Barnes-Jewish Hospital Fax Number — Referrals, Transfers, and Prior Authorization
A referral to Barnes-Jewish Hospital goes to the program that will treat the patient, so the destination line depends on the service. As part of BJC HealthCare, Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri receives faxed records and referrals for patients across the Midwest. Send the referral with the records that support it so the accepting team can triage without waiting on a second fax.
Barnes-Jewish Hospital Fax Number
Confirm the line with Barnes-Jewish Hospital's HIM office before sending, since teaching-hospital departments each keep their own
Hours: The Health Information Management office generally runs Monday-Friday during business hours; the emergency department accepts clinical faxes 24/7.
Send a Fax NowWhat You Can Fax to Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- Specialist consultation notes
- Medical records and patient history
- Hospital-to-hospital transfer paperwork
- Prescription and renewal requests
- Release-of-information authorizations
Referrals and transfers to Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Prior authorization and referrals at Barnes-Jewish Hospital each have their own receiving office. Name the program on the cover sheet so intake can route the case correctly. A brief call to Barnes-Jewish Hospital ahead of a time-sensitive referral helps staff watch for it.
Finding the right office to fax at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Documents sent to Barnes-Jewish Hospital land at different lines depending on the office. What you send to records will not arrive at the clinic unless the number matches. Identify the destination office first, and the paperwork lands with the right team.
Faxing PHI to Barnes-Jewish Hospital the compliant way
The risk with records bound for Barnes-Jewish Hospital is not the fax itself but an unsecured tool. HIPAA permits faxing PHI over a compliant, encrypted service — not a shared office machine or a free app. Send FAX Mail encrypts pages in transit and includes HIPAA from the Professional plan at $39.99/month, with the Business plan at $79.99/month for higher volume — a safer route for records going to Barnes-Jewish Hospital than a public machine.
Faxing to Barnes-Jewish Hospital — FAQ
You can send to Barnes-Jewish Hospital any time, though routine paperwork is worked during business hours. Records and referral offices work weekday business hours. Urgent transfers and clinical faxes are received at any hour regardless of the office schedule. Plan routine requests for a weekday morning when the office is fully staffed.
Yes, when the transport is compliant. Faxing itself is accepted for PHI; the transport is what has to be secure. Send FAX Mail includes HIPAA and encryption from $39.99/month for faxes to Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The safeguard is the service you use, not the act of faxing.
A number copied from a search result may be stale; Barnes-Jewish Hospital has the current one. Use Barnes-Jewish Hospital's release-of-information form, which names where to send the authorization. Verifying the office and the line up front is the honest shortcut. Skip the stale listing and confirm the line at the source.
No, and that trips people up. The line for Health Information Management is separate from the one for referrals. Identify the destination before sending so nothing is misrouted. Keep the confirmed number with the patient's file so you are not searching next time.
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