Harston v. Campbell County Memorial Hospital

THOMAS, Justice.

The essential issue in this case addresses the scope of discovery of hospital information, documents, or other records in an action against a hospital for independent negligence in credentialing and reviewing the staff privileges of a physician, as well as the responsibility of the hospital for patient injuries. The district court limited Carma Christensen Harston’s (Harston) efforts to obtain discovery with respect to incident reports relating to her care and materials relating to the appointment, reappointment, credentialing, and privileges of her treating physician. The…