| Department File Number : | M201574230 |
| Claim Number : | 152551 |
| Date Submitted : | 5/26/2015 |
| 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 | Rimal | Patel | |||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Licensed | 1800 SE Tiffany Avenue | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| Port Saint Lucie | FL | 34986 | 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 | |||
| ME104784 | Family Physicians or General Practitioners - No Surgery | 01 | |||
| Injured Person Information | |||||
| First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
| Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
| F | St. Lucie | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | |||
| Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
| Hospital Inpatient Facility | |||||
| Name of Institution | Code | ||||
| COLUMBIA MED. CTR.-PORT ST. LUCIE | 100260 | ||||
| Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
| Patients' Room | |||||
| Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
| 12/23/2013 | 12/30/2013 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| Malaise, anemia. | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| Patient presented for a blood transfusion due to low hemoglobin. Following blood transfusion, patient decompensated & expired. Investigation revealed packed red blood cells dispensed & administered to patient were erroneously identified for compatibility. | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | |||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| *NR | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| Death, blood transfusion reaction. | |||||
| Severity Of Injury | |||||
| Permanent: Death. | |||||
| Legal Information | |||||
| Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
| *NR | |||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| *NR | 3/23/2015 | ||||
| Other Defendants Involved in this Claim | |||||
| Stage of Legal System at which Settlement was Reached or Award Made | |||||
| Claim or suit abandoned. | |||||
| Final Method of Claim Disposition | |||||
| No Payment Made | |||||
| 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? | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $14,088 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $2,415 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Review of policies and procedures. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Updates | |||||||||||||
| Date of Change: | 5/26/2015 12:03:01 PM | ||||||||||||
| Reason for Change: | Additional LAE payments made. | ||||||||||||
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