Crawford Ex Rel. Goodyear v. Care Concepts, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
1DissentRoggensack, J.
¶ 13. (dissenting). The majority concludes that the information requested in interrogatories 4 and 5, which relates to acts of D.D., is *619not the type of information protected by the privilege set forth within Wis. Stat. § 905.04, and therefore it affirms the order compelling discovery. I conclude that under Wis. Stat. § 146.82(1), records of the conduct of a patient who has dementia, a mental health problem, is as much a confidential health care record as is the recorded blood pressure of a hypertensive patient and that the court's order directing release of information collected about D.D.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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