by Cory Talbot
Utah adopted a care-review privilege “to improve medical care by allowing health-care personnel to reduce morbidity or mortality and to provide information to evaluate and improve hospital and health care.”1 In January, the Utah Court of Appeals gave some helpful guidance about the application of this privilege in Vered v. Tooele Hospital Corporation.2
The Care-Review Privilege Generally
Before discussing the Vered case, we will go over a number of general background issues regarding the scope and application of the care-review privilege. Continue reading