Yоu аre а medicаl student wоrking at yоur station in your hospital when an employee of the hospital asks for information about a patient who was admitted last night with a pulmonary embolus secondary to cancer. You know the details of the case. The person requesting the information states that the patient is his uncle. He also shows you proper identification proving he does work at the hospital. Which of the following is the most appropriate action in this case?