Blackstone Rehabilitation Hospital Fax Number — Plan of Care and Functional Assessment
Need the plan of care and functional assessment faxed for a stay at Blackstone Rehabilitation Hospital? The physician and therapy plan documents the intensive-therapy requirement and goes to the payer — this page shows how. As a neurorehabilitation hospital in North Smithfield, Rhode Island, Blackstone Rehabilitation Hospital coordinates intensive inpatient rehabilitation after a stroke, brain injury, or spinal-cord injury for patients transferring from acute neurology or trauma and their case managers across southern New England. Because a plan of care is protected health information, this guide covers both where to send it and how to keep the transmission compliant.
Blackstone Rehabilitation Hospital Fax Number
Reach the Blackstone Rehabilitation Hospital staff who handle pre-admission screening and confirm the fax before sending
Hours: The hospital operates continuously, so an incoming fax is received at all hours; the pre-admission liaison and the records office, however, process referrals and requests during regular office hours.
Send a Fax NowWhat You Can Fax to Blackstone Rehabilitation Hospital
- The neurology or trauma H&P, imaging, and progress notes for the admission decision
- A prior-authorization request with the plan of care documenting the intensive-therapy requirement
- A progress update back to the referring neurologist or trauma team
- A home-health, outpatient-therapy, or durable-medical-equipment order at discharge
- A functional assessment covering mobility, self-care, and cognition
The functional assessment and rehab goals at Blackstone Rehabilitation Hospital
Because an inpatient rehabilitation stay must show the patient needs and can participate in intensive therapy, Blackstone Rehabilitation Hospital faxes the physician plan of care and the functional assessment to establish medical necessity. The plan of care should state the therapy disciplines, the intensity, and the functional goals for the stay. Confirm the receiving fax — the payer or the referring case manager — with Blackstone Rehabilitation Hospital before you send.
Faxing a referral to Blackstone Rehabilitation Hospital
A referral to Blackstone Rehabilitation Hospital starts with pre-admission screening: the acute-care hospital's case manager faxes the patient's history, the recent progress notes, and the reason for the rehab referral so the physiatrist can decide whether the patient is an appropriate admission. Include the H&P, the recent progress notes, and the reason the patient needs inpatient rehabilitation so the physiatrist can screen it. Keep the confirmation so the referring hospital shows the referral was transmitted.
The secure way to fax Blackstone Rehabilitation Hospital
A referral, a plan of care, and a functional assessment are protected health information, so how you fax them to Blackstone Rehabilitation Hospital matters as much as the number. A shared machine in an open work area cannot promise the confidentiality the rules expect. 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 Blackstone Rehabilitation Hospital.
Faxing to Blackstone Rehabilitation Hospital — FAQ
A number copied from a search result may be stale; Blackstone Rehabilitation Hospital has the current one. A larger hospital may take some documents through a records office, so confirm Blackstone Rehabilitation Hospital still accepts fax for your request. Keep the working number with the patient's chart for next time. The hospital that receives the fax is the authority on its own number.
Start with a signed release form to Blackstone Rehabilitation Hospital's health-information staff. Blackstone Rehabilitation Hospital verifies the patient's identity and the requester's authority before releasing the record. Name the records and the dates so staff can pull them without a follow-up. After review, the records go to you or whoever you designated.
Blackstone Rehabilitation Hospital is usually reached at a couple of lines that cover admissions, authorization, and records. More than one number means routing by desk, not by machine. A quick call to Blackstone Rehabilitation Hospital settles the number and the desk. Note the working line the first time and the next fax is quicker.
That is a standard workflow; Blackstone Rehabilitation Hospital accepts a faxed pre-admission packet so the physiatrist can screen the patient. Give Blackstone Rehabilitation Hospital the referral on its pre-admission line so it is not sent to a stale number. A complete screening means the hospital is not chasing missing facts before an admission. Keep the confirmation until pre-admission acknowledges the referral.
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