| Department File Number : | M201782157 |
| Claim Number : | 2016-09-100-002 |
| Date Submitted : | 5/24/2017 |
| Insurer Information | |||||
| Insurer Name | Coverage Type | ||||
| Lexington Insurace Company | Primary | ||||
| Insurer FEIN | Professional License Number | ||||
| 25-114949 | |||||
| Insurer Contact Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Jessica | Hayden | |||
| Street Address | |||||
| 2985 Drew Street | |||||
| City | State | Zip | |||
| Clearwater | FL | 33764 | |||
| Phone | Ext | Fax | E-Mail Address | ||
| (727) 519 - 1268 | jessica.hayden@baycare.org | ||||
| Insured Information | |||||
| Type | First Name | MI | Last Name | ||
| Individual | Robert | Paul | |||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Self-Insurer | 500 Dr. MLK Jr. Drive N. | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| St. Petersburg | FL | 33705 | Pinellas | ||
| Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
| 120-73-195 | $500,000 | $1,500,000 | |||
| Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
| Medical Doctor | |||||
| License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
| ME98293 | Emergency Medicine - No Major Surgery | ||||
| Injured Person Information | |||||
| First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
| Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
| F | Pinellas | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | |||
| Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
| Hospital Inpatient Facility | |||||
| Name of Institution | Code | ||||
| SAINT ANTHONY'S HOSPITAL | 100067 | ||||
| Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
| Patients' Room | |||||
| Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
| 5/1/2013 | 1/29/2016 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| The conditions for which treatment was sought on May 1, 2013, were abdominal cramping and vaginal bleeding. The diagnoses were dysfunctional uterine bleeding and hypertension, as well as a UTI and bacterial vaginitis. In November, 2013, patient was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma. | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| Patient presented to the Emergency Room on May 1, 2013 complaining of abdominal cramping and vaginal bleeding. She was examined in the Emergency Room where a vaginal exam was conducted which revealed no tenderness, normal external genitalia, and no lesions. A speculum exam was also conducted which revealed a closed cervix with some scarring from a previous colposcopy and mild bleeding. The patient was treated in the Emergency Room where her hypertension was addressed as well as her chief complaint, and she was ordered to follow up with her primary care provider within 1 day. She was given prescriptions for a urinary tract infection and vaginitis following a full workup. Patient did not follow up with her primary care provider, or any other healthcare providers, until September, 2013. In November, 2013, she was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma. | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | |||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| Alleged failure to perform a pap smear in the Emergency Department on May 1, 2013, and failure to properly treat patient's cervical disease during her Emergency Department visit. Patient was properly treated in the Emergency Department and provided appropriate discharge instructions. A pap smear is not an emergency procedure which is not performed in the ER. | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| Cervical cancer | |||||
| Severity Of Injury | |||||
| Permanent: Death. | |||||
| Legal Information | |||||
| Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
| 10/12/2016 | 43114717 | ||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| Pinellas | 4/25/2017 | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| 4/25/2017 | |||||
| Financial Information | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff? | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured | $5,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel | $10,194 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Any issues have been/will be addressed. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Updates | |
| No updates found. |
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