Dr. RONALD REIFSCHNEIDER, MD Medical Malpractice Cases, Lawsuits, and Complaints

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Phycicians Practice Address

Dr. RONALD REIFSCHNEIDER, MD

4120 Tamiami Trail

Port Charlotte, FL

33952

Charlotte

Court Case # 09004026CA

Indemnity Paid: $200,000.00

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Department File Number :	M201263513
Claim Number :	12844-01
Date Submitted :	4/12/2012

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	Ronald			Reifschneider
Insurer Type		Street Address of Practice
Licensed		4120 Tamiami Trail
City		State	Zip Code	County
Port Charlotte		FL	33952	Charlotte
Policy Number		Per Claim Policy Limits		Aggregate Policy Limits
1PD0009068		$1,000,000		$3,000,000
Profession or Business			Other Profession or Business
Podiatric Physician
License Number		Specialty Code & Classification		Certification Number
PO994

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Injured Person Information

First Name	MI	Last Name		Date of Birth

Street Address			Gender	County where Injury Occurred
			F	Charlotte
City			State	Zip Code

Location where injury occured		Other location where injury occured
Other Outpatient Facility		Peace River Medical Center
Name of Institution		Code

Location of Institutional Injury		Other Location of Institutional Injury
Operating Suite
Date of Occurrence		Date Reported to Insurer
4/22/2008		4/13/2009

Diagnostic Information

Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition
Exostosis medial and lateral posterior aspect of calcaneus, right foot
Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury
Resection of exostosis medial and lateral posterior aspect of right calcaneus
Diagnostic Code :
Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition
*NR
Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim
Patient presented to insured on 12-23-05 with complaints of bone spurs, which insured treated with steroid injections.Due to her ongoing complaints of pain, surgery was performed on 02-08-07, which involved only the margins of the heel.Eighteen days after surgery, patient was doing well; however, two days later insured learned she had been hospitalized with a pulmonary embolism. Patient was seen once again in the office on 03-05-07, with no overt problem appreciated; however, when she returned two days later, there was slight dehiscence & drainage noted at the lateral wound.The area was cultured but there was no sign of infection.Shortly thereafter, patient was referred to an ID doctor due to slow healing and to insure patient did not go on to develop an infection.Patient claims she developed kidney failure due to antibiotics, PE and an infection.She alleges insured failed to recognize a free-floating bone fragment prior to the conclusion of his surgery; failed to appropriately immobilize her, which resulted in a pulmonary embolism; failed to appropriately treat an infection.Our expert stated none of the post-op films taken, including an MRI revealed any bone fragments.As to the claims of improper immobilization, he stated it was the absolute appropriate splinting and that, while the DVT was unfortunate, it was not due to insuredÂ¿s care and treatment. Insured appropriately provided wound care and appropriately cultured the wounds to insure there was no infection.There were no cultures suggestive of infection until after patient was under the care of an ID physician.Furthermore, even if antibiotics caused patientÂ¿s kidney problems as claimed, they were handled by the ID specialist.
Severity Of Injury
Permanent: Significant - Deafness, loss of limb, loss of eye, loss of one kidney or lung.

Medical Malpractice Closed Claims Report

Legal Information

Date of Suit			Circuit Court Case Number
7/13/2009			09004026CA
County Suit Filed in			Date of Final Disposition
Charlotte			3/27/2012
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
3/29/2012

Financial Information

Was there a settlement Resulting in payment to the Plaintiff?

Yes

Indemnity Paid by Insurer on behalf of Insured

$200,000

Loss Adjust Expense Paid to Defense Counsel

$53,580

All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid

$19,934

Injured Person's Total Non-Economic Loss

Deductible

Injured Person's Total Economic Loss

	Incurred to Date	Anticipated
Medical Expense	$26,104	$0
Wage Loss	$7,000	$0
Other Expenses	$0	$0

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

None - Specialty code #80993

Updates

No updates found.

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

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