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Better Speech and Swallow Fax Number — Request and Send Records

Getting a copy of a speech-therapy record from Better Speech and Swallow starts with a completed release-of-information form; here is where to send it. Better Speech and Swallow is a speech and swallowing center in Walkersville, Maryland, providing swallowing (dysphagia) evaluation and therapy alongside speech and voice care, including modified barium swallow (MBSS) and FEES studies in the Chesapeake region. Because a speech-therapy record is protected health information, this guide covers both where to send it and how to keep the transmission compliant.

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Better Speech and Swallow Fax Number

Ask Better Speech and Swallow's front desk or swallowing-study staff for the current fax number

Hours: A speech-therapy clinic keeps regular weekday hours, sometimes with a Saturday morning, so the front desk can receive a fax during business hours, while the records staff who process release requests work a narrower window.

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What You Can Fax to Better Speech and Swallow

  • A prior-authorization request and plan of care sent to the insurer
  • A referral for dysphagia, aspiration risk, or a swallowing complaint
  • A signed release of information for the swallowing and speech record
  • A diet or feeding recommendation sent to a skilled-nursing or home-health team
  • A speech or voice evaluation sent to the referring or primary care office
Tip: Label each page with the patient's full name and date of birth — those identifiers are what staff use to match a chart at Better Speech and Swallow. Name the receiving staff — the records staff, the front desk, or the speech-language pathologist — on the cover sheet, and add your callback number. Combine the documents into one job so they stay in order, and save the transmission receipt.

How records move at Better Speech and Swallow

Release of information at Better Speech and Swallow runs on a signed authorization — not a casual phone request — before a copy of the record leaves the office. List the patient's identifiers, the dates of care, and the exact records you need. Keep the confirmation so you can show the release was sent.

Identifiers your fax to Better Speech and Swallow needs

Good labeling is the difference between a same-day match and a stalled document at Better Speech and Swallow. Note the date and the page count so the receiving office knows the fax is complete. Send multi-page records as one combined PDF so the documents stay in order.

Protected health information and Better Speech and Swallow

Because these documents hold health information about a patient, the transport to Better Speech and Swallow has to be compliant. Encryption in transit and a compliant provider are what keep the transmission within the rules. With Send FAX Mail you send from a phone or computer over a HIPAA-compliant, encrypted connection — Professional is $39.99/month and Business $79.99/month — appropriate for records sent to Better Speech and Swallow.

Faxing to Better Speech and Swallow — FAQ

At minimum, the patient's name and date of birth belong on each page. Add a cover sheet addressed to records or the front desk at Better Speech and Swallow with your callback number. Attach the signed release or consent when the fax is a records request or a decision document. A missing identifier is the usual reason a fax sits in a queue at Better Speech and Swallow. A speech-language pathologist relies on the fax to move an evaluation or a progress note cleanly.

You can send to Better Speech and Swallow any time the machine is on, and the office's posted hours mean it is usually received the same day; records requests are worked on weekdays. The posted hours cover weekdays and sometimes a Saturday morning. Send routine records and prior-authorization faxes during weekday hours so they are worked promptly. A brief follow-up call confirms an urgent fax to Better Speech and Swallow was seen. A speech-language pathologist relies on the fax to move an evaluation or a progress note cleanly.

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 from the Professional plan at $39.99/month and encrypts documents in transit for records bound for Better Speech and Swallow. Choose the secure channel first, then confirm the number for Better Speech and Swallow. A speech-language pathologist relies on the fax to move an evaluation or a progress note cleanly.

A number copied from a search result may be stale; Better Speech and Swallow has the current one. A larger practice may take some documents through a records office, so confirm Better Speech and Swallow still accepts fax for your request. Confirming the line first is a two-minute step that prevents a misrouted record. The office that receives the fax is the authority on its own number. A speech-language pathologist relies on the fax to move an evaluation or a progress note cleanly.

Yes — Better Speech and Swallow faxes the MBSS or FEES result and the dysphagia plan and diet recommendation to the referring physician so a swallowing workup reaches your chart. Confirm the receiving fax with Better Speech and Swallow for each recipient before you send. Send the result and the diet recommendation as one PDF so nothing is separated. A brief call ahead helps staff watch for a time-sensitive fax. That keeps the request moving without a second round trip. This is how a speech-therapy record reaches the physician, the school, or the plan without a lost page.

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