Patient Condition Reports

A patient condition report is a one-word description of a patient's current medical status.

Under current laws, news media must provide the patient's name before the release of any patient information. Additionally, Communications and Marketing will not release information about:

• Patients who request no information be released.
• Patients who are under age 18, without a parent or legal guardian's written consent.
• Patients who are involved in domestic violence, rape, sexual abuse, child/elderly abuse, chemical dependency or attempted suicide.
• Patients who are being assessed for behavioral health issues.
• Patients in danger as determined by law enforcement officials.
• Patients discharged who have not given written consent.

As required by law, if a patient is considered "confidential" for any of the reasons stated above, Communications and Marketing cannot acknowledge even the fact that they are a patient.

Download a copy of our HIPAA Guidelines for the Media 

*All policies are in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's privacy rule and the American Hospital Association's "Guide for the Release of Information on the Condition of Patients." Guidelines are consistent throughout Kootenai Health.