Department File Number : | M201472056 |
Claim Number : | 19136-01 |
Date Submitted : | 9/23/2014 |
Insurer Information | |||||
Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
PODIATRY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA | Primary | ||||
Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
58-1403235 | |||||
Insurer Contact Information | |||||
Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
Individual | Karen | Kessler | |||
Street Address | |||||
3000 Meridian Blvd., Suite 400 | |||||
City | State | Zip | |||
Franklin | TN | 37067 | |||
Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
(615) 371 - 8776 | 2249 | kkessler@picagroup.com |
Insured Information | |||||
Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
Individual | Jeffrey | Kleiman | |||
Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
Licensed | 8350 Riverwalk Park Blvd. | ||||
City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
Fort Myers | FL | 33919 | Lee | ||
Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
1PD0013014 | $250,000 | $750,000 | |||
Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
Podiatric Physician | |||||
License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
PO3068 |
Injured Person Information | |||||
First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
M | Lee | ||||
City | State | Zip Code | |||
Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
Hospital Inpatient Facility | |||||
Name of Institution | Code | ||||
LEE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-HEALTHPARK | 120005 | ||||
Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
Operating Suite | |||||
Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
12/5/2011 | 3/22/2013 |
Diagnostic Information | |||||
Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
Severe cellulitis and abscess of right foot; osteomyelitis of right, 2nd metatarsal head; osteomyelitis of right, 2nd toe, base of proximal phalanx; diabetes mellitus with PVD and peripheral neuropathy | |||||
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
Deep and complicated incision and drainage of right foot abscess and cellulitis; excision of infected bone of right, 2nd metatarsal with bone biopsy; excision of infected bone, base of proximal phalanx, right, 2nd toe | |||||
Diagnostic Code : | |||||
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
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Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
Diabetic patient was first seen by insured on 12/01/11 for an inpatient hospital consultation for a serious foot infection of his right foot. Insured¿s impression was that the patient had diabetic foot ulceration of the right foot with subsequent severe cellulitis, abscess, and osteomyelitis of the second metatarsal and second toe. The patient was taken to the OR and underwent a significant incision and drainage with debridement of necrotic tissue and bone. The patient had been placed on intravenous antibiotics by infectious diseases. He was discharged on 12/9. There were only two visits between the patient and insured following discharge from hospital. In both cases, the patient looked somewhat improved but still had significant infection necrosis in the foot. Also, a few new ulcerations were noted. Insured decided to send the patient to the local wound center for evaluation for hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Patient was subsequently found to have significant vascular disease and eventually underwent a BKA of the right leg. Patient alleges insured failed to order a vascular work-up for PVD, which resulted in complications following surgery that ultimately led to a BKA. Our expert believes a vascular study would have made no difference in the outcome of this case. This was echoed by the vascular surgeon as well. Patient had significant widespread PVD. In fact, it appears to have been not reconstructable according to the subsequent treating vascular surgeons. Within a reasonable degree of certainty it would not have been salvageable/reconstructable at the time the patient was seen by insured. When faced with a significant infection found by insured on 12/1, the surgery is emergent and you cannot wait for vascular consultation before taking the patient for incision and drainage. | |||||
Severity Of Injury | |||||
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung. |
Legal Information | |||||
Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
8/16/2013 | 13-CA-2034 | ||||
County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
Lee | 8/27/2014 | ||||
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
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 | |||||
8/28/2014 |
Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $225,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $39,856 | ||||||||||||||||||||
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $12,817 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
None - Specialty Code #80993 |
Updates | |
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