DOE v. GROUP HEALTH CO-OP. OF PUGET SOUND

No. 37558-0-I.

932 P.2d 178 (1997)

85 Wash.App. 213

John DOE, Appellant, v. GROUP HEALTH COOPERATIVE OF PUGET SOUND, INC., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

March 3, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian William Chestnut, Ziontz, Chestnut, Varnell, Berley & Slonim, Seattle, for Appellant.

Kathryn M. Battuello, Moody & Battuello, Seattle, for Respondent.

James P. O'Connor, Gladstone, OR, for Amicus Curiae.


BECKER, Judge.

Group Health used John Doe's name and consumer number, without his authorization, to illustrate a training exercise on how to process mental health claims. Doe sued Group Health, claiming damages under the Uniform Health Care Information Act. Granting a motion for summary judgment, the trial court dismissed this claim. We reverse. Whether the trainer disclosed "health care information", and whether the disclosure met the "need to know" test, are factual...

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