Health Information Management (Medical Records)
Release of Patient Information
Parents or legal guardians may request the release of a child's health information from our Health Information Management (HIM) office. Please fill out an Authorization to Release Patient Information form (PDF 52KB) (Spanish).
Parents or legal guardians may request that a child’s health information be shared with a school (sent to, obtained from, or both). Please fill out an Authorization to Exchange Patient Information with School form (PDF 50KB) (Spanish).
Send the forms to the address below or fax it to us at (206) 987-2061. You can expect the information you request to be sent to you or your designee within 7 to 15 working days.
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Health Information Management Department
P.O. Box 5371/A-4902
Seattle, WA
98105-0371
Our staff includes registered health information administrators and technicians and certified medical transcriptionists. We are located on the 4th floor near the Airplane elevators, A-4902, and our phone number is (206) 987-2173.
Specialty Services Offered
- Coding and abstracting of demographic and clinical information
- Coordination of research projects
- Privacy program
- Provision of data for planning and research
- Release of medical information
- Transcription of dictated reports
The Medical Records department has expertise in:
- Accessing hospital information systems
- Coding and medical transcription
- Compiling statistical data
- Designing forms
- Medical and legal facts and procedures