Northern Arizona Healthcare is responsible for protecting the privacy and confidentiality of its patients and their medical information. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, or HIPAA, mandated regulations that govern privacy standards for healthcare information. The information provided here is based on NAH’s HIPAA Privacy Policy.
This section covers all policies regarding the release of patient information to the media. Please review these policies carefully before contacting NAH Public Relations.
- Media inquiries regarding patients listed in a facility’s patient directory
- Releasing information regarding a patient’s condition
- Releasing other patient information
- Media inquiries regarding “special confidentiality” patients
- Media inquiries regarding high-profile patients
- Media inquiries regarding patients in the custody of law enforcement
- Media inquiries regarding patient statements, interviews, videos and photographs
- Media access to NAH facilities