| Department File Number : | M201473023 |
| Claim Number : | 14424-01 |
| Date Submitted : | 12/18/2014 |
| 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 | Stephen | Sinkoe | |||
| Insurer Type | Street Address of Practice | ||||
| Licensed | 5500 So. Flamingo Rd. | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | County | ||
| Cooper City | FL | 33330 | Broward | ||
| Policy Number | Per Claim Policy Limits | Aggregate Policy Limits | |||
| 1PD0010223 | $250,000 | $750,000 | |||
| Profession or Business | Other Profession or Business | ||||
| Podiatric Physician | |||||
| License Number | Specialty Code & Classification | Certification Number | |||
| PO1726 | |||||
| Injured Person Information | |||||
| First Name | MI | Last Name | Date of Birth | ||
| Street Address | Gender | County where Injury Occurred | |||
| M | Broward | ||||
| City | State | Zip Code | |||
| Location where injury occured | Other location where injury occured | ||||
| Other Hospital/Institution | North Broward Medical Center | ||||
| Name of Institution | Code | ||||
| Location of Institutional Injury | Other Location of Institutional Injury | ||||
| Operating Suite | |||||
| Date of Occurrence | Date Reported to Insurer | ||||
| 7/24/2008 | 6/12/2009 | ||||
| Diagnostic Information | |||||
| Final Diagnosis For Which Treatment Was Sought Including Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| Deep abscess of right foot | |||||
| Operation, Diagnostic, Or Treatment Procedure Rendered Causing The Injury | |||||
| I&D of abscess of right foot | |||||
| Diagnostic Code : | |||||
| Misdiagnosis Made, If Any, Of Patient's Actual Condition | |||||
| *NR | |||||
| Principal Injury Giving Rise To The Claim | |||||
| This diabetic patient was admitted to the hospital on 7/18 with a right foot infection. Insured was one of several consultants who were requested by the attending on 07/20 for complicated medical conditions other than the foot. Before seeing the patient, insured ordered some imaging studies including an MRI, which showed soft tissue abscess but no osteomyelitis. He examined the patient on 7/23 and decided to take the patient to the OR to drain an abscess in the first interspace of the right foot. During this admission, patient was also being followed by a number of other specialists including infectious diseases and vascular surgery, who were involved in treatment recommendations. Both the attending physician and infectious disease physician were making decisions whether patient was stable enough to go home with scheduled follow-up care and monitoring of his foot and overall health. Insured was on standby for further surgical intervention, including amputation; however, patient refused that option during this admission. Patient stayed in the hospital until he was discharged on August 18, 2008, and died two days later on August 20, 2008. Plaintiff claims possible osteomyelitis of the right foot, gangrene and ulcers associated with a diabetic foot that culminated in patient¿s death. She alleges insured failed to properly monitor and care for patient, and that he was prematurely discharged from the hospital. It should be noted that it was not insured¿s duty to discharge the patient, but was the duty of the attending and ID doctors. Furthermore, insured¿s death certificate shows he died from cardiac arrest secondary to diabetes and hypertension, with no mention of gangrene or evidence of systemic sepsis. | |||||
| Severity Of Injury | |||||
| Permanent: Death. | |||||
| Legal Information | |||||
| Date of Suit | Circuit Court Case Number | ||||
| 8/19/2010 | CACE-10-029333 | ||||
| County Suit Filed in | Date of Final Disposition | ||||
| Broward | 12/9/2014 | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| 12/11/2014 | |||||
| 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 | $108,002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| All Other Loss Adjustment Expense Paid | $40,154 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
| No updates found. |
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