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American Hearing and Balance Centers Fax Number — Send an ENT Referral

Most new visits at American Hearing and Balance Centers start on a referral, faxed with the reason for referral and the patient's history — this guide covers sending it cleanly and securely. American Hearing and Balance Centers, an otology and hearing center in Santa Monica, California, sends and receives referrals, audiograms, imaging, and authorizations by fax every day. Because a referral carries protected health information, this guide covers both where to send it and how to keep the transmission compliant.

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American Hearing and Balance Centers Fax Number

Ask American Hearing and Balance Centers's front desk or audiology staff for the current fax number

Hours: The office's posted hours cover weekdays and sometimes a Saturday morning, so a fax to the front desk lands while patients are being seen; records and authorization paperwork, though, is worked during weekday business hours.

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What You Can Fax to American Hearing and Balance Centers

  • A sleep-study result and CPAP coordination paperwork
  • A pre-operative clearance request for ear surgery
  • A balance or vestibular-test result forwarded to a treating physician
  • A prior-authorization request for a hearing device or a procedure
  • An operative note or treatment summary sent to the referring office
Tip: Mark all pages with the patient identifiers American Hearing and Balance Centers needs to reconnect a split record. State which American Hearing and Balance Centers desk the fax is for on the cover sheet so it is routed on the first try. Send multi-page records as one combined PDF and keep the delivery confirmation.

The referral packet American Hearing and Balance Centers receives

A primary care physician who finds ear pain, chronic sinusitis, hearing loss, hoarseness, or a neck mass faxes a referral to American Hearing and Balance Centers — that inbound referral is the everyday document an ENT office receives. A complete referral in one fax means the office is not chasing missing history before it can book the visit. A quick call helps American Hearing and Balance Centers watch for an urgent referral.

Getting a hearing result into the chart from American Hearing and Balance Centers

When the audiology staff at American Hearing and Balance Centers complete a hearing evaluation, the audiogram is faxed to the physician who ordered it, and hearing-aid benefit paperwork moves the same way. A significant or asymmetric hearing loss should be flagged so the office arranges follow-up promptly. Keep the confirmation so the case shows the hearing result was returned.

HIPAA and your fax to American Hearing and Balance Centers

An ENT note, an audiogram, and its imaging are protected health information, so how you fax them to American Hearing and Balance Centers matters as much as the number. The rules turn on using a secure, compliant service rather than a public or ad-supported one. Send FAX Mail encrypts pages in transit and includes HIPAA from the $39.99/month Professional plan, a safer route for patient records going to American Hearing and Balance Centers than a public machine.

Faxing to American Hearing and Balance Centers — FAQ

Most likely one — a practice like American Hearing and Balance Centers keeps a single front-office fax more often than a bank of lines. The line is shared, but the person who works it varies by request. Verify the working fax with American Hearing and Balance Centers first, since an office's numbers change. Note the working line the first time and the next fax is quicker.

Ask your primary care office to fax the referral, and American Hearing and Balance Centers takes it from there. Confirm American Hearing and Balance Centers's working referral line before your doctor sends it. The referring office's contact details let American Hearing and Balance Centers follow up without a second request. Keep the confirmation until the referral is acknowledged.

That is a standard request; American Hearing and Balance Centers faxes the hearing result to your doctor so your record stays whole. Confirm your physician's current fax so the hearing result lands correctly. A complete audiogram means the next step in care is clear. Keep the confirmation until the audiogram is acknowledged.

Put the patient's full name and date of birth on every page. Note the target — records, the front desk, audiology, or the referral desk — on the cover sheet. A delivery confirmation then tells you the fax reached American Hearing and Balance Centers. A missing identifier is the usual reason a fax sits in a queue at American Hearing and Balance Centers.

The audiology staff at American Hearing and Balance Centers document the hearing test and move the fitting note and authorization by fax. Confirm the receiving fax with American Hearing and Balance Centers for each recipient before you send. Include your identifiers and the plan or member ID on an authorization. Name the receiving staff on the cover sheet so it is not misrouted. That keeps the request moving without a second round trip.

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