patient condition report portland hospitals

How do I ask for a patient’s condition update?

When asking for a patient’s condition update, you must first provide the media representative with the patient’s full name. We use standard language acceptable under HIPAA laws and American Hospital Association guidelines to describe patient conditions. They are: Undetermined - Patient is awaiting physician and/or assessment.

How do you describe patient conditions?

We use standard language acceptable under HIPAA laws and American Hospital Association guidelines to describe patient conditions. They are: Undetermined - Patient is awaiting physician and/or assessment. Good - Vital signs are stable and within normal limits.

Can I contact the media about a patient's condition update?

This would be done only under limited circumstances involving public officials, celebrities or others whose stories are of extraordinary public interest. When asking for a patient’s condition update, you must first provide the media representative with the patient’s full name.

What does undetermined mean in a hospital report?

Undetermined - Patient is awaiting physician and/or assessment. Good - Vital signs are stable and within normal limits. Patient is conscious and comfortable. Indicators are excellent.

What is Novant Health's condition report?

In compliance with federal regulations, Novant Health, at its discretion, may release general information about a patient’s condition in response to a media request.

What is Novant Health policy?

Novant Health’s policy also dictates that the permission of a patient’s next-of-kin or legal representative must be obtained before sharing information about a patient’s sudden, violent or accidental death, or death from natural causes.

Can Novant Health release information without a patient's name?

However, no information will be provided without a patient’s first and last name or if the patient has opted out of the hospital phone directory.

Does Novant Health release information about substance abuse patients?

Additionally, Novant Health will not release information about behavioral health or substance abuse patients or those under the age of 18 without prior consent from the patient or the patient’s legal guardian.

Information that can be released

The patient's general condition may be released only if the inquiry specifically identifies the patient by name, and if the patient is listed in our patient directory.

Information that cannot be released

No information shall be released when a patient specifically requests it.

Getting Updates on Patients

Shands HealthCare provides all patients upon admission an option regarding inclusion in our facility patient directory as required by federal law. Patients are asked during the admission process if they would like to opt out of the facility patient directory.

Understanding One-Word Condition Reports

Below are the one-word conditions approved by the American Hospital Association:

What are the conditions of releasing information?

Unless the patient has expressed otherwise and opted out of releasing any information, only the following conditions will be released: Good — Vital signs are stable and within normal limits. The patient is conscious and comfortable (indicators are excellent). Fair — Vital signs are stable and within normal limits.

What is HIPAA in Rutland?

Federal law (HIPAA) and regulations regarding the release of patient information by hospitals and health providers are followed stringently at Rutland Regional. These regulations specify how information may be released to the media.

Do patients have to say they do not want information released?

Patients have the option of stating that they do not want information released at all, including confirmation of their presence in the facility. If the patient requests that no information be released, the hospital must honor that request.

Can a hospital release a patient's name?

No information on a patient's condition may be released unless the name of the patient is provided by the requester. A hospital may not release the names of patients.

When asking for a patient's condition update, must you first provide the media representative with the patient's full?

When asking for a patient’s condition update, you must first provide the media representative with the patient’s full name.

What does "treated and released" mean?

Treated and Released – This could mean the patient was sent home or to another facility.

Can we elaborate on a patient's injury?

We cannot elaborate on a patient’s injuries, illness or prognosis without specific written consent by the patient or the patient’s family. This would be done only under limited circumstances involving public officials, celebrities or others whose stories are of extraordinary public interest.