4/2015 | 5/6/2016 |
Diagnostic Information | |||||
Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
Cholecystitis. | |||||
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
Patient underwent laparscopic cholecystectomy & cholangiogram. Gallbladder was sent for pathology & was interpreted as adenocarcinoma. Patient underwent chemotherapy. Several months later, physician reported an erroneous diagnosis of cancer. | |||||
Diagnostic Code : | |||||
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
*NR | |||||
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
Unnecessary chemotherapy. | |||||
Severity Of Injury | |||||
Temporary: Major - Burns, surgical material left, drug side effect, brain damage. Recovery delayed. |
Legal Information | |||||
Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
*NR | |||||
County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
*NR | 8/24/2016 | ||||
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 not subject to Arbitration. | |||||
Date of Payment | |||||
8/23/2016 |
Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $150,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $27,494 | ||||||||||||||||||||
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $7,332 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss | $150,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Deductible | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Injured Person's Total Economic Loss | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Safety Management Steps Taken by Insured to Make Similar Occurrence Less Likely | |||||||||||||||||||||
Review of policies and procedures. |
Updates | |||||||||||||
Date of Change: | 7/19/2017 11:32:40 AM | ||||||||||||
Reason for Change: | Additional LAE payments made. | ||||||||||||
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