Dr. PHILIP BEATTIE, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. PHILIP BEATTIE, MD

1800 SE Tiffany Avneue

Port Saint Lucie, FL

34952

St. Lucie

Court Case #

Indemnity Paid: $285,000.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201677010
Claim Number :	155287
Date Submitted :	12/27/2016

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	Philip			Beattie
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1800 SE Tiffany Avneue
City		State	Zip Code	County
Port Saint Lucie		FL	34952	St. Lucie
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HCI-10113		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME88719		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery		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
			M	St. Lucie
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
COLUMBIA MED. CTR.-PORT ST. LUCIE		100260
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
12/12/2013		5/18/2015

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Bacterial meningitis.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Allege failure to appropriately treat patient's condition.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Death.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Death.

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			1/27/2016
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
1/14/2016

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$285,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$30,351

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$13,945

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$280,000

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$0	$0
Wage Loss	$0	$0
Other Expenses	$5,000	$0

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

Review of policies and procedures.

Updates

Date of Change:

12/27/2016 10:12:55 AM

Reason for Change:

Additional LAE payments made.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	14871	13945
Insured Address Street	1800 SE Tiffany Avenue	1800 SE Tiffany Avneue
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	28545	30351

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

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Court Case # 14-CA-1957

Indemnity Paid: $34,375.00

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201678661
Claim Number :	152009-1
Date Submitted :	4/11/2017

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	Philip			Beattie
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		1800 SE Tiffany Avenue
City		State	Zip Code	County
Port Saint Lucie		FL	34952	St. Lucie
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
HCI-10112		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Medical Doctor
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
ME88719		Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery		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
			M	St. Lucie
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Emergency Room
Name of Institution		Code
COLUMBIA MED. CTR.-PORT ST. LUCIE		100260
Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Other		Emergency Room
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
10/7/2012		4/11/2014

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Cauda equina syndrome.
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Allege failure to diagnose cauda equina syndrome.
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
Patient presented to ER with back pain radiating to left leg & complaints of numbness. X-ray of spine showed no evidence of acute lumbar fracture or subluxation. Patient discharged home. Two days later patient was diagnosed with cauda equina syndrome & underwent L5 hemilaminotomy for excision of herniated disk at L5-S1.
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Failure to diagnose cauda equina syndrome.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Minor - Loss of fingers, loss or damage to organs. Includes non-disabling injuries.

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation
Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
9/5/2014			14-CA-1957
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
St. Lucie			5/25/2016
Other Defendants Involved in this Claim
FL-I Medical Services of Florida, P.A.
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
5/17/2016

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$34,375

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$39,137

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$26,324

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

$9,375

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$35,000	$15,000
Wage Loss	$85,000	$15,000
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

Review of policies and procedures.

Updates

Date of Change:

4/11/2017 11:21:37 AM

Reason for Change:

Changes in LAE payments.

Field Changed	Former Value	New Value
Amount of Loss Adjustment Expense Paid to Defense Counsel	69950	39137
All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid	29140	26324

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