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Beacon Hospice of Maine Fax Number — Send Medical Records and Release Requests

Faxing patient history to Beacon Hospice of Maine means reaching the records team that manages files — this page shows how, securely. Based in Portland, Maine, Beacon Hospice of Maine is part of Amedisys and a hospice and palliative care program serving patients and families throughout northern New England. Because a patient's chart is protected health information, this guide covers both where to send it and how to keep the transmission compliant.

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Beacon Hospice of Maine Fax Number

Use Beacon Hospice of Maine's referral or records-request instructions to find where to send documents

Hours: Intake and authorization staff work weekday hours, while the on-call clinician fields time-sensitive comfort-care orders any time.

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What You Can Fax to Beacon Hospice of Maine

  • Face-to-face (F2F) recertification encounter documentation
  • A hospice referral from a hospital, SNF, or physician
  • Physician orders and verbal-order signatures
  • Central-intake referral and insurance verification paperwork
  • Prior-authorization and Medicare hospice benefit eligibility documents
Tip: Label each page with the patient's name, date of birth, and record number — those three identifiers are what staff use to match a chart at Beacon Hospice of Maine. Address the cover sheet to the exact team you are reaching at Beacon Hospice of Maine, and include a number where staff can reach you. Send everything in one PDF rather than several faxes, and keep the confirmation for your records.

Faxing patient history to Beacon Hospice of Maine

Getting a patient's chart to or from Beacon Hospice of Maine starts with the records staff who manage the files. Records are released to you or to the party the family names once the request is verified. Confirm the current records fax with Beacon Hospice of Maine before you send the authorization.

What to put on a fax to Beacon Hospice of Maine

Records that arrive at Beacon Hospice of Maine without identifiers are the ones that get delayed. Name the receiving office — medical records or the hospice care team — at the top of the cover sheet. That routing detail is what ties the record to the correct team at Beacon Hospice of Maine.

Faxing PHI to Beacon Hospice of Maine the compliant way

A fax to Beacon Hospice of Maine that carries a chart is PHI and belongs on a secure channel. 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 Beacon Hospice of Maine.

Faxing to Beacon Hospice of Maine — FAQ

The machines accept faxes around the clock; staff processing depends on the office. Records and admission-intake offices work weekday business hours. The hospice on-call line handles urgent comfort-care orders after hours. Plan routine requests for a weekday morning when the office is fully staffed.

It can be, with the right service. The risk is not the fax itself but an unsecured tool, so a free app or a public machine will not do. Send FAX Mail includes HIPAA from the Professional plan at $39.99/month and encrypts documents in transit for records bound for Beacon Hospice of Maine. The safeguard is the service you use, not the act of faxing.

Ask the specific Beacon Hospice of Maine office for its working fax before you send. The discharging hospital's case manager often already has the correct Beacon Hospice of Maine fax on file. Confirming the line first is a two-minute step that prevents a misrouted record. Skip the stale listing and confirm the line at the source.

Submit a signed release-of-information authorization to medical records at Beacon Hospice of Maine. The office names the current fax once your request is on file. List the patient identifiers, the dates, and the exact records you want so nothing is missed. Once processed, Beacon Hospice of Maine releases the records to you or the party you named.

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