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Albuquerque Rehabilitation Hospital Fax Number — Prior Authorization for the Stay

Albuquerque Rehabilitation Hospital faxes a prior-authorization packet — the referral, the plan of care, and the functional assessment — to the insurer for the rehab admission; here is how, securely. As a hospital-based inpatient rehabilitation unit in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque Rehabilitation Hospital coordinates intensive inpatient rehabilitation within a host hospital after a serious illness or surgery for patients transferring within or into the host hospital and their case managers across the Southwest. Because an authorization packet is protected health information, this guide covers both where to send it and how to keep the transmission compliant.

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Albuquerque Rehabilitation Hospital Fax Number

Call Albuquerque Rehabilitation Hospital and ask whether admissions, the unit, or records should receive your document

Hours: A fax to a rehab hospital lands whenever you send it because the units are staffed overnight, but an authorization packet or a records release sent after hours is picked up the next business day.

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What You Can Fax to Albuquerque Rehabilitation Hospital

  • The acute H&P, progress notes, and imaging for the admission decision
  • The acute discharge or operative summary supporting the transfer
  • A prior-authorization request with the plan of care documenting the intensive-therapy requirement
  • A signed release for a copy of the rehabilitation-unit record
  • A progress update back to the referring hospitalist or specialist
Tip: Put the patient's name, date of birth, and the referring hospital on each page so Albuquerque Rehabilitation Hospital can match it cleanly. Direct the cover sheet to pre-admission screening, the authorization coordinator, or records at Albuquerque Rehabilitation Hospital, with a callback number for questions. Group the pages into a single fax and hold onto the confirmation in case you need to prove it arrived.

Prior authorization for the stay at Albuquerque Rehabilitation Hospital

A rehab admission at Albuquerque Rehabilitation Hospital is not covered until medical necessity is established, so the authorization request with the plan of care and the intensive-therapy justification is faxed to the payer. Name the patient, the referring hospital, and the admitting physician so the payer can match the authorization. Send the medical-necessity packet as one PDF so the documents stay together.

Sending a pre-admission screening to Albuquerque Rehabilitation Hospital

A referral for inpatient rehabilitation at Albuquerque Rehabilitation Hospital opens with the acute hospital faxing the H&P, the progress notes, and the therapy needs so the pre-admission team can determine medical appropriateness. State the anticipated therapy needs and any precautions so the screening reaches the right program. Flag an anticipated discharge date so the screening is worked in time.

Sending referral and rehab records to Albuquerque Rehabilitation Hospital without cutting corners

A referral, a plan of care, and a functional assessment are protected health information, so how you fax them to Albuquerque Rehabilitation Hospital matters as much as the number. Encryption in transit and a compliant provider are what keep the transmission within the rules. Send FAX Mail's Professional plan ($39.99/month) and Business plan ($79.99/month) both include HIPAA coverage and encryption for documents bound for Albuquerque Rehabilitation Hospital.

Faxing to Albuquerque Rehabilitation Hospital — FAQ

A functional assessment and the plan of care document where the patient starts and the therapy goals, faxed to the payer and shared with the referring team. Confirm the receiving fax — the payer or the referring case manager — with Albuquerque Rehabilitation Hospital before sending. A complete plan means the payer can act without a second request. Flag a time-sensitive authorization so it is worked the same day.

Yes — Albuquerque Rehabilitation Hospital faxes the discharge summary, the continuing-therapy orders, and any home-health or equipment prescriptions to the next provider. Give Albuquerque Rehabilitation Hospital the receiving provider's current fax so the summary reaches the right chart. The medications and the follow-up plan are what a receiving provider needs at hand-off. A follow-up call confirms the provider received the summary on an urgent discharge.

Albuquerque Rehabilitation Hospital faxes the medical-necessity documentation to the payer, then coordinates with the referring case manager. Providing the payer's fax speeds the authorization decision. A complete packet means the payer can act without a second request. Flag a time-sensitive review so it is worked the same day.

Include the identifiers staff use to match an admission: the patient's name, date of birth, and referring provider. State the specific staff the fax is for — a referral, an authorization, or records — on the cover sheet. With identifiers and destination clear, nothing gets misrouted. Complete, legible identifiers are what move the referral fastest.

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