Columbia Gorge ENT Fax Number — Send an ENT Referral
Need to fax a referral to Columbia Gorge ENT for ear pain, chronic sinusitis, hearing loss, or a neck mass? An ENT office receives that referral from a primary care physician — this page shows how it gets there. Located in The Dalles, Oregon, Columbia Gorge ENT is an ear, nose, and throat office serving patients of all ages in the Pacific Northwest. Because a referral carries protected health information, this guide covers both where to send it and how to keep the transmission compliant.
Columbia Gorge ENT Fax Number
Use Columbia Gorge ENT's patient or referring-provider instructions to find where to send documents
Hours: An ENT office is staffed through the clinic day, so the machine receives faxes across business hours; the records and authorization staff who answer prior authorizations still keep standard weekday hours.
Send a Fax NowWhat You Can Fax to Columbia Gorge ENT
- A pre-operative clearance request faxed to the patient's physician
- A prior-authorization request for a procedure, a scan, or a medication
- A signed release of information for a copy of the ENT record
- A neck-mass or thyroid biopsy requisition sent to a pathology lab
- A sinus CT or imaging order and the radiology report
Faxing a referral to Columbia Gorge ENT
Because an ENT visit often starts with a referral, Columbia Gorge ENT receives faxed referrals naming the symptom or finding, the urgency, and the referring physician. Flag anything urgent — a rapidly enlarging neck mass or airway concern — so the office prioritizes the appointment. Put the patient identifiers on every page so the referral is matched.
Audiograms and hearing results at Columbia Gorge ENT
Because Columbia Gorge ENT evaluates hearing and dispenses hearing aids, the audiogram, the fitting note, and the benefit-authorization form are routine faxes on the same case. Name the patient and the ordering physician on the cover sheet so the result is filed against the right chart. Flag an urgent hearing finding on the cover sheet so it is not treated as routine.
Sending patient records to Columbia Gorge ENT without cutting corners
An ENT note, an audiogram, and its imaging are protected health information, so how you fax them to Columbia Gorge ENT matters as much as the number. HIPAA permits faxing PHI over a compliant, encrypted service — not a shared machine at the library or a free app. 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 Columbia Gorge ENT.
Faxing to Columbia Gorge ENT — FAQ
The right number depends on which staff should receive the document. Call Columbia Gorge ENT and ask for records, referrals, audiology, or the scheduling desk. That one verification keeps sensitive pages out of the wrong hands. The office that receives the fax is the authority on its own number.
Send a signed release form to the staff who manage the record at Columbia Gorge ENT. The records staff confirm the fax destination for the authorization. Include the patient's name, date of birth, and the dates of care and record types. After review, the records go to you or whoever you designated.
As an ENT office, Columbia Gorge ENT usually runs one working fax at the front desk, with records, audiology, or the referral desk sometimes on a second line at a busier practice. The line is shared, but the person who works it varies by request. Ask Columbia Gorge ENT which line fits your document to be sure. Note the working line the first time and the next fax is quicker.
Referrals are how most patients reach Columbia Gorge ENT, so the office accepts a faxed referral with the supporting notes. Confirm Columbia Gorge ENT's working referral line before your doctor sends it. A complete referral means Columbia Gorge ENT is not chasing missing history before it can book. Keep the confirmation until the referral is acknowledged.
Yes — an ENT office like Columbia Gorge ENT faxes the visit note and any audiogram or imaging to your primary care physician so an ear, nose, or throat finding reaches the doctor coordinating your overall care. Give Columbia Gorge ENT your doctor's current fax so the report reaches the right office. A follow-up call confirms your office received it if a finding is urgent. Keep the transmission confirmation in case you need to show it went through. It is a small step that saves a follow-up call later.
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