Staley v. NORTHERN UTAH HEALTHCARE

NEHRING, Justice:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 This interlocutory appeal requires us to decide whether redacted medical information, which may only be reviewed by a limited number of people, offends the policies of the physician-patient privilege outlined in Utah Rule of Evidence 506. We hold that it does not and affirm the district court’s ruling.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 On April 10, 2003, appellee Denise Sta-ley underwent a hysterectomy at St. Mark’s Hospital, a facility located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and owned by appellant Northern Utah Healthcare Corporation. Following surgery, Ms. Staley was…